The tractors of protesting farmers will not enter Sofia, the chairman of the National Association of Grain Producers, Iliya Prodanov, has told BNR. However, producers dissatisfied with the policy in agriculture remain near the capital city, ready to protest. The branch organizations have discussed the proposals they received from the government after three hours of negotiations. If the protest committee signs an agreement with the government, protesters will disperse.
After two days of roadblocks and demonstrations, Prime Minister Nikolai Denkov announced that the import of sunflower seeds from Ukraine would be temporarily suspended until specific import quotas were negotiated with Kiev.
The authorities will negotiate with Brussels on the conditions for imports of Ukrainian grain, as additional funds to support the sector will also be discussed. The government would grant over 31 million euros in aid to farmers to compensate for their losses caused by the war in Ukraine, Minister of Finance Assen Vassilev said.
Bulgaria’s National Assembly rejected President Rumen Radev’s veto on the amendments that expand the powers of the special commercial administrator of Lukoil, reported BNR’s correspondent Maria Fileva. The MPs from the ruling majority, supported by..
On Friday morning, fog or low clouds are expected in many lowlands, basins and around water bodies. It will be mostly sunny during the day. In the lower valleys of the Tundzha and Maritsa rivers, fog will persist until around noon, while in the..
GERB leader Boyko Borisov has assured that Bulgaria will receive an exception from the US sanctions against Russian oil and gas , BNR reporter Violeta Ashikova reported. “I can guarantee to Bulgarians that Bulgaria will receive a derogation. The..
Bulgaria consistently opposes proposals to remove the requirement for unanimity in decision-making within the framework of the EU’s Common Foreign and..
"As of today, there will be no acting mayor of Varna and the position will be held by the legally elected mayor Blagomir Kotsev," said..
President Rumen Radev has vetoed the legislative amendments related to the appointment of a special commercial administrator in the..
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