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Football Fan Arrested for Wounding Two Police Officers
April 22 (BTA) - A fan of the Levski football club has been arrested in connection with the wounding of two police officers during an April 18 match against CSKA, Sofia City Prosecutor Emilia Roussinova and Sofia Directorate of Interior Director Ivailo Ivanov told a news briefing...
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Tsveta Karayancheva to Attend EU Parliament Speakers Conference
April 22 (BTA) - Bulgarian National Assembly Chair Tsveta Karayancheva will take part in the Conference of Speakers of the EU Parliaments which will be held in Tallinn between April 23 and 24, the National Assembly reported on Sunday.
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Bulgarian Servicepersons Unharmed by Kabul Bombing
April 22 (BTA) - No Bulgarian servicepersons were injured in Sunday's bombing in Kabul, Colonel Georgi Margitin, National Commander of the 35th rotating Bulgarian military contingent in Afghanistan, said, as quoted by the Defence Ministry in Sofia. The explosion occurred a lon...
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US Department of State Publishes 2017 Report on Human Rights Practices in Bulgaria
April 21 (BTA) - The US Department of State published Friday its Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 2017. The part about Bulgaria reads that this country's Central Election Commission did not find any major irregularities in the National Assembly elections, held las...
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Tourism Growth in Bulgaria Exceeds 25% in Two Years, Minister Angelkova Tells WTTC
April 21 (BTA) - Bulgaria's tourism sector has reported a growth of over 25 per cent in the last two years, said Tourism Minister Nikolina Angelkova at the World Travel and Tourism Council, held in the Argentinean capital, quoted by her Ministry late on Friday.
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Kozloduy N-plant's Unit 5 Undergoes Scheduled Annual Maintenance
April 21 (BTA) - The Kozloduy N-plant's Unit 5 was shut off at 2:11 am on Saturday for its scheduled annual maintenance, the N-plant reported.
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Ataka Leader Siderov Confers with Crimea's Head Aksyonov
April 21 (BTA) - Ataka leader Volen Siderov conferred with the Head of the Republic of Crimea, Sergey Aksyonov, during the large economic forum held in Yalta, Ataka said in a press release Saturday. Siderov and Aksyonov discussed the development of tourism, future economic rel...
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Foreign Ministers of Bulgaria, Kosovo Discuss European Perspectives of Western Balkans
April 20 (BTA) - Meeting with her Kosovar counterpart Behgjet Pacolli here on Friday, Bulgarian Foreign Minister Ekaterina Zaharieva said, quoted by her Ministry, that it is Bulgaria's goal whereby the European perspective of the Western Balkans become an irreversible process. Pa...
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Bulgaria Is One of 11 EU Countries Which Have Exceeded "20-20-20" Climate and Energy Targets
April 20 (BTA) - Bulgaria is one of 11 EU member states which have exceeded the "20-20-20" climate and energy targets, Energy and Water Regulatory Commission Chairman Ivan Ivanov said on Friday. The "20-20-20" targets are about reducing greenhouse gas emissions, increasing the us...
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Migration Pressure on Bulgarian Border Is down 81% in 2017 - Interior Minister
April 20 (BTA) - Migration pressure on Bulgaria has been reduced as a result of the complex measures in 2017, Interior Minister Valentin Radev said during Question Time Friday.
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Minister for EU Presidency Briefs MPs on Interim Results
April 20 (BTA) - Liliyana Pavlova, Minister for the Bulgarian EU Council Presidency, Friday briefed the MPs on the interim results of the first four months since this country assumed the rotating Presidency. The declaration of the EU-Western Balkans Summit in Sofia on May 17 w...
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President Radev Rejects Accusations of Not Upholding Bulgaria's European Integration
April 20 (BTA) - President Rumen Radev Friday categorically rejected the accusations that he does not uphold Bulgaria's European integration. Radev said also that Bulgaria should not mislead its Euro-Atlantic partners that it is modernizing its armed forces while at the same time...
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BTA Interview: Ambassador Irit Lillian on Israel's 70th Anniversary
April 20 (BTA) - Interviewed by BTA, Ambassador Irit Lillian said peace was the greatest blessing Israel could wish for on its 70th anniversary, marked on April 19. The celebrations will span the whole year, said the Ambassador, giving details of the Embassy's initiatives in B...
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National Security Council: Bulgarian Army Performs Part of Its Defence Mission Tasks to Limited Extent
April 19 (BTA) - Emerging from a five-hour meeting of the Consultative Council on National Security (CCNS) here on Thursday, President Rumen Radev said that it analyzed the state of the Armed Forces and their capability to implement their defence tasks. It was established that th...
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European Commission: Upcoming Meeting in Sofia of Leaders of EU, Western Balkans Very Important for Future of Balkans
April 19 (BTA corr. Nikolai Jeliazkov) - The meeting in May in Sofia between heads of state and government of EU member states and the countries in the Western Balkans is very important for the future of the Balkans, a spokesman of the EC said on Thursday.
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Delegation of European Affairs Committee of Macedonian Parliament Visits Sofia
April 19 (BTA) - A delegation of the European Affairs Committee of the Macedonian Parliament headed by Committee Chairman Artan Grubi visits Sofia. The guests conferred with Foreign Minister Ekaterina Zaharaieva who offered congratulations for the EC's recommendation whereby M...
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PM Borissov, European Commissioner Gabriel Open High-tech Forum in Sofia
April 19 (BTA) - Prime Minister Boyko Borissov and the EU Digital Economy and Society Commissioner, Mariya Gabriel, opened Thursday an international conference on "Shaping Europe's Digital Future: HPC for Extreme Scale Scientific and Industrial Applications," held in Sofia as par...
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EU Energy Ministers Hold Informal Meeting in Sofia
April 19 (BTA) - The building of a stable European Energy Union is one of the highlights in the programme of the Bulgarian Presidency of the EU Council, Energy Minister Temenouzhka Petkova said at the opening of an informal meeting of EU energy ministers in Sofia Thursday.
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Bulgaria and Greece Discuss LNG Terminal, Gas Interconnector
April 18 (BTA) - Bulgaria's participation in the construction of a liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal in the Greek port of Alexandroupolis is of strategic importance for the diversification and security of energy supplies, Bulgarian Energy Minister Temenouzhka Petkova told Gree...
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EU Commissioner Thyssen: EC Will Continue to Invest in People
April 18 (BTA) - The European Commission will continue to invest in people because they are our greatest asset, said Marianne Thyssen, European Commissioner for Employment, Social Affairs, Skills and Labour Mobility, at a briefing at Sofia's NDK convention centre on Wednesday.