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Former NDK Director Charged with Misspending Money for Preparation of EU Council Presidency
July 19 (BTA) - The former executive director of the NDK convention centre, Miroslav Borshosh, has been charged with misspending 1.7 million leva of NDK money. Speaking to the press on his way out of the Sofia Investigative Service, he said that the investigator refused to show h...
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Brussels Hails Progress towards Signing of Bulgaria-Macedonia Good-Neighbourliness Treaty
July 19 (BTA correspondent Nikolay Jeliazkov) - Ranking EU officials hailed the progress towards signing a good-neighbourliness treaty between Bulgaria and Macedonia after the Parliament in Skopje opened debates on the draft treaty.
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Parliament Votes in Principle to Restrict Foreign Funding for Organizations of Judges, Prosecutors, Investigators and Co...
July 19 (BTA) - On 116-6 votes with 52 abstentions, on Wednesday the legislature voted in principle controversial revisions to the Judicial System Act which ban foreign financing for professional organizations of judges, prosecutors, investigators and court clerks. The revisions ...
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Deputy PM Simeonov Presents Bulgaria to Chinese Investors, Representatives at Investment Forum
July 18 (BTA) - Deputy Prime Minister Valeri Simeonov took part in the China Investment Forum, held in the 16+1 format in the Czech capital, and presented Bulgaria's advantages to a delegation of investors and representatives of institutions from China. The forum serves as a meet...
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Bulgaria Running Late with Armed Forces Modernization - President Radev
July 18 (BTA) - Bulgaria is definitely running late with the modernization of its armed forces, especially compared to its allies in the region, said here on Tuesday President Rumen Radev during the Shabla 2017 international military exercise.
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SANS Chairman: No Data on Bulgarians Present in Middle East Conflict Zone
July 18 (BTA) - Dimiter Georgiev, Chairman of the State Agency for National Security (SANS), said there were no data on Bulgarians present in the Middle East conflict zone. On Monday, Turkey published a list including 77 Bulgarians banned from entering that country. It is part...
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PM Borissov Has Telephone Conversation with Qatari Counterpart Abdullah
July 18 (BTA) - Prime Minister Boyko Borissov had a telephone conversation with his Qatari counterpart Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa Al Thani in connection with the diplomatic crisis that has emerged between some Arab states and Qatar, Cabinet's Press Service reported Tuesday.
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President Petitions Constitutional Court about CETA
July 18 (BTA) - President Rumen Radev asked the Constitutional Court to interpret provisions in the Bulgarian Constitution in connection with the EU-Canada Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA), the President's press secretariat reported on Tuesday.
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Finance Ministry Reopens 10.5-Year Government Bonds Issue
July 18 (BTA) - The Finance Ministry has reopened an issue of 10.5-year lev-denominated government securities maturing July 25, 2027, the Ministry said on Tuesday. Government securities worth 89.5 million leva were placed at an auction held on July 17, at a weighted average yi...
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Airplane Goes off Runway at Bourgas Airport
July 18 (BTA) - An airplane operated by Travel Service and flying in from Brno, the Czech Republic went off the side of the runway after landing at the airport in the Bulgarian seaside city of Bourgas.
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Bulgaria, Hungary to Advance Energy Cooperation
July 17 (BTA) - Bulgarian Deputy Prime Minister for judicial reform and Foreign Minister Ekaterina Zaharieva conferred with Hungarian Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade Peter Szijjarto in Brussels on Monday, Zaharieva's ministry said.
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Bulgarian-Swiss Trade on the Rise
July 17 (BTA) - Swiss imports from Bulgaria and Romania increased tenfold, while exports to the two countries tripled in the last ten years, the Swiss Federal Customs Administration said in an analysis on the occasion of the 10th anniversary of the two countries' accession to the...
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General Labour Inspectorate to Promote Decent Work under EEA & Norway Grants Project
July 17 (BTA) - Bulgaria's General Labour Inspectorate Executive Agency said on Monday it will be implementing a project to promote decent work under EEA and Norway Grants' Bilateral National Fund. The project will be worth 84,000 euro and is set for completion by March 31, 20...
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Borissov Talks with Romanian Counterpart Tudose
July 17 (BTA) - Prime Minister Boyko Borissov called Romania's Prime Minister Mihai Tudose to congratulate him on his election, the government information service said on Monday. The two government leaders discussed possible ways of cooperation under the EU's strategies for the D...
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Tennis: Grigor Dimitrov Back at No. 10 in ATP Ranking
July 17 (BTA) - Bulgaria's top tennis player is back at No. 10 of the ATP Ranking with 3160 points after making it to the fourth round at Wimbledon 2017 last week.
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Monument to Vassil Levski to Be Put Up in Canada
July 17 (BTA) - A groundbreaking ceremony for a monument to Vassil Levski took place near the Eastern Orthodox church in Brampton, Canada, on July 16, the Bulgarian Consulate General in Toronto said.
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Sofia Airport Posts 37% Increase in Passengers in June YoY
July 17 (BTA) - Sofia Airport has posted a 37.2 per cent year-on-year increase in passengers in June as part of a steady upward trend in recent months, its press office said.
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Food Wholesale Market Index Reflects Further Seasonal Drop in Fruit and Vegetable Prices
uly 16 (BTA) - The food wholesale market index has dropped by 2.9 percentage points since early July to 1.310 points, Bulgaria's State Commission on Commodity Exchanges and Wholesale Markets reported.
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Fifteen Illegal Migrants Arrested in Attempted Entry in Bulgaria
July 16 (BTA) - Fifteen illegal migrants were arrested by border police at the southern town of Svilengrad on Sunday morning, the Interior Ministry said.
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Bulgaria Puts Off Toll System Start for 2019
July 15 (BTA) - The development of a toll tax system in Bulgaria has been put off for 2019. This emerged from remarks by Regional Development Minister Nikolai Nankov on Nova TV on Saturday. "In the beginning of 2019 Bulgaria should have the resources to develop such a system," he...