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ECOFIN Confirms that Excessive Macroeconomic Imbalances Exist in Bulgaria
May 23 (BTA correspondent Nikolay Jeliazkov) - The EU Economic and Financial Affairs Council (ECOFIN) on Tuesday agreed with the European Commission's view that excessive macroeconomic imbalances exist in Bulgaria and five other EU member states (France, Croatia, Italy, Cyprus, ...
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Bulgarian Foreign Minister Meets Greek Counterpart
May 23 (BTA) - Bulgarian Foreign Minister Ekaterina Zaharieva conferred with Greek counterpart Nikos Kotzias here Tuesday, the Foreign Ministry said. The two met on the sidelines of the Second Rhodes Conference for Security and Stability taking place here May 22 and 23.
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Sofia Sends Its Condolences over Manchester Concert Attack
May 23 (BTA) - Bulgarian President Rumen Radev, Prime Minister Boyko Borissov and other state and party officials sent messages of condolences to the UK over the deadly bombing in Manchester Monday night. The deadly blast in Manchester Arena killed 22. The Foreign Ministry in Sof...
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Vice President Takes Part in BSEC Summit
May 22 (BTA) - Addressing the 25th Anniversary Summit of the Heads of State and Government of the BSEC Member States, Bulgarian Vice President Iliana Iotova said: "The Black Sea Economic Cooperation Organization (BSEC) should increase its efficiency and become strong enough in or...
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Deputy PM Zaharieva Takes Part in Second Rhodes Conference for Security and Stability
May 22 (BTA) - Deputy Prime Minister for Judicial Reform and Foreign Minister Ekaterina Zaharieva is participating in the Second Rhodes Conference for Security and Stability, which is taking place in Rhodes, Greece, on May 22-23, the Foreign Ministry said.
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Stara Zagora Voted Best City to Live In for 2016
May 22 (BTA) - The south-central city of Stara Zagora won the Best City to Live In for 2016 title in the tenth anniversary edition of a poll conducted by the commercial Darik Radio. Participating in the poll were the 27 regional centres in Bulgaria which were assessed by various ...
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European Commission Makes Four Recommendations about Bulgaria's Economy
May 22 (BTA correspondent Nikolay Jeliazkov) - The European Commission Monday released its country-specific recommendations for each EU economy, including four recommendations to Bulgaria. The Commission expects Bulgaria to further improve tax collection and tax compliance, in...
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President Radev Confers with Management of E-Government State Agency
May 22 (BTA) - The electronic government is a strategic priority of Bulgaria, an irreversible process and the only way to attain goals of critical importance: effectiveness, transparency, success in tackling corruption, accountability and control, President Rumen Radev said durin...
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Road Toll System Public Procurement Procedure Suspended by Appeals
May 22 (BTA) - The public procurement award procedure to design, build and implement an electronic toll system for vehicles of over 3.5 tonnes has been suspended after three appeals were received on Friday, May 19, the Road Infrastructure Agency said in a press release on Monday.
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Bulgaria's Responsible Forest Management Standard Approved, Will Take Effect August 16
May 22 (BTA) - The Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) standards and policies unit has announced the approval of a national standard for responsible forest management, developed for Bulgaria, which will take effect in the territory of the country on August 16, 2017, WWF Bulgaria sai...
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Evgeni Dikov is First Elected Member of Supreme Judicial Council for Next Term
May 21 (BTA) - National Investigation Service Director Evgeni Dikov became the first elected member of the Supreme Judicial Council for the next term. Dikov's bid for the job was supported by 296 out of 444 judicial investigators eligible to vote. The other votes were invalid.
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Prosecutor General Regrets TZUM Meeting But is Not Ashamed of It
May 21 (BTA) - Prosecutor General Sotir Tsatsarov said on Saturday that, as a person, he regrets the controversial TZUM meeting which got him into a scandal, but added that he has nothing to be ashamed of or worry about in this case. The notorious meeting was between Tsatsarov...
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A Record 423 Kg of Heroin Seized at Bulgarian-Romanian Border
May 21 (BTA) - A very large consignment of 423 kg of heroin was seized at the Vidin border checkpoint on the Danube River between Bulgaria and Romania, Customs Agency Director Georgi Kostov told a news briefing on Sunday. This is the largest amount of an illicit drug ever impound...
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Lv 401 Mln Out of Sofia's Lv 1,265 Mln Budget Earmarked for Investments, Deputy Mayor Says in BTA Interview
May 20 (BTA) - "The total budget framework of Sofia Municipality for 2017 is 1,265 million leva, of which 401 million are earmarked for investments," the city's Deputy Mayor for Investments, Doncho Barbalov, said in a BTA interview.
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President Radev Comments on "Nazi Salute" Scandal, Judicial Reform
May 20 (BTA) - "Condemning Nazism has to be an absolute must, this case can best be handled by an apology," Bulgarian President Rumen Radev told journalists here on Saturday. He was asked for comment on a scandal that erupted earlier this week, after Facebook photos of a deputy ...
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GERB Floor Leader Tsvetan Tsvetanov Meets with UK Human Trafficking Expert Anthony Steen
May 20 (BTA) - GERB Floor Leader Tsvetan Tsvetanov conferred with British Ambassador in Sofia Emma Hopkins and with Anthony Steen, special advisor to the All Party Parliamentary Group on Human Trafficking and Modern Slavery with the UK House of Commons and Chairman of the Human T...
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Richard Branson: "The Best Investors in a Country Are the People Who Live There"
May 19 (BTA) - "The best investors in a country are the people who live there," British entrepreneur Richard Branson said, replying to a BTA question upon his arrival at Sofia Airport on Friday. Branson is in the Bulgarian capital to give a talk as part of a competition in whi...
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Volya Is Against Concession for Sofia Airport
May 19 (BTA) - The Volya party is opposing the concession award for Sofia Airport, Volya leader Vesselin Mareshki told a news briefing in Parliament on Friday. He said that the deal will be detrimental to the state.
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Trade Union Describes as "Speculation" to Say that Countries without Minimum Working Wage Have Higher Incomes
May 19 (BTA) - The Confederation of Independent Trade Unions in Bulgaria (CITUB) notes it is "a speculation" to say that countries without minimum working wage have higher incomes. On Friday CITUB released a position reacting to recent calls by the business to scrap the minimum ...
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BSP Accuses Incumbent of Doing Nothing, Urges Valeri Simeonov's Resignation
May 19 (BTA) - For two months Parliament has not been working efficiently and the Borissov government has no legislation agenda, said BSP floor leader Kornelia Ninova in a declaration read from the rostrum in Parliament on Friday. She said that the MPs had even broken the record ...
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