President of the World Bank Robert Zoellick praised the Bulgarian government for successfully tackling the global economic crisis on his official visit to the country Monday. “I came hear to learn and listen,” said Zoellick, adding that in the situation of heavy economic crisis Bulgaria is doing “not worse than most” and that achieved results [...]
Exclusive interview of Novinite.com (Sofia News Agency) with Kristalina Georgieva, EU Commissioner for Humanitarian Aid, International Cooperation and Crisis Response. Kristalina Georgieva was born on August 13, 1953, in Sofia, Bulgaria. She earned her MA in Political Economy and Sociology in 1976 and her Ph.D. in economics in 1986 from the University of National and [...]
Leading figures from Bulgaria’s Borisov government as a whole continue to enjoy high public approval, a recent public opinion poll shows. According to the a survey of the National Center for Studying Public Opinion conducted in May 15-25, 2010, across the country, a total of 64.7% of the Bulgarians approve of the work of Prime [...]
Bulgaria PM Boyko Borisov has continued his war of words with popular TV host Slavi Trifonov, accusing the showman of “speaking lies about him”. Borisov stated late Tuesday; “Neither Slavi Trifonov or the show interest me…or the adverts that he does on my back. How he hosts his show is his business.” He continued that [...]
Representatives of the Sofia District Court and the Bulgarian government met Tuesday in order to try to sort the debacle in which the country’s busiest court might be kicked out of its building. In May 2010, the Chair of Bulgaria’s largest and busiest court, the Sofia District Court, Judge Krasimir Vlahov, announced that the institution [...]
Bulgaria’s Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister, Simeon Djankov, is on an official trip to Talin, Estonia on Monday, the Finance Ministry informs. Djankov met with his Estonian counterpart, Jurgen Ligi, to discuss Estonia’s candidature for Eurozone entry. Ligi presented his cabinet’s measures for their successful austerity fiscal policy regarding the budget deficit. Estonia’s budget [...]
Bulgaria’s state administration has cut its cost by 40% for the first quarter of 2010 year-on-year. Data was provided by a check-up assigned by Bulgaria’s Prime Minister Boyko Borisov. According to the information gathered Bulgaria’s Council of Minister has saved an overall BGN 850 000. The capital expenses of the Bulgarian Cabinet have remained the [...]
Bulgaria PM Boyko Borisov has confirmed that his center-right GERB government will not increase Value Added Tax (V.A.T) from the current 20%. After a number of u-turns which saw the government suggesting V.A.T rises of between 2-4%, Borisov stated Wednesday that “VAT will not be raised,” after a meeting of the cabinet. He added that [...]
Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borisov has reacted strongly to criticism by declaring his readiness to lead his party GERB to all-out elections. Borisov was angered by comments made by the country’s major trade unions and his allies from the Blue Coalition, as well as by a newly emerging conflict between the government and the Socialist [...]
Co-leader of the Blue Coalition and ex PM Ivan Kostov criticized Bulgarian EU Commissioner Kristalina Georgieva for not using the opportunity of taking Bulgarian experts in her office, on Friday. During parliamentary debates Friday, Kostov asked Prime Minister Boyko Borisov about Georgieva’s personnel policy, the reason being a media publication, stating that Bulgaria’s EU Commissioner [...]
World Bank President Heaps High Praise on Bulgarian Govt
Bulgarian State Companies with New Orders for Bank Selection
World Bank President Robert Zoellick Heads for Bulgaria
Bulgaria Consolidates Control of Finance, Customs, Tax Authorities
Average Wage in Bulgaria Up 9% Q2 Y/Y
Bulgaria with Staggering Export Growth to Non-EU States in 2010 H1
Bulgarian State Railroads to Request Loan from World Bank
