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Sofia's Mladost Borough Mayor Charged with Bribery, Defenders See "a Setup"
April 18 (BTA) - The Special Prosecution Office (SPO) charged the Mayor of the Mladost Borough in Sofia, Dessislava Ivancheva, with gross bribery, SPO chief Ivan Geshev told journalists on Wednesday, a day after Ivancheva was arrested.
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Parliament Back to Work After Easter Recess, Groups Reiterate Priorities and Ambitions
April 18 (BTA) - Beginning Wednesday, Parliament is back to work after its Easter recess. All parliamentary groups read statements to reiterate their top priorities and ambitions.
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Bulgarian Parliament Leader Karayancheva Meets US House of Representative Speaker Ryan, Raises Question of US Visa Requi...
April 18 (BTA) - Bulgarian Parliament leader Tsveta Karayancheva held a meeting with US House of Representatives Speaker Paul Ryan on Tuesday and told him that it is a priority for Bulgaria to be included in the US visa waiver programme, said Parliament's press office on Wednesda...
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Power Distribution Companies Aim for 20-50% Increase of Electricity Prices, Regulator Vows Not to Allow It
April 17 (BTA) - The energy regulator vowed Tuesday not allow a significant increase of electricity prices sought by the power distribution companies for the next regulatory period. "The majority [of the country's three] electricity companies have asked for approval for an increa...
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Sofia Hails Timely Adoption of Enlargement Package by EC
April 17 (BTA) - The Bulgarian Foreign Ministry Tuesday hailed what it called "the timely adoption" of the annual Enlargement Package by the European Commission. It is a set of seven individual reports assessing the implementation of the EU enlargement policy in respect to the We...
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Supreme Allied Commander Europe Gen. Scaparrotti: Bulgaria Is a Reliable Ally, Contributes to Collective Security of All...
April 17 (BTA) - Addressing the press in Sofia during a visit here Tuesday, Supreme Allied Commander Europe (SACEUR) General Curtis Scaparrotti said that Bulgaria is a reliable ally and contributes to the collective security of the North Atlantic Alliance in a number of ways. The...
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Bulgaria Supports UNICEF's Mission to Guarantee Equal Access to Quality Education of Each Child
April 17 (BTA) - Bulgaria and UNICEF share a common position about the need to achieve sustainability in the teaching and learning process of all children and guaranteeing inclusive education for children with disabilities, it emerged after a meeting here Tuesday between Presiden...
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EU Informal Social Ministerial in Sofia
April 17 (BTA) - Improving workforce qualifications as a means to fight long-term unemployment is the focus of a two-day informal meeting of EU employment and social policy ministers unveiled at the NDK convention centre in Sofia on Tuesday.
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National Assembly Chair Karayancheva Speaks at Global Parliamentary Conference in Washington, D. C.
April 17 (BTA) - Bulgarian National Assembly Chairperson Tsveta Karayancheva spoke at the Global Parliamentary Conference taking place in Washington, D.C., the Bulgarian National Assembly said in a press release Tuesday.
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Presidents of Bulgaria, Austria, Romania to Meet in Rousse
April 17 (BTA) - Rousse (on the Danube) will host an informal meeting of the presidents of Bulgaria, Austria and Romania on May 4, the Bulgarian head of State's press secretariat said Tuesday. The meeting will take place at the invitation of President Rumen Radev.
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Foreign Minister Zaharieva: Political Settlement of Syrian Conflict is Only Possible One
April 16 (BTA) - Syria, Russia, Iran and the Western Balkans topped the agenda of the Foreign Affairs Council meeting in Luxembourg on Monday. Bulgaria was represented by Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ekaterina Zaharieva, her Ministry said.
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Bulgarian PM Borissov Calls For Dialogue between Kosovo, Serbia
April 16 (BTA spec. corr. Antoan Nikolov) - Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borissov is paying a one-day visit to Kosovo on Monday. In Pristina Borissov said that in order to join the EU and take advantage of its funding, the Balkans need to change according to the criteria of the...
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President Radev Calls for "Fewer Weapons, More Dialogue" for Syria
April 16 (BTA) - In a discussion after his public lecture at Sofia's University of National and World Economy on Monday, President Rumen Radev called for "fewer weapons and more dialogue" for Syria. He was asked to comment on the Syria strikes by the US, the UK and France on Apri...
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Jobless People Decrease by 15,000 Since Start of 2018
April 16 (BTA) - The number of jobless people has decreased by 15,000 as of the start of the year, to reach 221,600 in March, the National Employment Agency said. The number is less than 9,011 people compared to February, and down 40,171 people compared to March 2017.
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Audit Office Says 25 Parties Have Not Submitted 2017 Financial Reports
April 16 (BTA) - The Audit Office reported Monday that 25 parties have not submitted their financial reports for 2017 against 137 which have. A total of 18 of the 25 parties are active.The remaining seven parties that have not submitted reports were disassembled in 2017.
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Prosecutor General Calls for Tighter Security in Prisons
April 16 (BTA) - Prosecutor General Sotir Tsatsarov Monday called for tighter security in prisons as he commented recent escapes from the Sofia and Plovdiv prisons. "Penitentiary establishments have long failed to meet the security standards and this [escapes] were bound to happe...
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Parliament Chair Karayancheva Meets with Representatives of Bulgarian Community in Washington
April 16 (BTA) - Meeting with representatives of the Bulgarian community in Washington on Sunday, National Assembly Chair Tsveta Karayancheva said, as quoted by Parliament's press centre, that she will raise the question about the US visa requirements for Bulgarian nationals at t...
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0.3% Deflation Reported in March
April 16 (BTA) - The National Statistical Institute on Monday reported a 0.3 deflation in March. Compared with December 2017, the January-March period saw a 0.3 inflation and compared with March 2017, inflation was 2.2 per cent.
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Bill Will Regulate Social, Solidarity Economy
April 16 (BTA) - The Labour Ministry has drafted a bill that will regulate enterprises operating in the social and solidarity economy. The bill will be put up for public discussion in the following days, said Labour Minister Bisser Petkov at an international conference on the soc...
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Prime Minister Borissov to Visit Pristina Monday
April 15 (BTA) - Prime Minister Boyko Borissov will visit Pristina on Monday, the government information service said. Borissov will meet with Kosovo President Hashim Thaci to discuss possible ways to deepen the EU integration of the countries of the Western Balkans and to gua...
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