Bulgarian Parliament has voted to lift the ban on grain imports from Ukraine after 15 September. The decision was taken with 124 votes in favour by the MPs from the majority and the MRF party. There were 69 votes against and 8 abstentions. The..
Bulgaria’s Minister of Agriculture Kiril Vatev met on Tuesday with the United States Ambassador to Bulgaria Kenneth Merten. Minister Vatev and Ambassador Merten discussed the opportunities for expanding the export to the American market of Bulgarian..
Bulgaria, Poland, Hungary, Romania and Slovakia want an extension of the ban on Ukrainian grain imports until the end of the year. EU extends ban on Ukrainian grain imports in five member states The five countries want flexibility of..
Inspectors from the Bulgarian Food Safety Agency and the National Revenue Agency will inspect fruit and vegetable prices , Agriculture Minister Kiril Vatev announced. By association and cooperation farmers will have equal access to the..
The Ministry of Agriculture is developing a programme for collection centres for fruit and vegetables, Agriculture Minister Kiril Vatev said at the opening of the hunting season in Chelopechene. “We want to encourage association and..
Bulgaria's Agriculture Minister Kiril Vatev has presented Bulgaria's problems with sunflower and milk powder to the EU Agriculture Council in Brussels. A good harvest is expected in Bulgaria, but due to the cheap import of sunflower and oil from..
Bulgarian yoghurt has been listed in the European Register of Protected Designations of Origin (PDO), Agriculture Minister Kiril Vatev announced in Brussels. "This traditional Bulgarian product is famous worldwide for its beneficial properties and its..
The wheat harvest is guaranteed and there is no danger of a grain crisis, Agriculture Minister Kiril Vatev said in the village of Gorno Pole, Madzharovo municipality. The rains are a problem in some places, there are regions where it is impossible to..
"Growing oilseed crops is a traditional activity in Bulgaria, which has important social, economic and cultural dimensions. That is why the country insists on maintaining the current approach to their classification", Bulgaria's Minister of Agriculture..
Minister of Agriculture and Food Kiril Vatev is taking part in a discussion today on prices, food and food security during the forum Green Week 2023, dedicated to the green transition in the counties of Central and Eastern Europe 2023...
