In its winter economic forecast, the European Commission gives a better economic outlook for Bulgaria than it did in its autumn report. Overall, real GDP is estimated to have increased by 3.9% in 2022, instead of the expected 3.1%. In 2023, real..
The EU has not taken action connected with the sanctioning of Bulgarians by the US and the UK and cannot penalize these people for corruption. This is the answer given by the European Commission to a question by the BNR, Anguelina Piskova, BNR..
The European Commission has approved a EUR 5.8 million Bulgarian measure to support the Burgas and Varna airports in the context of Russia's war against Ukraine. Under the measure, the aid will take the form of a deferral of the payment of the..
The European Commission has refused to comment on the tensions between Bulgaria and North Macedonia since 4 February. However, officials told BNT that the Commission was closely monitoring the development of relations between the two countries and..
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen identified the control of the Bulgarian-Turkish border as the most urgent task in relation to the strengthening of the EU's land borders. She made the remarks at the European Parliament in Brussels..
The Council of Ministers has extended temporary protection for displaced persons from Ukraine until March 4, 2024. The decision was taken in line with the European Commission's decision to extend the Temporary Protection Directive. A..
The countries members of the EU can finance the fence along the Bulgaria-Turkey border themselves according to European Commission sources. BNR’s correspondent in Brussels Anguelina Piskova reports that representatives of the EC are citing..
The European Commission has announced that it is bringing claims against Bulgaria and Slovakia before the Court of Justice of the EU for the imposition of fines because they have not introduced into their national legislation the European rules for..
The European Commission has approved the entry of the name Troyanska Lukanka in the register of traditional specialties guaranteed. Troyanska lukanka is a pressed, raw-cured and raw-smoked meat product prepared from ground beef or buffalo meat,..
Bulgaria will insist on renegotiating the terms of the contract for the supply of Covid -19 vaccines for 2022 and 2023, caretaker Minister of Health Asen Medjidiev said at the Employment, Social Policy, Health and Consumer Affairs Council in..
