Sergei Stanishev was reelected for the third time as President of the Party of European Socialists (PES). 270 delegates (83.9%) supported the former Chairman of the Bulgarian Socialist Party at the congress of PES in Lisbon. 23 delegates voted against and 29 abstained. Europe urgently needs a progressive renewal. This congress proves that this renewal is very much underway. Our party is more united and motivated than ever before, and we have a strong policy platform and Common Candidate as we go into the European Elections, Sergei Stanishev said in his speech. In his words, the policies and mechanisms related to the "Social Europe” will be the main elements of the election platform of the Party of European Socialists. Bulgaria’s Premier Boyko Borissov greeted Stanishev for his reelection as President of PES.
On Saturday it will be mostly cloudy with light rain, which in some places in the northern regions of Bulgaria will be mixed with snow. There will be almost no precipitation in Southeast Bulgaria. In the morning hours in many places in the plains and..
Bulgarian beekeepers', farmers' and grain growers' organisations have spoken out against the construction of wind turbines and photovoltaic plants on agricultural land , BNR's correspondent in Dobrich reports. Beekeepers whose hives are located..
The second helicopter to provide emergency medical services by air landed in Bulgaria this afternoon, the Health Ministry said. It will be used at the HEMS regional base in the city of Sliven. The eight air medical teams that will work there have..
Household electricity prices will not go up with the planned liberalization of the electricity market for household consumers as of 1 July this year,..
Twenty-five children and young people who survived kidnapping by the terrorists from Hamas in the tunnels under Gaza, or whose parents are still held..
Sunday will be cloudy. A cold atmospheric front from the west will bring rainfalls. In the western mountainous regions of Bulgaria,..
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