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Bulgaria Had EU's Fourth Largest Number of Intentional Homicide Victims per 100,000 Inhabitants in 2015
February 22 (BTA) - Relative to its population, Bulgaria ranks fourth in number of intentional homicide victims, 1.79 per 100,000 inhabitants, according to a Eurostat analysis of intentional homicide victims recorded by the police in 2015. It was released to mark the European Day...
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PM Borissov to Participate in Informal EU Leaders' Meeting in Brussels
February 22 (BTA) - Prime Minister Boyko Borissov will participate in an informal meeting of EU heads of state or government on Friday in Brussels, the Government press service reported Thursday. Borissov is also invited to attend an informal dinner on Thursday, hosted by Belgia...
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Former Finance Minister Stoyan Alexandrov Charged with Usury
February 22 (BTA) - The Sofia City Prosecution Office (SCPO) has charged former finance minister Stoyan Alexandrov (1992-1994) with usury, the prosecuting magistracy said in a press release Thursday. His bail has been set at 100,000 leva.
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Bulgaria Not Interested in Participating in Procedure for Sale of CEZ Assets Here - Energy Minister
Sofia, February 22 (BTA) - For the time being the State of Bulgaria is not interested in participating in the procedure for the sale of the assets of the CEZ-Bulgaria electricity distribution company which serves customers in Western Bulgaria, Energy Minister Temenouzhka Petkova ...
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Experts Argue for Reconsideration of Timeline for Introduction of Electronic Voting
February 22 (BTA) - The Central Election Commission (CEC) has informed the National Assembly of the need to align the deadlines laid down in the Election Code and the Electronic Identification Act as a prerequisite for introducing electronic voting, CEC Chairperson Ivilina Alexie...
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Bulgarian Justice Minister Hopes Events in Romania Will Not Affect European Commission's Assessment of Processes in Bulg...
February 22 (BTA correspondent Nickolay Jeliazkov) - Bulgarian Justice Minister Tsetska Tsacheva expressed hope here Thursday that the events in Romania will not affect the assessment by the European Commission (EC) of the processes in the Bulgarian judiciary. Tsacheva commented ...
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IMF: Well-Performing Economy in Bulgaria, Growth to Reach 3.8%
February 22 (BTA) - The IMF finds the Bulgarian economy to be performing well with growth estimated to reach 3.8 percent in 2017 and 2018, driven by strong exports, easier financial conditions, and growing confidence. It says so in a report follows the conclusion on February 14 b...
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Amnesty International on Bulgaria: Ill Treatment of Vulnerable Groups, Intensifying Xenophobia, Media Controlled by Part...
February 22 (BTA) - An Amnesty International report on the state of the human rights across the world in 2017/18 identifies persistent weaknesses in several vulnerable areas in Bulgaria: the rights of migrants, the Roma, children and other vulnerable groups, and the news media. I...
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After Changes in Law, Parliament to Elect Ombudsman with Open Vote
February 22 (BTA) - Following changes in the Ombudsman Act voted conclusively by the Bulgarian Parliament on Thursday, the National Ombudsman will be elected in an open and not a secret vote of the legislature. The opposition Socialist party opposed the change and said it is a st...
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Magnitude 4.6 Earthquake Hits Near Plovdiv, Nobody Is Hurt
February 22 (BTA) - An earthquake measuring 4.6 on the Richter scale hit the southern Bulgarian Plovdiv area in the night between Wednesday and Thursday, said the Institute for Geophysics, Geodesy and Geography with the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences. It was epicentred near the to...
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Bulgaria's President, PM Confer with Visiting Saudi Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir
February 21 (BTA) - President Rumen Radev, Prime Minister Boyko Borissov and Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ekaterina Zaharieva conferred here on Wednesday with visiting Saudi Foreign Minister Adel bin Ahmed Al-Jubeir.
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Health Ministry Owes National Health Insurance Fund Lv 18 Mln - Fund's Director
February 21 (BTA) - The Health Ministry owes the National Health Insurance Fund (NHIF) 18 million leva, NHIF Director Kamen Plochev told a hearing by the parliamentary Healthcare Committee on Wednesday.
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Prosecution Service Has Opened Pre-trial Procedure for Possible Offences in Construction of Border Fence
February 21 (BTA) - The specialized prosecution office has opened a pre-trial procedure for an offence connected with the construction of the fence on the Bulgarian border with Turkey. In a statement for the press the prosecution service says that the probe was opened on December...
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Parliament Majority Votes for Removal of Deputy Chairman Zhablyanov
February 21 (BTA) - The majority in Parliament Wednesday voted in favour of the removal of Socialist MP Valeri Zhablyanov as Parliament's Deputy Chair with 110 votes in favour and 71 against. GERB, the United Patriots and Volya were for the removal, BSP for Bulgaria was against a...
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President Vetoes Revisions to Bank Bankruptcy Act
February 21 (BTA) - President Rumen Radev has vetoed paragraphs 5, 6 and 7 of the Transitional and Final Provisions of the Act to Amend and Supplement the Bank Bankruptcy Act, adopted by Parliament on February 9, the head of State's press secretariat reported Wednesday.
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EC Appoints Bulgarians Mariana Kotzeva as Head of DG Eurostat, Andriana Sukova as Deputy Head of DG Employment, Social A...
21 February (BTA) - The European Commission (EC) announced on Wednesday its decision on a number of appointments concerning its top management level. Two Bulgarian women are among the high-level appointees - Mariana Kotzeva and Andriana Sukova, who are respectively appointed as h...
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Interior Minister Radev, EU Commissioner Avramopoulos Call for Bulgaria's and Romania's Schengen Accession
February 21 (BTA Correspondent Nikolay Jeliazkov) - Interior Minister Valentin Radev and EU Commissioner for Migration and Home Affairs Dimitris Avramopoulos called on the Council of the EU to approve Bulgaria's and Romania's Schengen accession. The two were addressing the Europe...
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Informal Defence Policy Directors Meeting Held in Sofia
February 21 (BTA) - An Informal Meeting of EU Defence Policy Directors was held here on Monday and Tuesday, the Defence Ministry reported Wednesday.
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Socialists Urge for Update of National Health Insurance Fund Budget, State Budget
February 20 (BTA) - The Bulgarian Socialist Party (BSP) insist that Parliament updates the budget of the National Health Insurance Fund (NHIF) and the State budget, BSP Chair Kornelia Ninova told a news conference here on Tuesday after a meeting of the party's Executive Bureau. "...
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Defence Chief's Annual Conference Reports Challenges Facing Armed Forces
February 20 (BTA) - The annual conference of the Chief of Defence, Lt. Gen. Andrei Botsev, is held here on Tuesday and Wednesday under the motto "The challenges to the national defence system and the use of the Armed Forces in the event of a military-political crisis".
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