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Bulgarian Farmers Rally over unpaid subsidies

Farmers from 20 Bulgarian locations are staging a protest Monday over unpaid subsidies which were due by March 15. Bulgaria's grain growers accuse the Agriculture Ministry of failing to adhere to their commitment from June 2010, by signing a memorandum with them. They say only 10% of the subsidies have been received and demand the resignation of Agriculture Minister, Miroslav Naydenov, and Finance Minister, Simeon Djankov. Naydenov insists 80% of the subsidies have been paid and the other 20% probably did not receive any money because they owe taxes while [...]

admin2018-02-03T13:50:05+02:0021.03.2011|News|

Minister Naydenov met with representatives of the National Grain Producers Association

Minister of Agriculture and Food Dr. Miroslav Naydenov and the Deputy Minister Svetlana Boyanova met today with representatives of the National Grain Producers Association. Information about the progress of the 2010 Harvest Campaign, stocks and market trends of grain has been exchanged during the meeting, as a consensus that at the moment should not be speculated on grain prices and stocks in the country has been reached The parties in the meeting have confirmed that there is no crisis on the European Common Market. There is enough amount of wheat [...]

admin2018-02-03T13:50:16+02:0005.08.2010|News|

German delegation visit the International Technical Exhibition BATA AGRO 2010

Participation claimed more than 80 companies that deploy its machinery and equipment of 15,000 square meters exhibition space On May 11, 2010 in Stara Zagora opens the largest exhibition organized so far in the field of agriculture, presenting the latest technologies and innovations in agriculture. Special guests at the opening was the Vice-Minister of Agriculture and Food - Cvetan Dimitrov, a German delegation led by Astrid Grotelyushen, Minister of Food and Agriculture of Lower Saxony, Jan Felix, Industrial and Commercial Chamber Oldenburg, Prof. Dr. Eberhard Haunhorst, President Office of Consumer [...]

admin2018-02-03T13:50:39+02:0011.05.2010|News|

Farmers will ask for a meeting with PM during their Thursday protest

Sofia. Grain farmers from all over the country will set off Thursday for the capital with their agriculture machinery to stage a national rally on Friday. Grain farmers from the towns of Burgas, Aytos, Karnobat, Sliven, Stara Zagora, Plovdiv, Chirpan, Razgrad, Pavlikeni, Lovech, Veliko Tarnovo, Pleven, Vratsa will join the protest, Radoslav Hristov, Chairman of the National Association of Grain Farmers, told Focus News Agency. In Sofia the farmers will ask for a meeting with Prime Minister Sergey Stanishev to present him with the arguments for their demands. Galina DIMOVA [...]

admin2018-02-03T13:50:47+02:0019.12.2008|News|