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Bulgaria-Macedonia Friendship Treaty Becomes Effective
February 14 (BTA) - The Treaty of Friendship, Good-neighbourliness and Cooperation between Bulgaria and Macedonia entered into force on Wednesday as the two countries exchanged their respective ratification papers at a ceremony in Sofia. The exchange protocol was signed by Foreig...
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Mission Finds Frontex Really Helps Bulgaria Manage Border with Turkey
February 14 (BTA) - Members of the European Parliament's Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs Committee have found that the EU agency Frontex is doing a good job in helping Bulgaria manage its border with Turkey. The activities of Frontex are an expression of European solida...
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President Radev Meets with Macedonia's Foreign Minister Dimitrov
February 14 (BTA) - President Rumen Radev met with Macedonia's Foreign Minister Nikola Dimitrov who is in Bulgaria for the informal meeting of the EU foreign ministers and the chief diplomats of the EU applicant countries, the President's press secretariat said.
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European Socialist Leader Says Bulgarian Government Has Abdicated Its Responsibility to Fight Violence
February 14 (BTA) - Party of European Socialists President and MEP Sergei Stanishev warned in a letter to Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borissov that the government has abdicated its responsibility for combating all forms of violence. Stanishev wrote: "This is not a good approac...
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Start of Corpbank Case Adjourned Yet Again
February 14 (BTA) - The start of the Corpbank case at the Specialized Criminal Court was adjourned yet again on Wednesday, after two previous failed attempts, this time because defendant Georgi Hristov, a former executive director of the failed bank, did not appear at the hearing...
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Bulgarian Immigrant in Australia Willed over Lv 1.8 Mln to National Art Gallery
February 14 (BTA) - A Bulgarian woman who lived in Australia willed 1,840,000 leva to the National Art Gallery in Sofia, the Foreign Ministry said. Margarita and Zanko Zaneff emigrated to Sydney in the early 1960s.
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EU Member States' Directors General Responsible for Cohesion Policy Meet in Sofia
February 14 (BTA) - A meeting of the Directors General of EU Member States responsible for Cohesion Policy was held in Sofia on Wednesday. Nearly 70 delegates of the 28 Member States, the European Commission, the General Secretariat of the Council, the Committee of the Regions...
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National Coordinator for Anti-Semitism Wishes for Traditional Lukov March to Be Called Off
February 14 (BTA) - The National Coordinator for Anti-Semitism and Bulgarian Deputy Foreign Minister Georg Georgiev Wednesday said he wished the traditional Lukov March would be called off. His remarks came amid a controversy which traditionally flares up as supporters of Gen. Hr...
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2017 Q4 GDP Up 3.6 Per Cent Year on Year
February 14 (BTA) - Bulgaria's gross domestic product (GDP) grew by 3 .6 per cent in the fourth quarter of 2017 from the same quarter of the previous year and by 0.8 per cent from the third quarter of 2017, according to seasonally adjusted data of the National Statistical Institu...
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At Lv 1,095, Bulgaria's Average Monthly Wage in Fourth Quarter of 2017 Was 5.6 Per Cent Higher from Third Quarter
February 13 (BTA) - In the fourth quarter of 2017, the average monthly wage in Bulgaria increased by 5.6 per cent from the third quarter, reaching 1,095 leva, according to preliminary figures released by the National Statistical Institute on Tuesday. The largest wage increases we...
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Municipal Hospital Employees Mull New Protests, Possible More Radical Actions
February 13 (BTA) - New protests of municipal hospitals are possible and more radical action is being considered, Dr. Nedelcho Totev, Chairman of the Association of Municipal Hospitals in Bulgaria, told journalists Tuesday. In is words, nothing has changed since the last protest ...
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Foreign Minister Zaharieva Hails EU Strategy for Western Balkans
February 13 (BTA) - Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ekaterina Zaharieva commented that the EU Strategy for "A credible enlargement perspective for and enhanced EU engagement with the Western Balkans" was very timely. She participated in a discussion on "The Future of t...
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CEC Wants E-voting Postponed Indefinitely
February 13 (BTA) - Although electronic voting should be held first during the European Parliament elections in 2019, the Central Election Commission (CEC) has asked Parliament to put this off indefinitely, "Sega" reports on Tuesday. The Election Code amendments of 2016 require C...
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EU Tourism Ministers Discuss Ways to Improve Quality of Tourism Product
February 13 (BTA) - Tourism Minister Nikolina Angelkova told a news conference that ways to improve the quality of the tourism product were on the agenda of Tuesday's High-Level Meeting of the Ministers of Tourism of the EU Member States on "Tourism and Economic Growth" in Sofia.
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Members of 35th Bulgarian Military Contingent Assume Duties in NATO's Resolute Support Mission
February 13 (BTA) - At an official ceremony in Kandahar, Afghanistan, the 35th Bulgarian military contingent took over its tasks within NATO's Resolute Support Mission, the Defence Ministry said Monday.
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BTA Confers 8th White Bird Award On Ruzhintsi Mayor Alexandrov
February 12 (BTA) - The Bulgarian News Agency's 8th annual White Bird Award was conferred on the Mayor of Ruzhnitsi Municipality, Alexander Alexandrov, for significant public contribution in the northwestern cities of Vidin and Montana. The silver statuette was made by sculptor A...
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Bulgarian President Radev Pays State Visit to Armenia
February 12 (BTA special correspondent Asen Boyadjiev) - Bulgarian President Rumen Radev arrived on a state visit to Armenia on Sunday evening at the invitation of Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan. The visit will continue until February 13. "The President of Armenia and I con...
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Bulgarian Tourism Minister Angelkova Confers with BSEC Secretary General Christides
February 12 (BTA) - Bulgarian Tourism Minister Nikolina Angelkova conferred here on Monday with Organization for Black Sea Economic Cooperation (BSEC) Secretary General Michael Christides, Angelkova's Ministry said in a press release.
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No Bulgarian Service Members Hurt in Rocket Attack on Kandahar Airport in Afghanistan
February 12 (BTA) - No Bulgarian service members were hurt when the international coalition base at Kandahar Airport, Afghanistan, drew rocket fire at 21:45 hrs local time on Sunday, the Bulgarian Defence Ministry said in a press release on Monday.
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President, PM Offer Condolences on Russian Passenger Plane Crash
February 11 (BTA) - Bulgarian President has sent condolences to Russian President Vladimir Putin in connection with a plane crash near Moscow in which dozens of lives were lost, the head of State's Press Secretariat said on Sunday.