Ivan Kostov

Newly elected MP in the 46th National Assembly Tatiana Dontcheva, called on her colleagues from "There is such a people" to be more opened to dialog and not to set conditions that would lead to refusal of their proposals.

A lasting sustainable peace is only achievable when we reach the hearts of young people and when we give way not to the interests but to the principles, said Rosen Plevneliev, President of Bulgaria from 2012 to 2017, at the conference "NATO membership - the key to The European Union "in Sofia, organized by the Atlantic Council on the occasion of the 70th anniversary of NATO and 15 years since t

The new, 14-metre-tall sculpture by Bulgarian artist Plamen Deyanoff, called 'The Bronze House', is set to be installed at the site of the former mausoleum at Prince Alexander of Battenberg Square in Sofia by the end of the year, to mark the start of Bulgaria's first EU presidency in January.

Premier Zhu Rongji yesterday vowed to rebuild and strengthen trade ties with Bulgaria, an ex-communist ally which is now, like China, rapidly transforming its economy to embrace the West.

''Russia is not a threat to Bulgaria.'' This was stated by General Prosecutor of Russia Yuri Chayka during his meeting with Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borisov, a reporter at BGNES reported.

Former Bulgarian Prime Minister Ivan Kostov has asked the head of a Burgas-based Lukoil refinery for access to import contracts of crude oil.

The government proposed the former Foreign Minister Nadezhda Neynsky to be appointed as the Bulgarian ambassador to Turkey.

The decision was taken at the regular meeting of the Council of Ministers, which took place on Wednesday, the government's press service informs.

The nomination will be forwarded to President Rosen Plevneliev, who has to issue a decree on her appointment.

Lukoil Bulgaria is responsible for "artificial" prices of petrol in the country, a research team led by former PM Ivan Kostov has claimed.

Ivan Ivanov, the single candidate to become the chair of Bulgaria's energy regulator KEVR, has now been picked by Parliament to take over the body.

Ivanov was backed by an overwhelming majority of 142 MPs, with only ten against and 15 abstaining.

Two socialist lawmakers and seven from nationalist Ataka party were among those who did not vote "yes".

The leader of Bulgaria's oppositional party Movement for Rights and Freedoms (DPS) Lyutvi Mestan requested a right of reply in New York Times due to a publication labeling his party as pro-Russian.

In a letter addressed to the editor-in-chief of New York Times, Mestan refers to the article entitled "How Putin Forged a Pipeline Deal That Derailed" published on 30 December 2014.