NATO-member Bulgaria will increase its 530-strong contingent in Afghanistan to over 600 troops, state news agency BTA quoted defence minister Anyu Angelov as saying. A joint team of U.S. and Bulgarian instructors will be formed by the autumn and two more such teams are planned in the future. In addition, two more medical teams will be dispatched to the Kandahar province, the minister specified. |
The EC has sent a reasoned opinion to Bulgaria over failure to comply with EU rules on the free movement of capital, the EC said on its website. The privatisation act in Bulgaria introduces ... more
Bulgaria will be seeking an extension of the court procedure filed by the EC against the country over irregularities found in the assignment of digital broadcast spectrum, transport minister ... more
Bulgarian individuals and companies hold EUR 100mn in Cypriot banks according to ECB data, BTA reported quoting Reuters. The largest EU depositors in the crisis-hit country are Greece with EUR ... more