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Tsvetan Tsvetanov to Participate in Migration Management Conference in Brussels
June 20 (BTA) - Tsvetan Tsvetanov, Floor Leader and Deputy Chairman of Bulgaria's ruling GERB party, will take part in a High-Level Conference on Migration Management, which will be held in Brussels on June 21, GERB said on Tuesday. The conference will be attended by senior of...
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Minister Dimov Participates in EU Environment Council in Luxembourg
June 20 (BTA) - Bulgaria's Environment and Water Minister Neno Dimov participated in a regular meeting of the EU Environment Council in Luxembourg. On June 19 the Council discussed two legislative proposals to cut emissions in sectors not covered by the emissions trading scheme: ...
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Bulgarian President Radev Invites Russian President Putin to Visit in 2018
June 20 (BTA) - Bulgarian President Rumen Radev invited Russian President Vladimir Putin to pay an official visit to Bulgaria in 2018 on the occasion of the 140th anniversary of the end of the Russo-Turkish War of 1877-1878 and Bulgaria's liberation from Ottoman rule, Radev's pre...
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Foreign Minister Zaharieva Addresses EU Council Meeting in Luxembourg
June 19 (BTA) - Addressing an EU Foreign Affairs Council meeting in Luxembourg on Monday, Bulgarian Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ekaterina Zaharieva welcomed the progress achieved in the EU's cooperation with NATO. Zaharieva singled out the two blocs' joint actions ...
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Hungarian Interior Minister Expresses Full Support for Bulgaria's Schengen Entry
June 19 (BTA) - Hungary fully supports Bulgaria's bid to join the Schengen border-free area, Hungarian Interior Minister Sandor Pinter said on Monday. Pinter talked with his Bulgarian counterpart Valentin Radev in Budapest, Radev's ministry reported.
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Bulgaria Can Fulfill All EC Recommendations on Judicial Reform by Year's End
June 19 (BTA correspondent Nikolay Jeliazkov) - Bulgarian Justice Minister Tsetska Tsacheva believes that by the end of this year her country can fulfill all recommendations contained in the European Commission's January report on the nation's progress in reforming its judicial s...
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No Bulgarian Service Members Injured in Sunday's Terror Attack in Mali
June 18 (BTA) - No Bulgarian service members were injured in Sunday's terror attack at luxury resort Le Campement Kangaba, 30 km southeast of the capital Bamako, the Defence Ministry said Monday.
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Court Fails to Proceed with Burgas Airport Bombing Trial Again
June 19 (BTA) - The specialized court on Monday did not proceed with the trial for the 2012 bombing at Burgas Airport due to the incorrect summons of some of the Israeli witnesses and one legal person. Also, the Bulgarian counsel for the Israelis presented objective reasons for h...
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Judges Elect All Six Representatives to Supreme Judicial Council
June 18 (BTA) - Judges on Sunday elected their representatives to the new Supreme Judicial Council (SJC). The newly elected members are Atanaska Disheva (Supreme Administrative Court), Krassimir Shekerdjiev (Supreme Court of Cassation), Olga Kerelska (Supreme Court of Cassation),...
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PM Borissov Condoles over Victims of Portugal's Fires
June 18 (BTA) - Prime Minister Boyko Borissov condoled with his Portuguese counterpart Antonio Costa over the loss of human lives in the huge forest fires raging across Portugal, the government information service said.
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Bulgarian Leaders Eulogize Late German Chancellor Kohl
June 17 (BTA) - On Saturday, Bulgarian leaders eulogized former German Chancellor Helmut Kohl who passed away on Friday. In his official Facebook page, Bulgarian President Rumen Radev described Kohl as "a politician of the generation of visionaries with will power who found a ...
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European Council Ready to Extend by 12 Months Deadlines for Absorption of EUR 160 Mln Provide for Bulgarian Border Secur...
June 17 (BTA) - In a letter received on Friday, EU Migration, Home Affairs and Citizenship Commissioner Dimitris Avramopoulos wrote that the European Council is ready to extend by 12 months the deadlines for the absorption of 160 million euro provided for Bulgarian border securit...
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Terminating Contracts with US-Owned TPPs Will Cost Lv 3,000 Mln - Minister
June 16 (BTA) - The termination of the contracts with the US-owned thermal power plants (TPP), A&S Maritza East 1 and Contour Global Maritza East 3, will cost around 3,000 million leva, Bulgarian Energy Minister Temenouzhka Petkova said, addressing Parliament during Question Time...
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Foreign Minister Zaharieva Presents Bulgaria's Foreign Policy Priorities to Diplomatic Corps
June 16 (BTA) - Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ekaterina Zaharieva Friday presented Bulgaria's foreign policy priorities to the diplomatic corps, Zaharieva's Ministry said in a press release. "The European and Euro-Atlantic direction of development has always been ...
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European Commission Approves Public Support for Bulgarian Railway Company BDZ
June 16 (BTA correspondent Nikolay Jeliazkov) - The European Commission has concluded that Bulgarian support measures in favour of the publicly-owned railway incumbent BDZ are in line with EU state aid rules. The measures will allow the company to address its debt level without u...
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Socialist Party Demands Budget 2017 Update
June 16 (BTA) - The Bulgarian Socialist Party (BSP) Friday requested an update of Budget 2017. BSP leader Kornelia Ninova read a declaration in the name of the parliamentary group. According to the left, GERB is intentionally reducing the revenue section of the budget to repor...
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PM Borissov Attends Working Meeting to Achieve Alignment Reducing Administrative Weight
June 16 (BTA) - Prime Minister Boyko Borissov Friday presided at a working meeting with representatives of local authorities, state institutions and branch organisations. Borissov underscored to need to synchronise municipalities and municipal administrations to reduce the admin...
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GERB Accuse Socialists and President Radev of Double Standards in Nazi Salute Scandal
June 16 (BTA) - The ruling GERB party on Friday accused the Bulgarian Socialist Party (BSP) and the country's President Rumen Radev of having double standards in being tough on public officials who have joked about Nazi symbols yet failing to show much concern about a similar...
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Energy Minister Petkova, Total Representatives Sign Annex to Oil and Gas Exploration in Black Sea
une 15 (BTA) - Energy Minister Temenouzhka Petkova and representatives of Total E&P Bulgaria, OMV Offshore Bulgaria and Repsoil Bulgaria B.V. have signed an annex to the agreement for natural gas and oil exploration, the ministry said Thursday.
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Interior Ministry Employees to Get Pay Rise, but Unions Remain Ready to Protest
June 15 (BTA) - The trade union organizations at the Interior Ministry remain ready for a protest but have reached agreement with the Ministry's leadership on their key grievances, it emerged at a news briefing after a meeting of the Ministry's Social Partnership Council on Thurs...