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Consolidated Fiscal Programme as at February 2018 with Surplus of BGN 752.3 Million
April 1 (BTA) - Based on the monthly data of first-level spending units, the Consolidated Fiscal Programme (CFP) balance on a cash basis as at February 2018 was positive, amounting to 752.3 million leva or 0.7 per cent of the projected GDP, and was formed by a national budget sur...
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Anti-Organized Crime Directorate Reports on Activity in 2017
March 31 (BTA) - "The General Directorate for Combating Organized Crime is going on the right track," said Interior Minister Chief Secretary Mladen Marinov and Ivan Geshev, head of the specialized prosecution, during a new briefing to report on the Directorate's activity in 2017.
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Government to Invest Lv 41 Mln in 74 Care Centres for Elderly
March 31 (BTA) - The Regional Development Ministry said on Saturday that it will invest over 41 million leva in the construction of care centres for the elderly. The funding is provided under the Operational Programme Regions in Growth 2014-2020.
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Bank Experts Predict 4.4% GDP Growth in 2018, 4.2% Next Year
March 30 (BTA) - The Bulgarian economy is yet to reach its peak with this year's GDP rising by 4.4 per cent and next year's by 4.2 per cent, the economic team of UniCredit Bulbank forecast in the bank's latest quarterly Central and East European Banking Study.
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Price of Natural Gas Increases by 2.6 Per Cent as of April 1, Energy and Water Regulation Commission Decides
March 30 (BTA) - The price of natural gas increases by 2.6 per cent as of April 1 to 361.82 leva for 1,000 cu m, exclusive of excise duty and VAT, the Energy and Water Regulation Commission decided. The price is effective for the second quarter of the year.
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Defence Minister Says Army Is on Alert in Case Tiangong-1 Debris Fall in Bulgaria
March 30 (BTA) - Chemical defence units of the Bulgarian Armed Forces have been alerted and are ready to react if pieces of China's first space station, Tiangong-1, fall on Bulgarian territory these days, Deputy Prime Minister and Defence Minister Krassimir Karakachanov told repo...
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Ombudsman Submits Report on 2017 Activities
March 30 (BTA) - Ombudsman Maya Manolova submitted on Friday an annual activity report for 2017. The report is 400 pages long. She told a news briefing in Parliament that in 2017, complaints in connection to over-indebtedness increased to 1,752.
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Ex-Economy and Energy Minister Ovcharov Indicted for Mismanagement, Official Misconduct
March 30 (BTA) - Former economy and energy minister Roumen Ovcharov has been indicted on charges of intentional mismanagement and official misconduct, the Sofia City Prosecution Office said.
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Bulgaria's Reaction over Skripal Case Limited to Recalling Its Ambassador for Consultations - PM Borissov
March 30 (BTA) - Prime Minister Boyko Borissov said Bulgaria's reaction to Russia over the Skripal case will be limited to recalling its ambassador from Moscow for consultations. He talked to reporters after Friday's meeting of the Security Council with the government, attended b...
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Foreign Minister Zaharieva Confers with South African Counterpart Sisulu
March 29 (BTA) - Bulgarian Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ekaterina Zaharieva conferred in Pretoria on Thursday with South African International Relations and Cooperation Minister Lindiwe Sisulu, Zaharieva's Ministry said in a press release.
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American Government Supports U.S. Companies Investing in Bulgaria
March 29 (BTA) - A Thursday press release of the U.S. Embassy in Bulgaria reads that Ambassador Eric Rubin reiterates American government support for U.S. companies investing in Bulgaria. Ambassador Rubin notes that the U.S. Embassy in Sofia does not participate in private con...
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Migration Pressure at Bulgaria's Borders Down by Over 80% in 2017
March 29 (BTA) - The migration pressure on Bulgaria's borders dropped by over 80 per cent in 2017, shows the annual report of the Border Police Chief Directorate of the Interior Ministry, the ministry said in a press release Thursday.
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Security Council with Cabinet to Hold Meeting Friday on Skripal Case
March 29 (BTA) - The Security Council with the government will hold a meeting Friday to discuss the case with the Russian former double agent Sergei Skripal and hear Bulgarian Ambassador in Russia Boiko Kotsev. On Tuesday, Prime Minister Boyko Borissov recalled Kotsev for consult...
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More Than 200,000 Leva Stolen from Cash-in-Transit Vehicle in Front of Large Retail Store in Pleven
Northern Bulgaria, March 29 (BTA) - More than 200,000 leva were stolen in a robbery of a cash-in-transit vehicle on Wednesday evening, the Appellate Prosecuting Magistracy said.
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Turkish Navy Ships, Submarine to Visit Varna
March 29 (BTA) - A group of ships and the Inonu submarine of the Turkish Navy will be on a visit to Varna from March 30 to April 2, the Admiralty Office said in a press release. On April 2 the ships will take part in a joint PASSEX exercise with the Bulgarian Navy.
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Eleven Tax Official Charged with Corruption
March 29 (BTA) - The prosecuting magistracy has charged eleven officials of the National Revenue Agency with bribe-taking after a raid conducted on Tuesday, the head of the Specialized Prosecution Office, Ivan Gsehev, said. The raid was conducted by the Specialized Prosecution Of...
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Bulgarian PM Borissov Talks by Phone to Slovenian President Pahor
March 28 (BTA) - Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borissov had a telephone conversation with Slovenian President Borut Pahor, the Government Information Service said on Wednesday.
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Bulgaria May Lose 20-25 Per Cent of Its Population by 2040
March 28 (BTA) - The Council of Ministers Wednesday considered a Population Projection for Bulgaria in the 2015-2040 Period, prepared by the Institute for Population and Human Studies at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, the Government Information Service said.
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Consortium between Chinese HNA Group, Plovdiv Airport Invest Named Concessionaire of Plovdiv Airport
March 28 (BTA) - A consortium between the Chinese investor HNA Group and Plovdiv Airport Invest has been chosen as the concessionaire of the Plovdiv Airport, after the relevant procedure, the government's information service said. The Council of Ministers has authorized the Trans...
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Prime Minister Borissov Informs over Phone Greek PM, Cypriot President about EU-Turkey Leaders' Meeting
March 28 (BTA) - Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borissov Wednesday had a phone conversation with his Greek counterpart Alexis Tsipras and Cypriot President Nicos Anastasiades to inform them about the matters raised during the EU-Turkey Leaders' Meeting in Varna (on the Black Sea)...
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