The tractors of protesting farmers will not enter Sofia, the chairman of the National Association of Grain Producers, Iliya Prodanov, has told BNR. However, producers dissatisfied with the policy in agriculture remain near the capital city, ready to protest. The branch organizations have discussed the proposals they received from the government after three hours of negotiations. If the protest committee signs an agreement with the government, protesters will disperse.
After two days of roadblocks and demonstrations, Prime Minister Nikolai Denkov announced that the import of sunflower seeds from Ukraine would be temporarily suspended until specific import quotas were negotiated with Kiev.
The authorities will negotiate with Brussels on the conditions for imports of Ukrainian grain, as additional funds to support the sector will also be discussed. The government would grant over 31 million euros in aid to farmers to compensate for their losses caused by the war in Ukraine, Minister of Finance Assen Vassilev said.
The caretaker cabinet approved an international agreement for the acquisition of anti-tank guided missiles Javelin under the U.S. Foreign Military Sales program. The decision proposes that the National Assembly ratify the agreement by law. The..
After it became clear that the prospective cabinet would be backed by a coalition of GERB-SDS, There is Such a People and BSP, Premier-designate Rosen Zhelyazkov explained that the political responsibility would be shared by all participants in the..
President Rumen Radev handed over the first cabinet-forming mandate to Rosen Zhelyazkov, who was nominated by GERB-SDS for Prime Minister. "We appreciate the time you have given us. It was not wasted", said Rosen Zhelyazkov upon receiving the..
Stabilising state finances will be the main task of the Finance Ministry, its new head Temenuzhka Petkova said at her inauguration as minister. The..
Two freight trains, moving on the same track between the Svetovrachene and Kremikovtsi railway stations near Sofia, caused the death of two people, as..
A protest demonstration was held today in front of the Council of Ministers in the capital under the banner "Reclaiming access to Vitosha". Mountain..
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