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PM Borissov Pays Working Visit to London
December 10 (BTA) - Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borissov will pay a working visit to London on December 11 at the invitation of his British counterpart Theresa May, the government information service said.
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Quadrilateral Balkan Summit Discusses Smart, Predictable and Developing Region
December 9 (BTA special correspondent Antoan Nikolov) - The prime ministers of Bulgaria, Greece and Romania - Boyko Borissov, Alexis Tsipras and Mihai Tudose, and Serbian President Aleksanadar Vucic agreed here on Saturday to have smart, predictable and developing Balkans. The fo...
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Defence Minister Karakachanov: Bulgaria Could Play Stabilizing Factor Role in Western Balkans
December 9 (BTA) - The Western Balkans is the region in which Bulgaria could play the role of a stabilizing factor, in addition to its role as an EU and NATO member state, said here Saturday Defence Minister Krassimir Karakachanov at a conference titled "Bulgaria between the West...
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Bulgaria, Serbia Sign Memorandum on Reducing International Roaming Charges
December 9 (BTA special correspondent Antoan Nikolov) - Bulgaria and Serbia signed here on Saturday a Memorandum on reducing international roaming charges in the two countries, with the changes expected to take effect within three to six months.
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President Vetoes Texts of NHIF Budget for 2018
December 8 (BTA) - President Rumen Radev imposed a veto on paragraph 6 of the Transitional and Final Provisions of the 2018 National Health Insurance Fund Act under which the NHIF will not reimburse any medicinal products with a new International Nonproprietary Name whose inclusi...
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Arab Ambassadors in Sofia Strongly Condemn US President's Decision to Recognize Jerusalem as Israel's Capital
December 8 (BTA) - "The Ambassadors and Heads of the Arab Diplomatic Mission accredited to the Republic of Bulgaria and resident in Sofia express their strong condemnation for the decision of the President of the United States of America to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of I...
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Bulgargaz EAD Proposes2.83 Per Cent Hike of Natural Gas Price,Effective January 1, 2018
December 8 (BTA) - State-owned supplier Bulgargaz EAD has approached the Energy and Water Regulatory Commission with a proposal to endorse a price of 352.93 leva/1,000 cu m of natural gas or 33.52 leva/MWh exclusive of VAT, excise duty and network access and transmission charges ...
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Debt-to-GDP Ratio Expected to Come Down by 3.7% at Year's End - Finance Minister
December 8 (BTA) - The debt-to-GDP ratio is expected to come down to 23.7 per cent at the end of the year, which will be 3.7 per cent below the end-2016 level, Finance Minister Vladislav Goranov said Friday during Question Time in Parliament. He was asked about the level of the g...
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Bulgaria Reacts to Turkish President Erdogan's Statements Seeking Review of 1923 Lausanne Treaty
December 8 (BTA) - "The Republic of Bulgaria has always adhered to the principles of international law, the UN Charter and the principles of the 1975 Helsinki Final Act. Any international treaties can only be revised with the mutual consent of the parties in accordance with the s...
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President Asks World Bank to Help Promote High-Value-Added Sectors
December 8 (BTA) - Meeting with World Bank officials on Thursday evening, President Rumen Radev asked for expert support for Bulgaria's efforts to transform its economy so that its growth can be driven by high-value-added sectors, the President's press secretariat reported.
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Bulgaria Vows Persistent Support for OSCE Missions during its Presidency of EU Council
December 8 (BTA) - Bulgaria will continue to work closely with, and support consistently, the missions of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) during the Bulgarian Presidency of the EU Council in the first half of 2018, said Bulgarian Deputy Foreign Mini...
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Bulgarian Chitalishte Added to UNESCO List of Practices for Safeguarding Vitality Intangible Cultural Heritage
December 8 (BTA) - The Bulgarian Chitalishte community cultural centre has been added by UNESCO to the register of practical experiences in safeguarding the vitality of the Intangible Cultural Heritage, the Culture Ministry said on Friday.
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EP to Consider again Schengen Admission for Bulgaria, Romania
December 7 (BTA correspondent Nikolay Jeliazkov) - The European Parliament (EP) is going to consider again next Wednesday the question of the admission of Bulgaria and Romania to the Schengen agreement for visa-free travel. This transpires from the agenda for the last EP session ...
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Bulgarian President Meets with Visiting Presidents of Kosovo, Montenegro
December 7 (BTA) - Bulgarian President Rumen Radev held one-to-one meetings here Thursday with the visiting President of Kosovo, Hashim Thaci, and of Montenegro Filip Vujanovic, said the President's Press Secretariat. During the meetings the Bulgarian Head of State reconfirmed th...
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European Commission Adopts Decisions Concerning Bulgaria
December 7 (BTA correspondent Nikolay Jeliazkov) - The European Commission decided on Thursday to refer Bulgaria, Luxembourg, Romania and Spain to the Court of Justice of the EU for failure to notify complete transposition of EU rules on collective management of copyright and rel...
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CPPCC Vice Chairman Chen Yuan Visits Bulgaria
December 7 (BTA) - Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) Vice Chairman Chen Yuan talked with Bulgarian National Assembly Chair Tsveta Karayancheva here on Thursday. They discussed the development and deepening of bilateral relations in the areas of infrastruc...
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Sofia Hosts High-Level Conference on Western Balkans' Stronger Regional Integration
December 7 (BTA) - "It is only up to us to demonstrate that the countries of our region bring prosperity rather than problems to the EU," Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borissov said, addressing a Conference on Stronger Regional Integration in the Balkans here on Thursday.
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PM Borissov Meets with Albanian, Serbian Government Leaders
December 7 (BTA) - Prime Minister Boyko Borissov met with the prime ministers of Albania and Serbia who are in Sofia for Thursday's conference launching the initiative in support of the European integration and infrastructure connectedness of the Western Balkans. The event is org...
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Foreign Ministry's Position on Jerusalem Status
December 7 (BTA) - The status of Jerusalem as a holy city of the three monotheistic religions should be negotiated through Israeli-Palestinian peace talks leading to agreement on the final status of the Palestinian Territories, the Foreign Ministry said late on Wednesday.
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Parliament Criminalizes Propagation of Radical Islam on First Reading
December 6 (BTA) - Bulgaria's Parliament voted on Wednesday, 88-22 with 50 abstentions, to pass on first reading a Bill to Amend and Supplement the Penal Code criminalizing the propagation of radical Islam and coercing or inducing another to wear clothing partially concealing or ...