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Counter-corruption Combat and Relations among the State Institutions in President Radev's BNT Interview
October 13 (BTA) - In a Bulgarian National Television (BNT) interview on Thursday, President Rumen Radev focused on the counter-corruption combat and the relations among the state institutions. The interview was recorded by BNT ahead of the President's departure Thursday for Azer...
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Expert Environmental Council Approves Kresna Gorge Section Design of Struma Motorway
October 12 (BTA) - A high-level expert council with the Environment Ministry on Thursday approved the East G10.20 design for the construction of Lot 3.2 (the section between Kresna and Krupnik) of the Struma motorway.
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ALDE President Van Baalen Meets MRF Leadership
October 12 (BTA) - Hans Van Baalen, President of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe Party, said that Europe should be made up by democratic parties along the centre, centre-right and centre-left spectrum, and that there is no place for extreme nationalism. He was s...
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National Radio Hosts 14th EBU Legal and Public Affairs Assembly
October 12 (BTA) - Deputy Culture Minister Roumen Dimitrov addressed on Thursday the delegates to the 14th Legal and Public Affairs Assembly of the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) which opened here. Bulgaria will be the centre of dialogue and the achievement of a reasonable com...
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Bulgaria Participates in Justice and Home Affairs Council as It Confirms Establishment of European Public Prosecutor's O...
October 12 (BTA) - Bulgarian Justice Minister Tsetska Tsacheva participated in a Justice and Home Affairs Council Thursday as it adopted a regulation on the establishment of a European Public Prosecutor's Office (EPPO), said Tsacheva's Ministry.
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Lasting Downward Trend in Air Pollution with Particulate Matter in Sofia
October 12 (BTA) - There has been a lasting trend for decreasing air pollution with particulate matter in Sofia since 2011, Environment Minister Neno Dimov said here Thursday. He was speaking at an exchange-of-experience conference on reducing urban air pollution.
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Bulgarian, French Defence Ministers Discuss Security Challenges in the Balkans
October 12 (BTA) - On Wednesday, the second day of an official visit to France, Bulgarian Defence MInister Krassimir Karakachanov met with the French Minister of the Armed Forces, Florence Parly, Karakachanov's Ministry said.
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Eastern European Foreign Ministers Support Bulgaria's Efforts for Western Balkans' EU Integration
October 11 (BTA) - Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ekaterina Zaharieva has received the full support of her counterparts from the Visegrad Four and the Western Balkans on the region's faster EU integration during the Bulgarian Presidency of the EU Council in 2018, the ...
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Sociologist Antoniy Galabov Warns of Risk of Bulgarian EU Presidency Being Compromised
October 11 (BTA) - The big question is whether Bulgaria will avoid the risk of its Presidency of the EU Council in 2018 being compromised as a result of the internal political tension, Antoniy Galabov, sociologist and head of the Public Policies Lab with New Bulgarian University,...
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Socialists Back Medical Association's Memorandum on State Budget
October 11 (BTA) - Members of the BSP For Bulgaria parliamentary group and the leadership of the Bulgarian Medical Association (BMA) on Wednesday discussed the healthcare budget for 2018 and the condition of the national healthcare system.
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Bulgarian Defence Ministry: Permanent NATO Naval Presence in Black Sea Is Not Planned
October 11 (BTA) - Bulgarian Deputy Defence Minister Atanas Zapryanov said Wednesday that there are no plans to establish permanent NATO naval presence in the Black Sea. He was speaking before journalists at the Council of Ministers in the wake of reports by the international med...
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Defence Minister Talks with French Parliamentarians
October 11 (BTA) - A Bulgarian delegation led by Defence Minister Krassimir Karakachanov held meetings at the National Defence and Armed Forces Committee in the French National Assembly on October 10, the first day of the delegation's official visit to France, the Defence Ministr...
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EU Scrutiny Group on Europol to Meet in Sofia Next Year to Discuss Western Balkans and Counterterrorism
October 10 (BTA) - The newly founded EU Joint Parliamentary Scrutiny Group on Europol (JPSG) will hold its next meeting in Sofia on March 18-19, 2018, Bulgaria's National Assembly Internal Security Committee Chair Tsvetan Tsvetanov said in Brussels on Tuesday, as quoted by his GE...
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Tourism Minister Angelkova Confers with Italian Deputy Foreign Minister Della Vedova
October 10 (BTA) - Tourism Minister Nikolina Angelkova conferred here on Tuesday with Italian Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Benedetto Della Vedova, and with Italy's Ambassador to Bulgaria Stefano Baldi, the Tourism Ministry said in a press relea...
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Socialists Tables Bill on Electionof State, Municipal-Owned Enterprises
October 10 (BTA) - The parliamentary group of the Bulgarian Socialist Party (BSP) for Bulgaria will table a bill regulating the election of the boards of state- and municipal-owned enterprises, the left said against the backdrop of recent accusations for the appointment of relati...
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Football Legend Hristo Stoichkov to Be Relieved of Duties as Bulgaria's Honorary Consul to Spain
October 10 (BTA) - A procedure is initiated to relieve football legend Hristo Stoichkov from his duties as Bulgaria's Honorary Consul to Spain, seated in Barcelona and covering the Spanish autonomous communities of Catalonia and Aragon, the Bulgarian Foreign Ministry reported Tue...
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United Patriots Tell Albanian Ambassador that Tirana Should Recognize Bulgarian Minority
October 10 (BTA) - Members of the parliamentary group of the United Patriots have insisted that the Bulgarian community in Albania should be recognized officially by the Albanian authorities. They pressed their demand during a meeting with Albanian Ambassador to Sofia Qirjako Kur...
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Vice President Yotova: Cohesion Policy Should Be Included among Priorities
October 10 (BTA) - One of the challenges before the Bulgarian Presidency of the EU is the multiannual financial framework, Vice President Iliyana Yotova said and voiced hope that the discussion for the next budgeting period will begin within the Bulgarian Presidency of the EU. Sh...
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Bulgarian PM, European Council President Hold Phone Conversation
October 10 (BTA) - Prime Minister Boyko Borissov held a phone conversation with European Council President Donald Tusk, the Government Information Service said Tuesday. Following the discussions held during the Tallinn meeting of EU heads of state and government, Borissov and Tus...
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Bulgarian Export Up 12.9 Per Cent in January-August 2017 YoY
October 10 (BTA) - Exports from Bulgaria increased by 12.9 per cent in January-August 2017, year on year, to reach a value of 34,093.2 million leva, according to preliminary data released by the National Statistical Institute on Tuesday. In August, the total export totalled 4,32...