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Chief of Defence Lt. General Botsev Discusses Bilateral Military Cooperation with Italian, Georgian Counterparts
July 21 (BTA) - The Chief of Defence, Lt. General Andrei Botsev, Friday met with the Italian Chief of Defence Staff of the Italian Armed Forces, Claudio Graziano, and the Georgian Chief of General Staff, Major General Vladimir Chachibaya. Botsev expressed satisfaction with the ex...
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Court Case of European Commission vs Bulgaria Ends with Ban on Further Construction in Kaliakra Area
July 21 (BTA) - An EU court case of the European Commission versus Bulgaria ended with a ban on further construction activity in the Kaliakra area on the Bulgarian seacoast, the Environment and Water Ministry reported on Friday. The case had been opened in connection with the bui...
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Security Council Holds First Meeting under New Government
July 21 (BTA) - A Security Council under the Council of Ministers held its first meeting, chaired by Prime Minister Boyko Borissov, on Friday. It adopted the rules according to which meetings will be held, a report about the Council's activities for 2016 was presented and an a...
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UN Environmental Report Says Bulgaria Has Reduced Household Waste, Air Pollution Considerably
July 21 (BTA) - Bulgaria has reduced household waste generation considerably in recent years, the Ministry of Environment and Water said, quoting a United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) report. This is the Third Environmental Performance Review of Bulgaria coverin...
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Prime Minister Tells EC Vice President that Cybercrime Requires More Attention
July 21 (BTA) - The European Commission could pay more attention to the fight against cyber threats and cybercrime, Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borissov told European Commission Vice President Jyrki Katainen, who is in charge of Jobs, Growth, Investment and Competitiveness in ...
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Prosecutor General Tsatsarov Moves to Lift Immunity of GERB MP
July 21 (BTA) - Prosecutor General Sotir Tsatsarov has moved to lift the immunity of GERB MP Zhivko Martinov.
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BNB Amends Ordinance on Licences, Approvals and Permissions
July 21 (BTA) - The Governing Council of the Bulgarian National Bank has supplemented and amended an ordinance on the licences, approvals and permissions issued by the bank under the Credit Institutions Act.
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No Reports about Injured Bulgarians in Earthquake That Hit Turkey and Greece
July 21 (BTA) - There are no reports about injured Bulgarians in a 6.7-magnitude earthquake that hit Greece and Turkey in the early hours of Friday, said the Bulgarian Foreign Ministry.
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Bulgaria Asks for EU Assistance with Courts' Structural Reform
July 21 (BTA) - In a June 21 letter, Deputy Prime Minister for judicial reform Ekaterina Zaharieva and Justice Minister Tsetska Tsacheva asked the EC's Structural Reform Support Service for assistance in support of the structural reform of Bulgarian courts, the Justice Ministry s...
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European Investment Bank Marks 25 Years of Providing Financial Support to Bulgaria
July 20 (BTA) - The European Investment Bank (EIB) Group on Thursday marked the 25th anniversary of its first loan in Bulgaria and reconfirmed its commitment to supporting the country's economy via loans, the provision of advisory services, and through blending of its resources w...
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Government Has Asked EC to Conduct Analysis on Bulgarian Courts
July 20 (BTA) - Supreme Court of Cassation (SCC) President Lozan Panov confirmed on Thursday Prosecutor General Sotir Tsatsarov's statement that the Government has asked the European Commission (EC) to conduct an analysis on the structure of Bulgarian courts.
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Trade Unions Say Scrapping of Seniority Bonus Not Highly Relevant
July 20 (BTA) - Plamen Dimitrov, President of the Confederation of Independent Trade Unions in Bulgaria (CITUB), told reporters that scrapping the seniority bonus is not highly relevant right now, unlike low incomes and pensions, labour shortages, education and health care reform...
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Bulgaria, Estonia, Austria Sign Gender Equality Declaration
July 20 (BTA) - Labour and Social Policy Minister Bisser Petkov participated in an informal meeting of the EU's employment, social policy and health ministers in the Estonian capital on Wednesday.
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Breweries Post Sales of Lv 500 Mln for 2016
July 20 (BTA) - Bulgarian brewers have seen steady growth, with sales reaching 500 million leva in 2016. The Union of Brewers in Bulgaria (UBB) accounted for 467 million leva of them. The Union, which celebrates the Day of the Prophet Elijah, July 20, as its professional holid...
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Corpbank Siphoning Off Goes to Court
July 20 (BTA) - An indictment for the siphoning off of Commercial Corporate Bank (Corpbank) was presented to the Sofia City Court on Thursday. Corpbank's former majority shareholder Tzvetan Vassilev has been charged on 76 counts, including leading a crime group and very serious e...
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Justice Minister Tsacheva: EC's Goals for Bulgaria Are Attainable
July 19 (BTA correspondent Nikolay Jeliazkov) - Bulgaria's Justice Minister Tsetska Tsacheva commented that the lifting of the Cooperation and Verification Mechanism (CVM) depends on Bulgaria's track record in implementing the European Commission's recommendations.
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Bulgarian, Greek, Romanian Gas Companies Sign Memorandum Related to Vertical Gas Corridor
July 19 (BTA) - Representatives of gas companies Bulgartransgaz EAD (Bulgaria), ICBG AD (Bulgaria), DESFA S.A. (Greece), FGSZ Ltd. (Hungary) and SNTGN TRANSGAZ S.A. (Romania) signed a memorandum of understanding about a project for implementation of the Vertical Gas Corridor. The...
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Municipal Eco-Fund Has LV 1.3 Mln for Purchase of Electric Cars
July 19 (BTA) - The National Trust EcoFund has announced a third call for projects for purchase of electric cars for a total of 1.3 million leva, Environment Minister Neno Dimov told a news briefing Wednesday. The new scheme aims to encourage the use of electric cars for the need...
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President Radev: CETA's Ratification by Parliament Must Be Done with Maximum Consensus
July 19 (BTA) - Speaking to journalists here on Wednesday, President Rumen Radev said that having the most accurate information about the EU-Canada Comprehensive and Economic Trade Agreement (CETA) is of vital importance, while its ratification by Bulgaria's Parliament must be do...
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PM Borissov Meets with Bulgarian Ambassadors, Stresses Importance of Connectivity in Balkans
July 19 (BTA) - The Presidency of the Council of the EU is a type of coordination between the 27 Member States and a process that must delve into the problems each one of them has. The EU Presidency is not governing the EU, but offers chances, especially concerning the priorities...
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