On December 11, Bulgaria’s Minister of Agriculture and Food Kiril Vatev will participate at the EU Agriculture and Fisheries Council Meeting in Brussels. The forum will discuss the European Commission's request for a general approach on the proposal for a regulation on plants obtained from certain new genomic techniques and their food and feed. Bulgaria believes that the latest texts presented by the Spanish Presidency very much answer the questions the country has raised in the discussions held so far. In this regard, the Republic of Bulgaria can support a common approach on the dossier, BTA reported.
A protest under the slogan "No new GMOs" was held on Sunday in front of the Council of Ministers. The protest was against the potential import of genetically modified products.
Overnight there will be considerable cloud over the eastern half of the country, with rain and thunder in some places. The western parts will remain sunny. Light to moderate winds will blow from the north-northeast. On Wednesday, atmospheric..
Bulgarian archaeologists are continuing to study the ancient nymphaeum (sanctuary of the nymphs) discovered at the Aquae Calidae complex near Burgas. The nymphaeum occupies a central place in the former Roman baths and was part of a fountain with an..
In a letter to the leaders of parliamentary groups in the 50th National Assembly, caretaker Prime Minister Dimitar Glavchev urged them to submit two nominations for a Bulgarian commissioner in the next European Commission by August 29. Glavchev..
The mayor of the village of Samoranovo (Dupnitsa Municipality) has initiated an urgent fundraising campaign in connection with the fire in Rila..
Two people infected with West Nile Virus (WNV) in Bulgaria have died, the Ministry of Health has been confirmed for the BNR. Three persons in Bulgaria..
Diseases of the circulatory system are the major mortality factor in Bulgaria. The second group of causes are oncological diseases followed by..
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