Bulgaria currently has only one helicopter for putting out forest fires, and two more helicopters will be available within ten days, Bulgaria's caretaker Prime Minister Stefan Yanev said in parliament today. For now, the fight against the disaster will be only from the ground, and aerial firefighting will be used only in the most endangered areas.
Yanev did not rule out the possibility that Bulgaria might seek help to deal with the country's fires through the European mechanism.
“Five people from the parliamentary group are going to be “torn apart” during the voting for a cabinet but will, most probably, not give their support,” Ivelin Mihaylov, one of the founders of Velichie party said for the BNR. GERB-SDS..
In an analysis of the pension system in Bulgaria, the International Monetary Fund urges the country to raise pensions by raising social security contributions and doing away with the maximum insurable earnings. According to the analysis, pensions in..
Bulgarian tour operators and travel agents are hoping the new parliament will reconsider the decision to revert to the higher VAT (20%) for the industry as of 1 July. They are insisting that tourist packages be subject to 9% VAT until the end of..
“Five people from the parliamentary group are going to be “torn apart” during the voting for a cabinet but will, most probably, not give their..
The first joint operation of the newly formed Mine Counter Measures Task Group Black Sea involving Bulgaria, Turkey and Romania is to take place July..
The caretaker government has fulfilled its main task successfully – organizing fair and transparent elections for National Assembly and for European..
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