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Vice President Yotova Calls for Outright Bulgarian Reaction to Ukrainia's New Education Law
September 14 (BTA) - Vice President Iliyana Yotova Thursday said she expects an outright reaction by the Bulgarian state institutions to a newly education law in Ukraine which she said limits the rights of minorities to study in their mother tongue. Yotova was speaking to journal...
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Bulgaria's Maria Gabriel Takes Oath as New EU Commissioner
September 14 (BTA correspondent Nikolay Jeliazkov) - At a ceremony in Luxembourg, Bulgaria's Maria Gebriel took the oath Thursday as the new member of the European Commission.
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Sofia City Hall Reports Lv 51 Mln More Revenue Y/Y
September 14 (BTA) - Sofia City Hall has collected 51 million leva more than it did in 2016, Deputy Mayor Doncho Barbalov who is responsible for finances told journalists Thursday. He was speaking after the annual report on the implementation of Sofia's budget for the previous ye...
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Parliament Overrides Presidential Veto on Amendments to Environment Protection Act
September 14 (BTA) - Parliament overturned the President's veto on changes to the Environment Protection Act adopted on July 27. The MPs re-adopted the Act Amending and Supplementing the Environment Protection Act by 138-78 votes and two abstentions.
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BSE Reports Growth of Turnover in August
September 14 (BTA) - The turnover on the main market of the Bulgarian Stock Exchange - Sofia (BSE-Sofia) in August exceeded the total turnover for the first five months of 2017, BSE-Sofia said.
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Earthquake Registered near Sofia
September 14 (BTA) - An earthquake measuring 3.5 points on the Richter Scale and epicentred around 25 km southwest of Sofia was registered at 4.53 a.m. local time on Thursday, the National Institute of Geophysics, Geodesy and Geography reported.
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Sofia Airport Marks 41% Growth January-June 2017
September 14 (BTA) - In the first eight months of the year, a total of 4,363,140 passengers were handled at the Sofia Airport, 41 per cent up compared to the like period of last year, Transport Minister Ivailo Moskovski said on Wednesday at a ceremony to mark the 80th anniversary...
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Private Enforcement Agents Fear that Code of Civil Procedure Revisions Will Be Detrimental to Small Debtors
September 13 (BTA) - "The proposed amendments to the Code of Civil Procedure (CCP) will be detrimental to small debtors. This group of people will find themselves in the hands of unlawful debt collectors, and the large debtors will be shielded and will practically get preferentia...
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President Radev Confers with Bulgarian-Born Canadian Magnate, Philanthropist Ignat Kaneff
September 13 (BTA) - "Bulgaria highly appreciates Ignat Kaneff's patriotic work and his support for preserving the cultural and intellectual traditions of the Bulgarian community in Canada and for the implementation of a number of educational and health care projects in this coun...
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Household Waste Fee to Be Calculated on Basis of Waste Quantity, Parliament Resolves on First Reading
September 13 (BTA) - The amount of the household waste fee will be calculated on the basis of the quantity of household waste generated, according to Government-proposed amendments to the Local Taxes and Fees Act that Bulgaria's Parliament passed on first reading Wednesday. The v...
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Government National Security Report Garners Varied Political Comments Related to Russia
September 13 (BTA) - Politicians from the various parliamentary groups reacted differently to the findings in the government's Annual National Security Report. The report positions the actions of Russia as a source of regional instability and one threatening Bulgaria's main goal ...
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Interior Ministry Would Need Nearly Lv 140 Mln a Year for 15% Pay Rise
September 12 (BTA) - The police trade unions and the Interior Ministry again talked wages on Tuesday but did not reach an agreement. The trade unions suggest that the minimum wage at the Ministry be linked to the country's minimum or average wage. Deputy Minister Stefan Balabano...
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Venice Commission Representatives, Bulgarian MPs Discuss Progress of Judicial Reform
September 12 (BTA) - Representatives of the Council of Europe's European Commission for Democracy through Law (Venice Commission) and members of the parliamentary groups in the Bulgarian National Assembly discussed the judicial reform after the latest constitutional amendments. T...
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Bulgaria Water Quality Improved, but Significant Funds Still Needed - European Court of Auditors
September 12 (BTA Special Correspondent Nikolay Jeliazkov) - The quality of drinking water available to consumers in Bulgaria, Hungary and Romania has improved in recent years thanks to EU funding, but a significant amount of money still needs to be invested, according to a new r...
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Bulgaria's Total Exports Grow 13.8 Per Cent, Imports 17 Per Cent in January-July 2017
September 12 (BTA) - In the January - July 2017 period, all goods exported from Bulgaria were valued at 29,772.4 million leva, up 13.8 per cent from the comparable period of 2016, according to preliminary data released by the National Statistical Institute on Tuesday. In July ...
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Electricity Production, Consumption Up in January-September 2017, Year on Year
September 12 (BTA) - Between January 1 and September 10, 2017 Bulgaria produced 31,361,720 MWh of electricity, 3.36 per cent more than the 30,343,383 MWh produced during the comparable period of 2016, according to figures released by the Electricity System Operator (ESO AD).
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Bulgaria Will Continue to Support Georgia's European, Euro-Atlantic Path - Foreign Minister
September 11 (BTA) - Georgia's State Minister for European and Euro-Atlantic Integration, Viktor Dolidze, is paying a visit to Bulgaria at the invitation of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Conferring with the guest on Monday, Deputy Prime Minister for Judicial Reform and Ministe...
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New President Elected at Supreme Administrative Court
September 11 (BTA) - A new President was elected at the Supreme Administrative Court (SAC) Monday. Georgi Cholakov was supported by 20 members of the Supreme Judicial Council (SJC) leaving the other contender for the office, Sonia Yankoulova, with only five votes.
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Trade Union, Civic Organizations and Political Parties Start Petition for Lower VAT and Nontaxable Income
September 11 (BTA) - The influential Podkrepa Labour Confederation, civic organizations and representatives of political parties Monday called for introduction of a nontaxable income theashold and for lowering the VAT for staple and baby foods, water, basic medicines, school book...
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Education Minister Warns of Risks of "Demographics of Illiterates Spiral"
September 11 (BTA) - The reproduction rate of mothers with less than elementary education is 3.5 times higher than those of the others in Bulgaria and this spiral of "the demographics of the illiterate" is one of the greatest threats to preserving the Bulgarian nation and the cou...
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