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Bulgaria Vows Support for ILO's Efforts against Poverty
October 3 (BTA) - Bulgaria vowed support for the efforts of the International Labour Organization to eradicate poverty. Increasing employment and ensuring fair work conditions in keeping with the ILO guidelines and conventions, are of key importance for overcoming inequality and ...
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Trade Union Says Bulgaria's Farm Workers Are the Second Poorest in the Balkans
October 3 (BTA) - Bulgarian farm workers are the second poorest in the Balkans with a monthly pay of 419 euro, leaving the bottom of the ranking to Macedonia with 401 euro. This transpired from the opening remarks by Confederation of Independent Trade Unions in Bulgaria (CITUB) l...
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New Members of Supreme Judicial Council Take Office
October 3 (BTA) - The new members of the Supreme Judicial Council (SJC) took office on Tuesday. During the official ceremony, Justice Minister Tsetska Tsacheva said that people expect honesty, justice, and impartiality from the new SJC members. National Assembly Deputy Chair Y...
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Conference Looks at Digital Economy in the Agenda of the Bulgarian Presidency of EU Council
October 2 (BTA) - Addressing a conference on "Europe at the Forefront of Digital Transformation" in Sofia Monday, the Bulgarian Minister of the Presidency of the EU Council, Liliyana Pavlova, and Deputy Prime Minister Tomislav Donchev spoke about the agenda of the Bulgarian Presi...
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PM Borissov Meets with ETUC General Secretary Visentini
October 2 (BTA) - Prime Minister Boyko Borissov and Luca Visentini, General Secretary of the European Trade Union Confederation, discussed the social topics on the agenda of Bulgaria's EU Council Presidency, the government information service said Monday.
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PM Borissov Meets AmCham EU Leadership
October 2 (BTA) - Prime Minister Boyko Borissov on Monday met with the leadership of the American Chamber of Commerce to the European Union, which is on a two-day visit here, the government information service said.
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President Radev: The Decision for New Fighters, Modernisation of the Army Is in the Hands of the Prime Minister
October 2 (BTA) - "The decision for buying new fighters and the comprehensive modernization of the army is in the hands of the Prime Minister. As I have already said, the responsibility is also his," President Rumen Radev told journalists after opening the new academic year in th...
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BTA Helps Bring Bulgarian Media from All Over World Together for 13th Time
October 2 (BTA) - Representatives of over 30 leading news media in Bulgaria, Moldova, Ukraine, Romania, Serbia, Spain, the Vatican, the Netherlands, Hungary, the Czech Republic, Greece, Cyprus, Israel, the United States and Canada will get together between October 4 and 8 for the...
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Foreign Ministry Advises Bulgarians to Avoid Saint Charles Station Area in Marseille
October 1 (BTA) - In relation with an incident in which a man stabbed to death two people at the Saint Charles train station in Marseille, the Bulgarian Foreign Ministry advises Bulgarian citizens to avoid the area until the situation returns to normal.
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GERB MP Delyan Dobrev Leaves Politics
October 1 (BTA) - GERB MP and regional coordinator for Haskovo Delyan Dobrev is to leave politics following accusations of influence peddling and business interests in the governance of Haskovo Municipality. In a bTV interview on Sunday Dobrev said he would sue socialist MP Elena...
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Labour Ministry to Propose Increase of Guaranteed Minimum Income
October 1 (BTA) - The Labour Ministry will propose an increase of the guaranteed minimum income (GMI) from 65 to 75 lv, Labour Minister Bisser Petkov told journalists on Sunday. He said that the GMI hadn't been adjusted since 2008 and that some 80 million leva would be needed for...
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Right-wing Bulgaria for Citizens Movement Elects New Chair
September 30 (BTA) - The Right-wing Bulgaria for the Citizens Movement (BCM) elected with a full majority in an open vote Dimiter Delchev as its new chair during the party's fourth national convention. Delchev remained the only candidate for the post, vacated by Meglena Kuneva...
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European Commission Presents Assessment on Sofia's Offer to Host European Medicines Agency
September 30 (BTA Correspondent Nikolay Jeliazkov) - The European Commission presented Saturday its assessment on the EU Member States' bids to host the European Medicines Agency (EMA) and the European Banking Authority. The two UK-based agencies will have to be relocated because...
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Defence Minister Karakachanov: Wages in Army Will Be Increased January 1, 2018
September 30 (BTA) - Starting January 1, 2018 wages in the Army will be increased, said here Saturday Defence Minister Krassimir Karakachanov, who attended an oath of enlistment ceremony at the Varna Naval Academy. Not all servicemen will get the same pay raise, with more mone...
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Foreign Ministry Warns of Volcano Eruption Threat on Indonesian Island of Bali
September 30 (BTA) - In connection with the possibility that the Agung volcano on the Indonesian island of Bali can erupt, the Bulgarian Foreign Ministry and the Embassy in Jakarta inform Bulgarian citizens that Indonesia has raised the alert for the volcano's eruption to its hig...
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Energy Minister Petkova: Public Procurements for Building Gas Interconnector with Greece to Start
September 29 (BTA) - Energy Minister Temenouzhka Petkova took part in the 4th Meeting of the Central and South-East European Gas Connectivity (CESEC) High Level Group, held in Bucharest on September 27-28, the Energy Ministry said Friday. The Bulgaria-Greece gas interconnector...
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In Tallinn, PM Borissov Confers with European President Tusk, European Commission President Juncker, Italian, Dutch Prim...
September 29 (BTA) - "Bulgaria does not pose a risk to the Eurozone and deserves a place in its 'waiting room' because it meets all criteria for this," Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borissov said at a meeting with European Council President Donald Tusk, quoted by the Government ...
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GERB MP Anton Todorov Confirms He Will Run for Secret-police Files Commission Chair
September 29 (BTA) - Anton Todorov of GERB confirmed here in Parliament on Friday that he has accepted to run for chair of the so called Secret-police Files Commission, which is responsible for disclosing and announcing affiliation of Bulgarian citizens to the Communist-era State...
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European Parliament's S&D Group Wants Schengen Area to Open to Bulgaria and Romania "Without Any Hesitations"
September 29 (BTA correspondent Nikolay Jeliazkov) - Gianni Pittella, President of the Group of Socialists and Democrats in the European Parliament, Thursday sent a letter to European Council President Donald Tusk urging the opening of the Schengen area of free movement to Bulgar...
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Prosecutor General Meets with EU Commissioners for Justice, Digital Economy
September 29 (BTA) - Prosecutor General Sotir Tsatsarov Thursday met with Vera Jourova, European Commissioner for Justice, Consumers and Gender Equality, and with Mariya Gabriel, Commissioner for Digital Economy and Society.