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Boyko Borissov, Edi Rama Confer Ahead of Western Balkan Leaders Meeting
March 1 (BTA) - The Prime Ministers of Bulgaria Boyko Borissov and of Albania Edi Rama conferred here on Thursday. Talks focused on the significance of Corridor VIII which connects the Black and the Adriatic Sea, the government information service said. The two met ahead of a mee...
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PM Borissov Meets with Kosovo President Thaci
March 1 (BTA) - Connectivity among the Western Balkan countries and with the EU was high on the agenda of a meeting Thursday between Prime Minister Boyko Borissov and Kosovo President Hashim Thaci. "We should take advantage of the momentum and focus on the real construction of co...
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PM Borissov Meets Montenegrin Counterpart Markovic
Match 1 (BTA) - Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borissov on Thursday met with visiting Montenegrin counterpart Dusko Markovic. Markovic will attend a meeting in Sofia between Western Balkan leaders and European Commission President Jean Claude Juncker, hosted by Borissov.
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Bulgarian Government Considers Participation in Deal for Bulgarian Business of Czech Energy Group CEZ
March 1 (BTA) - It transpired Thursday that the Bulgarian government is considering participation in the deal for the Bulgarian business of CEZ after the plans of the Czech energy group to sell its Bulgarian assets to an obscure local company caused political turmoil.
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Medical Organizations, Health Insurance Fund Sign Framework Agreement
February 28 (BTA) - Medical organizations in healthcare and the National Health Insurance Fund (NHIF) on Wednesday signed the 2018 National Framework Agreement, which sets the price of medical services.
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Bulgaria Reaffirms Interest in Closer Economic Cooperation with Iran
February 28 (BTA) - Meeting with Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif, President Rumen Radev Wednesday said the deepening of economic and energy partnership with Iran is in the interest of Bulgaria, Southeastern Europe and the EU. As the holder of the EU Presidency, Bulg...
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Tzvetan Vassilev Asks Specialized Court to Terminate Corpbank Siphoning Case
February 28 (BTA) - The Specialized Criminal Court on Wednesday proceeded with its dispositive session in the high-profile Corpbank case. During the hearing, the defence of principal defendant Tzvetan Vassilev read a letter from their client who asked the court to terminate th...
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Border Protective Obstacles Maintenance Contracts to Be Awarded by Direct Negotiations, Parliament Resolves
February 28 (BTA) - Contracts for activities related to the construction of border protective obstacles were excluded from the scope of the Public Procurement Act, under a supplement to the law, passed on first reading on Wednesday. The bill was moved by GERB and the United Patri...
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Government-Appointed Working Group to Draft Legislative Amendments on Media Ownership, Financing, Distribution
February 28 (BTA) - Bulgaria's Council of Ministers decided on Wednesday to set up a working group for drafting amendments to the legislation in force with regard to Bulgarian media ownership, financing and distribution, the Government Information Service said.
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Parliamentary Majority Defeats Socialists' Motion to Hear PM on CEZ Sale Scandal
February 28 (BTA) - Bulgaria's Parliament Wednesday voted, 82-98 with 10 abstentions, to defeat a motion by the opposition BSP for Bulgaria for a hearing of Prime Minister Boyko Borissov on the CEZ case.
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Movement for Rights and Freedoms on Course towards Power-Sharing
February 28 (BTA) - The Movement for Rights and Freedoms (MRF) is set on a course towards power-sharing, it emerged Tuesday evening after a nearly 5-hour-long joint meeting of the opposition party's Central Operative Bureau and parliamentary group with MRF Honorary Chairman Ahmed...
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PM Borissov Suspects Attempt to Bring Down Government through CEZ Deal
February 27 (BTA) - Commenting on a controversial deal for the sale of the Bulgarian business of the Czech energy group CEZ to an obscure Bulgarian company, Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borissov Tuesday voiced a suspicion that an attempt was being made to use the deal to bring ...
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EU Trade Ministers Discuss in Sofia Prospects of Multilateral Trading System, Investment Screening
February 27 (BTA) - The prospects of the multilateral trading system and the options for a better functioning of the World Trade Organization (WTO) were high on the agenda of an informal meeting of the EU ministers responsible for trade held in Sofia Tuesday. The trade ministers ...
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President Radev: Sale of CEZ Assets "Cover-up of Actual Buyer"
February 27 (BTA) - President Rumen Radev assumes that the controversial sale of CEZ Group's Bulgarian assets to a small local company is a cover-up of the actual buyer. Thus he joined the choir of voices which express concern over the deal with Inercom Bulgaria.
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Specialized Criminal Court Proceeds with Corpbank Case
February 27 (BTA) - The Specialized Criminal Court Tuesday proceeded with the Corpbank case, overruling objections of the defence lawyers of principal defendant Tzvetan Vassilev that their client had been irregularly summonsed.
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WTO Director-General Azevedo Visits Sofia
February 27 (BTA) - Prime Minister Boyko Borissov and World Trade Organization (WTO) Director-General Roberto Azevedo discussed Bulgaria's partnership within WTO at a meeting Tuesday, the government's information service said. Azevedo is in Sofia to attend an informal meeting of ...
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Macedonian Ambassador Gjorcev Praises PM Borissov's Suggestion for Joint Investment in Belene N- Plant Project
February 27 (BTA) - Speaking at a conference on "Strategic Infrastructure and Investments 2018: Cohesion and Connectivity" in Sofia, Macedonian Ambassador Marjan Gjorcev praised Prime Minister Boyko Borissov's idea for joint investment in the completion of the Belene nuclear powe...
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Over 50% of Unemployed Bulgarians Were at Risk of Poverty in 2016
February 27 (BTA) - Nearly 55 per cent of unemployed Bulgarians were at risk of monetary poverty after social transfers in 2016, according to a Eurostat study of jobless people aged 15 to 64. Latvia and Estonia had similar at-risk-of-poverty rates, while the EU average was 48.7 p...
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Foreign Minister Zaharieva Participates in EU Foreign Affairs Council Meeting in Brussels
February 26 (BTA) - Bulgarian Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ekaterina Zaharieva participated in the EU Foreign Affairs Council meeting in Brussels on Monday.
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Consumers' Rights in Focus of Citizens' Dialogue in Sofia with Commissioner Cecilia Malmstrom
February 26 (BTA) - Consumers' rights were in the highlight of Citizens' Dialogue with EU Trade Commissioner Cecilia Malmstrom in Sofia Monday. Responding to a question about double standards in food quality, she said European consumers should have equal rights anywhere they live...
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