The Military Information Service at the Ministry of Defense has informed the Defense Parliamentary Committee on the current military and political situation in Southeast Europe and the implications for national security. After the meeting, the..
The European Commission has presented its specific recommendations for the economic policies of member states, including Bulgaria, within European Semester 2017. It is expected that Sofia will respect the Stability and Growth Pact both in 2017 and in..
Bulgaria is again number one in the EU when number of deaths in car accidents are concerned. The main benchmark of road safety in Europe is the number of road deaths per million inhabitants, and according to this criterion in 2016 this country was at..
At a meeting in Brussels with European Council President Donald Tusk, Bulgarian Foreign Minister Ekaterina Zaharieva confirmed that European and Euro-Atlantic orientation was a top priority for the Bulgarian government. The two discussed the..
The average life expectancy in Bulgaria for the 2014-2016 period is 74.7 years, National Statistical Institute data show. The average life expectancy for men is 71.2 years and for women 78.2 years. Alongside Latvia (74.8) and Lithuania (74.6..
In the January-March 2017 period, Bulgaria’s exports to non-EU countries have gone up by 20.1 percent compared to the same period of 2016, or 2.172 billion euro, whereas imports are up by 41.8 percent or 2.641 billion euro, National Statistical..
Bulgaria’s trade with the EU has gone up considerably, according to National Statistical Institute preliminary data. In the January-February 2017 period, exports to the EU countries have gone up by 9 percent compared to the same period of..
The Agriculture Fund has paid 227 million euros in grants under the so-called green direct payments scheme. Approximately 55,000 farmers received support for environmental activities. The financial support for farmers comes just a day after the..
EC President Jean-Claude Juncker has sent a congratulatory message to Boyko Borisov on his election as Bulgaria's Prime Minister, in which he expects their close partnership to continue. In the letter, Juncker also highlights some of the important..
Creating a more social Europe has been one of the priorities of the EC, European Commissioner for Employment, Social Affairs, Skills and Labour Mobility, Marianne Thyssen wrote in a statement. "This is a matter of both social fairness and economic..
