Bulgarian farmers started to block major roads and border crossings across the country. 26 branch organisations announced they were embarking on an indefinite nationwide protest in the agriculture sector. They claim that more than 900,000 people are..
Bulgarian farmers are staging a nationwide protest today over the decision of the National Assembly to resume imports of agricultural products from Ukraine. They will block a number of roads. On Tuesday, the are to protest in front of the Council of..
Hours after he made the categorical statement that he does not negotiate with terrorists, Prime Minister Nikolay Denkov said he would invite the grain growers "to a subsequent meeting" and said he hoped they would respond. The reason for the row is..
"I will not negotiate with terrorists", Prime Minister Nikolay Denkov commented , after grain growers refused to meet him. Agriculture producers announced a national protest against the resumed import of Ukrainian produce. Mr. Denkov described the..
Grain producers, dissatisfied with MPs decision to waive the ban on imports of Ukrainian produce, have sent a letter to Prime Minister Nikolai Denkov , stating that they refused to meet with him, he told BNT. The prime minister invited them to a meeting..
Bulgaria's Prime Minister Nikolay Denkov invited the grain growers to a meeting, which is expected to take place today. In his words, it is up to those employed in the grain industry to continue the dialogue. "The protest of the grain growers..
"We believe it is right to to allow imports from Ukraine," Prime Minister Nikolai Denkov said before the regular government meeting. There are two points of view - the first one being that of grain producers who demand the ban to remain in force,..
A request for extending the measures against Ukrainian agricultural imports in five EU countries is to be submitted to the European Commission that will make the final decision, Minister of Agriculture Kiril Vatev has reported...
The European Commission has extended the ban on the import of Ukrainian grain to Bulgaria, Hungary, Poland, Romania and Slovakia. The ban affects wheat, rapeseed, sunflower and corn. However, the list should be expanded to include..
Bulgaria will be allocated around €10 million from the second EC financial package worth €100 million to help farmers in the countries most affected by duty-free imports of agricultural products from Ukraine. The aid was distributed between Bulgaria,..
