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EC Awards Additional EUR 1.22 Mln to Help Improve Conditions for Refugees in Bulgaria
July 10 (BTA Correspondent Nikolay Jeliazkov) - The European Commission (EC) has awarded an additional 1.22 million euro in emergency assistance to support UNHCR's activities in Bulgaria to help improve reception conditions and the protection environment of asylum seekers and ref...
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Bulgarian Industrial Association Calls for Withdrawal of Administrative Procedure Code Amendments
July 10 (BTA) - In a statement on Monday the Bulgarian Industrial Association (BIA) urged for the withdrawal of a bill to amend the Administrative Procedure Code and then for putting it up for public discussion. The statement has been sent to National Assembly Chairman Dimiter Gl...
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Prosecutor General: Tension in Assenovgrad Result of Long-tolerated Feeling of Impunity
July 10 (BTA) - The tension in the southern town of Assenovgrad is not ethnic, but it is convenient to present it as such, said here on Monday Prosecutor General Sotir Tsatsarov. His personal view is that the tension is the result of a long-tolerated feeling of impunity.
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PM Borissov Attends 22nd Petroleum Forum In Istanbul
July 10 (BTA) - Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borissov is attending on Monday the 22nd World Petroleum Congress in Istanbul, mottoed "Bridges to Our Energy Future". The 5,000-plus delegates from around the world are discussing all aspects of the oil industry, including its socia...
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Sofia Hosts Defence, Aeorospace Industry and Research Conference
July 10 (BTA) - A conference on Defence and Aerospace Industry and Research under the auspices of President Roumen Radev opened Monday in Sofia. The event was opened by the President who expressed hope that the conference will contribute to Bulgaria's integration in leading Europ...
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Bulgaria Wins Three Titles at Varna Under-21 Karate Tournament
July 9 (BTA) - Bulgaria won three titles and a total of 18 medals at the KWU Varna Cup 2017, an international kyokushin karate tournament for cadets (ages 18 to 21) held in the Kamchia resort on Friday.
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Prime Minister Borissov to Attend World Petroleum Congress in Istanbul
July 9 (BTA) - Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borissov will be in Istanbul on July 10 to attend the 22nd World Petroleum Congress. Borissov has been invited to the event by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, the Bulgarian government press service reported on Sunday.
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Justice Minister Tsacheva Attends Informal EU Justice and Home Affairs Council in Tallinn
July 8 (BTA) - Justice Minister Tsetska Tsacheva attended an informal EU Justice and Home Affairs Council in Tallinn on July 6-7, her ministry said on Saturday.
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Vice President Yotova: Institutions Are in Debt to People with Disabilities
July 8 (BTA) - Institutions don't do enough for people with disabilities, said on Saturday Vice President Iliana Yotova at the opening of the 11 th edition of a national festival of people with disabilities in Pernik. The Vice President conveyed greeting to the festival participa...
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Foreign Minister Zaharieva Reviews Bulgaria-Macedonia Treaty
July 8 (BTA) - In a statement on Saturday GERB responded to a call by socialist leader Kornelia Ninova on the Prime Minister that the Bulgaria-Macedonia Good-Neighbourlines Treaty should be debated by Parliament and a common position be put forward.
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Mariya Gabriel Appointed EU Digital Economy Commissioner
July 7 (BTA correspondent Nikolay Jeliazkov) - The Council of the European Union, by common accord with European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker, on Friday appointed Mariya Gabriel as the new commissioner for digital economy and society, the Council reported.
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Another Corpbank Record Declassified
July 7 (BTA) - The Administration of President Rumen Radev published a transcript of a July 14, 2014 meeting of the Consultative Council on National Security (CCNS) which discussed the financial situation in Bulgaria in connection with the ailing Corporate Commercial Bank (Corpba...
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Italian Jets Arrive in Bulgaria for Joint Air Policing
July 7 (BTA correspondent Nikolay Jeliazkov) - Italian Eurofighter jets are joining Bulgarian MiG-29 fighter jets on July 7 for joint air policing of Allied airspace over Bulgaria, NATO said. Part of NATO's enhanced air policing measures, the mission will last until October.
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Volya Launches Campaign for Scrapping MP Immunity
July 7 (BTA) - The Volya Parliamentary Group declared on Friday it is launching a campaign for the abolition of parliamentary immunity. Volya leader and Deputy National Assembly Chairman Vesselin Mareshki pointed out that MP immunity is unnecessary and has become an instrument...
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President Radev: "Connectivity, Cooperation, Security Are Cornerstones of Central and Eastern Europe's Development"
July 7 (BTA) - Bulgarian President Rumen Radev said that connectivity, cooperation and security should become the guiding principles in the development of Central and Eastern Europe. He was speaking at the Global Forum, organized by the Atlantic Council, in Warsaw on Friday.
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Parliament Amends Code of Civil Procedure on First Reading, Curbing Powers of Private Enforcement Agents, Banks, Utility...
July 7 (BTA) - Bulgaria's Parliament Friday unanimously passed on first reading four bills amending the Code of Civil Procedure, moved by GERB, BSP for Bulgaria, the United Patriots and Volya. The idea of the revisions is to curb the powers of private enforcement agents, banks an...
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Bulgaria Repays Principal, Pays Last Interest Coupon on Eurobond Issue Maturing July 9, 2017
July 7 (BTA) - The Ministry of Finance has ordered the payment of 990.375 million euro to the holders of five-year Eurobonds of the Republic of Bulgaria, issued at annual interest coupon of 4.25 per cent and maturing on July 9, 2017. The sum includes 950 million euro principal an...
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PM Borissov: "Newbuilt Aircraft Must Be Procured for Air Force"
July 7 (BTA) - "Let the experts have their say, but the aircraft [to be procured for the Bulgarian Air Force] must be newbuilt - loads of money will anyway have to be spent on them," Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borissov said here on Friday.
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President Radev: "Joint Projects, Investments of States in Central, Eastern Europe Will Strengthen EU"
July 6 (BTA) - "More investments and joint projects in infrastructure, energy and digitalization in the area between the three seas: the Black Sea, the Adriatic and the Baltic will generate value added for the citizens of Central and Eastern Europe and will make the entire Europe...
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Bulgaria, Greece to Set Up Multimodal Corridor between Black Sea, Aegean and Danube
July 6 (BTA) - Bulgaria and Greece agreed on broadening the scope of their multimodal corridor linking the Black Sea ports of Varna and Bourgas and the Aegean ports of Kavala and Alexandroupolis.