Flight from Leipzig skids off runway at Bulgaria’s Varna Airport
An Air Via aircraft, a charter flight from Leipzig with 172 passengers aboard, left the runway at Varna Airport, Northeastern Bulgaria, while landing at 10.19am local time on May 24. The passengers were taken out of the aircraft. While leaving the aircraft, two women aged 71 and 81 were injured. They sustained bruises and fractures on their legs and were …
Socialist nominee Oresharski handed mandate to form next Bulgarian government
Bulgarian President Rossen Plevneliev handed on May 23 the mandate to form the next cabinet to socialist prime minister-designate Plamen …
Bulgaria’s socialists ask President to halt appointment of ambassadors
The Bulgarian Socialist Party, which ran second in the May parliamentary elections but which by default will be forming the …
Bulgaria’s GERB returns mandate to form government
GERB leader Boiko Borissov has returned the mandate to form Bulgaria’s next government on May 23, once again slamming his …
Radoslav Yankoulov appointed new director of Bulgarian National Radio
Bulgaria’s Council on Electronic Media (CEM) voted on May 23 to appoint Radoslav Yankulov as the new director general of …
Bulgaria’s under-investigation organised crime unit chief resigns
The head of Bulgarian Interior Ministry’s chief directorate for combatting organised crime Stanimir Florov, under investigation on allegations of bribery, …
‘Code yellow’ hazardous weather warning for Bulgaria
A “code yellow” hazardous weather warning has been issued for 21 districts in Bulgaria, the meteorological institute of the Bulgarian …
Important to have a functioning Cabinet ASAP, Bulgarian President says
It is important to have a functioning Cabinet formed as soon as possible, Bulgarian President Rossen Plevneliev said on May …
Bulgarian Cabinet passes new rules on state companies’ deposits
Bulgaria’s caretaker Cabinet approved, at its meeting on May 22, the amendments to the government regulations on deposits held by …
Bulgaria’s caretaker Cabinet to table energy sector amendments
Bulgaria’s caretaker Cabinet will table a bill of amendments to the country’s energy sector laws in Parliament, caretaker Prime Minister …
Bulgaria’s 5.8 Richter scale earthquake, one year on
May 22 2013 saw the first anniversary of the 5.8 Richter scale earthquake that left the Bulgarian mining town of …
