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MRF Leader Karadayi Confers with Dutch PM Rutte
December 3 (BTA) - Movement for Rights and Freedoms (MRF) leader Mustafa Karadayi has conferred on Saturday with Dutch Prime Minister and leader of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (PPFD) Mark Rutte.
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Socialists in Bulgarian, European Parliament with Joint Initiative for Bulgaria's Entry in Schengen
December 2 (BTA) - On December 13, the Party of European Socialists (PES) will initiate a common discussion in the European Parliament on Bulgaria's entry in the Schengen area, and the Bulgarian Socialist Party (BSP) will do the same in Bulgaria's National Assembly, BSP leader Ko...
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Bulgaria, Albania, Macedonia Launch Process for Construction of Common Security Platform
December 2 (BTA) - After the plenary and bilateral meetings held within the US-Adriatic Charter Defence Ministerial in Ohrid, Macedonia, a trilateral meeting took place on Friday between the defence ministers of Bulgaria and Macedonia and Albanian Deputy Minister of Defence Petro...
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Organized Crime Group Re-exporting Medicines Busted
December 2 (BTA) - An organized crime group has been busted for economic crimes involving re-export of medicinal products, it transpired at a briefing in the Interior Ministry on Saturday. Participating were Interior Minister Valentin Radev and Health Minister Kiril Ananiev, the ...
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Maria Petrova Elected President of UEG Rhythmic Gymnastics Technical Committee
December 2 (BTA) - Bulgaria's triple world gymnastics champion Maria Petrova was elected President of the European Union of Gymnastics (UEG) Rhythmic Gymnastics Technical Committee at the 27th UEG Congress held here Saturday.
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Standard & Poor's Raises Bulgaria's Credit Ratings to 'BBB-/A-3'
December 2 (BTA) - The Standard & Poor's Global Ratings agency has raised its long-term and short-term sovereign credit ratings on Bulgaria in foreign and local currency to 'BBB-/A-3' from 'BB+/B', the Finance Ministry said Saturday.
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Working Meeting Convened by PM Borissov Concludes Population Is Not at Risk Following Heavy Rain
December 2 (BTA) - Prime Minister Boyko Borissov convened a working meeting at the Council of Ministers on Saturday to discuss matters related to health care and the situation in the country following the heavy rain showers. Attending were Health Minister Kiril Ananiev, Interior ...
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President Radev to Pay Three-Day Working Visit to France
December 2 (BTA) - President Rumen Radev will be on a working visit to France from December 4 to 6 at the invitation of his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron, Radev' press secretariat said Saturday. The visit is a continuation of the bilateral dialogue at the highest level fo...
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Website of Bulgarian EU Presidency Launched
December 2 (BTA) - The website of the Bulgarian Presidency of the EU Council has been launched on www.eu2018bg.bg, the Ministry for the Bulgarian Presidency of the EU Council reported. Since the Cyrillic alphabet is the third official alphabet in the EU, the Bulgarian Presidency'...
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Gen. Petr Pavel Praises Bulgaria's Contribution to NATO
December 1 (BTA) - General Petr Pavel, Chairman of the NATO Military Committee, praised highly Bulgaria's contribution to NATO activities, missions and operations. He thanked this country for its contribution to NATO in the interests of regional and global security.
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Bulgarian Socialist Party Petitions Constitutional Court about Procedure of Adoption of 2018 State Budget
December 1 (BTA) - The opposition Bulgarian Socialist Party (BSP) petitions the Constitutional Court about the procedure of adoption of the 2018 state budget, BSP MP Zhelyo Boichev told a briefing in Parliament on Friday. Boichev said that according to the BSP, the procedure was ...
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Parliament Adopts Position on Draft Bulgaria Programme for Bulgaria's Presidency of the EU Council
December 1 (BTA) - Parliament Friday adopted a position on the draft programme of the Bulgarian Presidency of the EU Council - January 1 to June 30, 2018. The position was tabled by MPs from different groups. The document was adopted with the votes of 154 of the 169 MPs present, ...
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Bulgarian Prime Minister Talks with Turkey's EU Affairs Minister
December 1 (BTA) - Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borissov told Turkey's EU Affairs Minister Omer Celik that the steady and sustainable development of the two countries' relations is a priority for Sofia's foreign policy, the Bulgarian government press service reported on Friday....
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Foreign Minister Presents Priorities of Bulgarian EU Presidency at First Major Forum on Its Calendar
December 1 (BTA) - Bulgarian Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ekaterina Zaharieva presented here Friday the priorities of the Bulgarian Presidency of the EU Council at an informal meeting of state secretaries and secretaries-general of the foreign ministries of the EU m...
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Future Concession Royalty for Sofia Airport Diverted from Pension System Stability Fund
November 30 (BTA) - A one-off royalty for the future concession for Sofia Airport is not going to go into the Pension System Stability Fund (Silver Fund) after Parliament voted a legal provision to this effect following heated debates late on Thursday. By law, the proceeds fro...
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Minister Pavlova: "We Hope to Change Bulgaria's Image with the EU Presidency"
December 1 (Lora Metanova of BTA) - One of Bulgaria's goals is to bring about a change in its image with the upcoming Bulgarian Presidency of the EU Council, to have people know Bulgaria more, to show what the strengths are of this country and why it should be respected, Liliayna...
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EC Welcomes Lifting of Canadian Visas for Bulgarian and Romanian Citizens as of 1 December
November 30 (BTA corr. Nikolay Jeliazkov) - The European Commission (EC) Thursday welcomed the forthcoming decision by Canada to lift visa requirements for Bulgarian and Romanian citizens as of 1 December, the EC said.
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Sofia Airport Welcomes This Year's 6 Millionth Passenger
November 30 (BTA) - Sofia Airport welcomed its 6 millionth passenger for the year on Thursday: Violina Trencheva, who arrived on a Wizz Air flight from Dortmund. For the first time in the history of a Bulgarian airport, two records were set within a single calendar year: the w...
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Economy Minister Discusses Improvement of Consumer Rights with EU Commissioner Jourova
November 30 (BTA) - Economy Minister Emil Karanikolov met with European Commissioner for Justice, Consumers and Gender Equality Vera Jourova and Estonian Economic Affairs and Infrastructure Minister Kadri Simson in Brussels on Thursday. They talked about the improvement of consum...
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Bulgarian Ministers Express Optimism about Strengthening of Contacts with Saudi Arabia
November 30 (BTA special correspondent Hristo Vodenov) - Prime Minister Boyko Borissov and the five ministers who are on the government delegation on an official visit to Riyadh told reporters they were satisfied with the meetings and were optimistic about forging deeper contacts...