– – This is a project of the Struma route with a tunnel through the Kresna Gorge. – The second route was in an easterly direction on the slope of Pirin The European Commission strongly opposes the idea of the route of the Struma highway passing through the Kresna Gorge. Therefore, we return to the … Read more
– – Lena Borislavova – Governments assure that they have no dispute on the subject Bulgaria will “reach out” to Northern Macedonia to resolve the problems between the two countries and start its negotiations for membership in the European Union. However, this will not happen by “trading in our national interest”, both the government and … Read more
– – VLADIMIR SHOPOV – Bulgaria’s and Romania’s entry into the Schengen area of free movement will be delayed until the European Union sets up common structures to take full responsibility for protecting the union’s external borders. This opinion was expressed for BNR by the political scientist and expert on European issues Vladimir Shopov on … Read more
– – Assoc. Prof. Angel Kunchev – Fake news from Bulgaria is in the top 5 in Europe. The study, conducted by the European Observatory for Digital Media and cited by BNT, shows that the topic of COVID-19 is subject to the most misinformation. Top stories most often contain forged documents with the logos of … Read more
– – Workers on the production line Photo: Archive – Workers in Europe are 649 euros poorer this Christmas, according to a study by the European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC), quoted on the CITUB’s website. If the wages of European workers were “in step” with productivity growth over the past two years, they could easily … Read more
– – PHOTO Reuters – Bulgaria has not received any funds so far from the Modernization Fund of the European Union, as our country is a year late with the appointment of its representative in the Investment Committee of the fund, writes BTA. This was supposed to happen in 2020, but it was not done … Read more
– – Kiril Petkov PHOTO: Velislav Nikolov – Bulgaria’s new prime minister, Kiril Petkov, has signaled that Sofia will stop obstructing northern Macedonia’s bid to join the European Union. In an interview with the Financial Times before parliament approved his candidacy on Monday, he reaffirmed Bulgaria’s commitment to NATO and the West. “We are 100% … Read more
– – Belgian authorities step up anti-epidemic Photo: Reuters – Belgian authorities are stepping up anti-epidemic measures because of the risk of spreading the new version of COVID-19 and avoiding the burden on the health system, the European newspaper Politico reported. Wearing masks is mandatory for children from 6 years of age, not just adults, … Read more
– – PHOTO: Pixabay – The covid pandemic continues today because of the unvaccinated, EU Health Commissioner Stella Kyriakidis told the European Parliament today. She described the introduction of covid certificates and the scale of immunization against the new disease in the EU as a success. The European Commissioner added that this week the EC … Read more
– – LAURA KEVESHI PHOTO: Reuters – Bulgaria has appointed the Ministry of Interior (MoI) and the Customs Agency to submit signals to the European Prosecutor’s Office on initiated criminal proceedings, the Ministry of Justice announced. The two institutions will be able to notify the European Public Prosecutor’s Office to decide whether to seize the … Read more