Новости за 12.01.2017

The debate on the constitutional reforms which have to turn Turkey from a parliamentary into a presidential republic, insisted on by the current head of state Recep Erdoğan, started in a very tense atmosphere in Parliament and led to a mass fight after tension escalated on Thursday, reported Hürriyet Daily News.

The main opposition party in Hungary Jobbik is trying to cut ties with its past as a far-right, anti-Semitic, radical formation. It is looking for popularity and plans to fight for power against the ruling FIDESZ  party during the 2018 elections, commented to Reuters Jobbik’s leader Gábor Vona.

According to data of the National Statistical Institute (NSI), in the period January - October 2016, Bulgarian exports to the EU grew by 6.2%, compared to the same period of 2015 and amounted to BGN 25 925.6 M.

On Thursday, Parliament adopted at second reading amendments to legislation on the resolution of consumer disputes via arbitration courts, reported BGNES.

The newly-elected president and vice president Rumen Radev and Iliyana Yotova will be sworn in in Parliament on January 19.

The registration documents of the party Yes, Bulgaria will be filed with the Palace of Justice in Sofia on Friday.

A majority of the Supreme Judicial Council has authorised the representative of the Council Dimitar Uzunov to insist on the abolition of European monitoring of the judicial system.

The deal with the minority package of the two ventures of the electricity distribution company EVN-Bulgaria was made on the stock exchange at market prices. The investment broker was selected via a competition because of the lowest price offered, announced to journalists the chairwoman of the Commission on Protection of Competition Yulia Nenkova, cited by BTA.

Deputies from the Polish opposition have ended the blockade of the Sejm which started four months ago due to the restricted access of the media to the work of Parliament.

Malta’s rotating presidency of the council of the European Union will work towards an improvement of the access of Bulgaria to Schengen border systems for the exchange of information in spite of the existing problem with joining the Schengen area, announced Maltese Interior Minister Carmelo Abela in front of deputies from the legal committee of the European Parliament.

US tanks and armoured fighting vehicles have started arriving in Poland.

According to data of the National Statistical Institute (NSI), in the period January - November 2016, Bulgarian exports to third countries decreased by 8.1%, compared to the same period of 2015 and amounted to BGN 13 422.6 M.

According to data of the National Statistical Institute (NSI), in the period January - November 2016, Bulgarian exports to third countries decreased by 8.1%, compared to the same period of 2015 and amounted to BGN 13 422.6 M.

In an interview for Nova TV, President Plevneliev made it clear that he has no political aspirations.

The following story about the Syrians of Bulgaria appears after the author was awarded funding as part of the BIRN Summer School for Investigative Reporting.

The party of outgoing Prime Minister Boyko Borisov has submitted the draft of a new Electoral Code that provides for a switch of Bulgaria's voting system.

The text has been created by GERB lawmakers Danail Kirilov and Dimitar Lazarov.

It constitutes yet another attempt of the main ruling party - the senior partner in the outgoing coalition government - to pass a change of the electoral system, from one of proportional representation to majority voting. On Wednesday, lawmakers postponed... Читать дальше...

Bulgarian authorities have decided to reopen Trakia motorway in the section between Zimnitsa transportation hub and Karnobat, after tough road conditions disrupted traffic for several days.

The stretch between Zimnitsa and Karnobat is now open in both directions.

However, a speed limit has been imposed of 60 km/h.

The stretch between Karnobat hub and the Black Sea city of Burgas remains closed as of the moment, authorities say.

Austrian Chancellor Christian Kern has said he will ask the EU to allow local entrepreneurs to give preference to "native" job candidates unless there are other suitable applications.

He has cited the need to fight the tendency of Eastern European countries "are exporting joblessness to Austria," according to Die Presse.

He has cited the need to "curb access to the labour market" for the poorest EU countries.

"It makes little sense to hold on to dogmas which do not give... Читать дальше...

Bulgarian President Rosen Plevneliev has acknowledged there has been a "problem" between him and the Vice President, Margarita Popova.

"We have not met in a year," he has added.

Regardless of tense relations, however, the two "managed to preserve the institution", he has argued, in an interview with NOVA TV station ten days before leaving office.

Referring to an earlier (now rejected) proposal he made to successor Rumen Radev about offering a caretaker government that he would simply approve... Читать дальше...

Bulgaria's sitting President Rosen Plevneliev has said he doesn't want the country to be brought back to the 19th century when it fell victim to great power drawing up spheres of influence.

Bulgaria will halt the exports of electricity as of 01:00 (EET) on Friday, the Energy Ministry says.

A Code Yellow alert is in force in northern, southeastern and western Bulgaria over severe weather conditions.