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Parliament Overturns Presidential Veto on Bankruptcy Act Revisions
March 7 (BTA) - A majority in Parliament voted to overturn a presidential veto on parts of the latest revisions to the Bank Bankruptcy Act adopted by Parliament on February 9. The veto was supported by 40 MPs of the Bulgarian Socialist Party and Volya and 129 deputies of the powe...
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Prosecution Checks Concession in Pirin National Park
March 7 (BTA) - The Supreme Prosecutor's Office of Cassation has launched a check into the concession awarded in Pirin National Park following an alert on February 26 by the Greens party.
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Bulgaria's Top Diplomat, Arab Ambassadors Discuss Bilateral Relations, Regional Conflicts
March 7 (BTA) - Bulgarian Foreign Minister Ekaterina Zaharieva discussed bilateral relations with the Arab countries during a working lunch Tuesday with their Sofia-based ambassadors held on the initiative of Palestinian Ambassador Ahmad al-Madbouh, who is dean of the diplomatic ...
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Eurostat: Over 2 Mln Bulgarians Acquired New Knowledge and Skills through Self-Education
March 7 (BTA) - Just over 2 million Bulgarians, or 51 per cent of the population between 25 and 64 years of age, acquired new knowledge and skills through self-education in 2016, according to new Eurostat figures. 28 per cent of the total population of this country are willing to...
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Legislative Revisions Envisage Producers of over 4 MW Electricity to Sell on Energy Exchange
March 6 (BTA) - Parliamentary Energy Committee Chair Delyan Dobrev Tuesday said that energy producers making over 4MW of electricity under preferential conditions (power stations, cogeneration plants, thermal and hydroelectric power plants) will sell their energy on the energy ex...
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Bulgaria Vows to Take Tangible Steps for Improving Air Quality
March 6 (BTA) - Speaking at a news conference after a meeting of the EU environment ministers in Brussels, Bulgarian Environment Minister Neno Dimov said that air quality will remain a top priority during his tenure and that Bulgaria has made considerable progress in this field i...
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Bulgaria Has Biggest Share of Female Software Developers in Europe
March 6 (BTA) - Bulgaria has the largest share of female software developers - 20.7 per cent from all software developers, compared with other European countries, where the share is 16 per cent on average. The share is expected to grow as 30 per cent from the graduate students in...
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Bulgaria Asks Romania to Take Steps to Deal with Long Wait at Border with Bulgaria
March 6 (BTA) - Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borissov has called his Romanian counterpart Viorica Dancila asking her to make sure steps are taken to address the long wait for trucks to cross the border with Bulgaria at Rousse-Giurgiu, said the government press office. The Roman...
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Ministry for Bulgarian EU Presidency Reacts to Fake News about Minister Pavlova
March 6 (BTA) - The Ministry for the Bulgarian Presidency of the Council of the EU Tuesday issued a position on fake news circulated in the last days involving Minister Liliyana Pavlova and undermining the prestige of the institution she represents. In the last days, Minister ...
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Bulgarian Companies Involved in Projects Worth EUR 500-plus Mln in India
March 6 (BTA) - Bulgarian companies are involved in projects worth over 500 million euro in India. Deputy Economy Minister Alexander Manolev Tuesday met with representatives of Bulgaria's Excitel Broadband, the fastest developing provider of a broadband connection in Delhi NCR an...
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IMRO Ready with New Draft Provisions Concerning Necessary Self-defence
March 6 (BTA) - The Internal Macedonian Revolutionary Organization (IMRO, part of the United Patriots coalition, itself a partner in the ruling majority) is ready with new draft provisions concerning necessary self-defence and will propose them to the other partners in the coalit...
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Bird Flu Outbreak at Poultry Farm in NE Bulgaria
March 5 (BTA) - The Bulgarian Food Safety Agency (BFSA) Monday reported an outbreak of the highly pathogenic H5N8 bird flu virus at a poultry farm in the northeastern town of General Toshevo, Dobrich Region.
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Russian Patriarch Kirill Confers with President Radev, Prime Minister Borissov
Match 4 (BTA) - Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and all Russia conferred with Bulgarian President Rumen Radev, Prime Minister Boyko Borissov and National Assembly Chair Tsveta Karayancheva during his visit here March 2-4.
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S&P Affirms Sofia's Credit Rating at 'BBB-'
March 4 (BTA) - The Sofia Municipality announced that S&P Global Ratings has affirmed its 'BBB-' long-term issuer credit rating on the city of Sofia. The outlook is stable.
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PM Borissov Confers with WHO Director General Ghebreyesus
March 3 (BTA) - Prime Minister Boyko Borissov on Saturday conferred with visiting World Health Organization (WHO) Director General Tedros Ghebreyesus, said the government information service. The two discussed cooperation within the framework of the organization.
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President Radev, Bulgarian and Russian Patriarchs Observe Bulgaria's National Holiday on Mt. Shipka
March 3 (BTA) - "Mt. Shipka is a capital of historical dignity which thousands of courageous men left to us and which we should not waste," said Bulgarian President Rumen Radev on Mt. Shipka during observances of the 140th anniversary of Bulgaria's liberation from Ottoman rule. B...
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Bulgaria Celebrates 140th Anniversary of Liberation from Ottoman Rule
March 3 (BTA) - On March 3 Bulgaria marks the 140th anniversary of its liberation from Ottoman rule. Liberation came with the signing of the San Stefano peace treaty of March 3, 1878, which ended the Russo-Turkish War.
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Russian Patriarch Kirill Visits Bulgaria for National Day
March 2 (BTA) - Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia has arrived on a visit to Bulgaria from March 2 to 4 at the invitation of the Bulgarian Patriarch and Metropolitan of Sofia Neophyte and the Holy Synod of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church. Patriarch Kirill is heading a Russia...
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Parliament Tasks Energy Minister to Submit Proposals for Use of Belene N-plant Assets
March 2 (BTA) - The Bulgarian Parliament on Friday tasked the Energy Minister to submit proposals by June 30 for the use of the assets in the Belene N-plant project, including the establishment of a project company. The vote was 137-0 in favour, with no abstentions.
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Interior Ministry Dismantled 109 Criminal Organizations in 2017
March 2 (BTA) - The Bulgarian Interior Ministry dismantled 109 criminal organizations last year, Interior Minister Valentin Radev reported, addressing Parliament during Question Time on Friday. These were mostly organized crime groups dealing in drugs in almost all regional ca...