Radu Dinescu, UNTRR, Romania: We admire Bulgarian operators’ decision and courage to block border with Turkey Radu Dinescu, Secretary General of the National Union of Automobile Hauliers from Romania (UNTRR), in an interview with FOCUS News Agency

FOCUS: Your organisation signed an agreement on Wednesday with the Romanian Minister of Transport, so you decided to hold back your protest. What were the problems you had with the Romanian Ministry of Transport that caused you to threaten to start protesting on Thursday?

Boyko Borisov: I feel ashamed about the leader of the European socialists and the MRF leader for their entering into backstage tricks to form Bulgaria’s next government Bulgarian President Rosen Plevneliev handed Thursday the mandate for the formation of the next Bulgarian government to Boyko Borisov, leader of the Citizens of European Development of Bulgaria (CEDB), the party which won the early parliamentary elections held in Bulgaria on May 12. Borisov received the mandate and short after that returned it, because as he said his party did not stand any chance to establish a cabinet because of the insufficient number of MPs and the lack of support from the rest of the parliamentary represented parties.
Here is what CEDB leader and

Ivan Papazov, Vinprom Peshtera: The agriculture land market has been highly overpriced over the last years Ivan Papazov, Executive Director of Vinprom Peshtera, in an interview with FOCUS News Agency.



FOCUS: Vinprom Peshtera definitely left the business with investments in agricultural lands. The deal is considered the biggest for the year and is top burning news in the sector in the past twenty-four hours. Why did you ...

Bozhidar Gatev, CEZ: People should be very careful when approaching electrical installations Bozhidar Gatev, Director of Network Operation and Maintenance with electricity distribution company CEZ, in an interview for Radio FOCUS's broadcast This is Bulgaria.



Host: Mr Gatev, what should we know about the objects and installations from the electricity distribution network?
Bozhidar Gatev: We maintain all ...

Galina Stoyanova: Rose producers need a more serious support by the state Galina Stoyanova, Mayor of Kazanlak Municipality, talks about rose production in the Kazanlak Municipality in an interview for FOCUS News Agecny.


FOCUS: Ms Stoyanova, what is the significance of the rose in Kazanlak?
Galina Stoyanova: The rose is a significant part of Kazanlak, and it also has had immense importance ...

Hristo Grigorov: Bulgaria’s Red Cross is one of the most active partners of the Bulgarian society and all state institutions Chairperson of the Bulgarian Red Cross (BRC), Hristo Grigorov, in an interview with FOCUS News Agency

Hashim Thaci about agreement which everyone benefits from

Hashim Thaci, Prime Minister of Kosovo, in an interview with the Panorama political talk-show on the Bulgarian National Television (BNT)

Bailiff companies urge for adoption of Private Bankruptcy Fairness Act: association chairperson Nina Stancheva, chairperson of the Association of Bailiff Agencies in Bulgaria in an interview with Radio FOCUS

Host: What does cession mean and what are the characteristics in buying debts?

Iliyan Filipov: Bulgarian haulers insist on equality Iliyan Filipov, deputy chairman of the Bulgarian Association of the Road Transport Unions (BASAT) in an interview for FOCUS News Agency

FOCUS: Mr. Filipov, what is happening with the blockade at the Bulgarian-Turkish border?

Rosen Plevneliev: We are witnessing unprecedented transparency and openness and rapid interaction on Kostinbrod case Rosen Plevneliev - President of the Republic of Bulgaria

A constitutional and democratic state means to have the right to choose. That is why I wish to express my gratitude to the Bulgarian citizens who cast their vote at the elections.

Prof. Mihail Konstantinov: Most probable coalition is a government with BSP’s mandate backed overtly or not by MRF and Ataka Mathematician Prof. Mihail Konstantinov, member of the Board of Directors of Information Service, in an interview with FOCUS News Agency

Dimitar Gochev: If there is irregularity, the entire election cannot be cancelled, but only the election of MP who is elected improperly Dimitar Gochev, former constitutional judge and judge with the Permanent Court of Arbitration in The Hague, in an interview with FOCUS News Agency about the procedure after a failure to form a government and possibility to cancel the elections

FOCUS: Mr. Gochev, how would you comment on Sunday’s parliamentary elections in Bulgaria? You are a former constitutional judge. Would you tell us what the procedure is, if the elections are cancelled at the request of the defeated political parties?

Who votes for what Politicians and statesmen cast their votes in Bulgaria’s early parliamentary elections on May 12.


Bulgaria President: No matter what scenarios are plotted, they stand no chance if people go to the polls
“In my capacity of President of the Republic of Bulgaria, I will not allow someone else to make a decision instead of the Bulgarian nation. No matter whether there are, or there are not, any kind of scenarios – about destabilisation of the country, weakening of the democratic institutions, challenging the elections results – they stand no chance, if the Bulgarian citizens go out and cast their vote,” Bulgarian President Rosen Plevneliev said after voting in today’s early parliamentary elections in Bulgaria.

Kameliya Bosilkova: Responsibility and love are key things in raising a cat Kameliya Bosilkova, Chairperson of the National Federation of Felinology said in an interview with FOCUS News Agency on the occasion of 35th and 36th International Exhibition

Valentin Bozhkov: Bulgarian road controlling authorities will launch reciprocal measures against Turkish carriers if needed Valentin Bozhkov, CEO of Automobile Administration with the Ministry of Transport, Information Technology and Communications, in an interview with Radio FOCUS’s programme This is Bulgaria

Ognyan Zlatev: Bulgarians are more and more interested in their rights as EU citizens Ognyan Zlatev, Head of the European Commission’s Representation in Bulgaria, in an interview for Radio FOCUS.

Host: On May 9, 1945, the Oberkommando der Wehrmacht - field marshal Keitel officially signed the unconditional surrender of Germany with the Soviet Union. British Prime Minister Churchill and American President...

Hristo Grigorov: The Bulgarian Red Cross will continue giving support to people who need it Hristo Grigorov, President of the Bulgarian Red Cross, in an interview with FOCUS News Agency on the occasion of May 8 – the World Red Cross and Red Crescent Day.


Focus: Mr. Grigorov, what is the meaning of the World Red Cross and Red Crescent Day and why is it celebrated on March 8?

Hristo Grigorov: More than 200 ...

MEP Monika Panayotova: Over 58% of young people in Europe prefer to be hired instead of being employers MEP Monika Panayotova from the EPP Group/CEDB, in an interview for Radio FOCUS.


Host: The low employment rate is one of the serious consequences of the European economic and financial crisis. Youth unemployment in Bulgaria has doubled. In February this year, the youth unemployment rate in Bulgaria reached 29.1%, ...

Tsonko Tsonev: Kavarna expects between 10,000 and 15,000 visitors for its holiday Tsonko Tsonev, mayor of the coastal municipality of Kavarna in Northeastern Bulgaria, in an interview with FOCUS News Agency

FOCUS: Mr. Tsonev, what does the municipality plan for the town’s holiday, May 6?
Tsonko Tsonev: We have started a little bit before the holiday itself. On May 2 we opened a European project that is completed – three parks have been restored.

Patriarchal and synodal Passover message "Rejoice in the Lord always, and again I say, rejoice!"

(Phil. 4:4)

Christ is Risen!

Beloved in the Lord, the children of our holy Church,