Another Bulgarian food product was included by the European Commission in the EU list of protected geographical indications-The Strandzha manna honey. The dark brown honey is produced in the region of Strandzha Mountain which is part of the Natura 2000 network of protected areas. On April 4 the EU Commissioner for Agriculture and Rural Development Phil Hogan and Commissioner for Digital Economy and Society Mariya Gabriel will hand in the certificate to Manol Todorov, Chairman of Strandzha Manna Honey Bee-keeping Society. A representative of the Bulgarian Ministry of Agriculture and Food will also receive the certificate.
Bulgaria’s Anti-Corruption Commission is investigating a large-scale property fraud and money laundering scheme connected to the 'Historical Park', which is associated with Ivelin Mihaylov, the leader of the Velichie party. Those arrested include the..
The ruling party and the opposition argued about the procedure for the Budget Committee meeting before the final vote on the 2006 budget . Assen Vassilev, chairman of the We Continue the Change party, attempted to block the committee’s extraordinary..
Employees in the agriculture and forestry sector staged a protest in front of the Parliament, demanding higher salaries for workers in departments that are secondary budget administrators. The protest was organized by the National Federation of..
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