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Mid-term Budget Outlook Envisages Balanced Budget, 610 Leva Minimum Wage in 2020
May 12 (BTA) - The Finance Ministry has published a draft mid-term budget outlook for 2018-2020 which envisages a consolidated fiscal programme (CFP) deficit of 1 per cent and 0.5 per cent of the Gross Domestic Product in 2018 and 2019, respectively. A balanced budget is forecast...
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Bulgarian Development Bank Contracts EUR 80 Mln from China Development Bank for Bulgarian SMEs
May 12 (BTA) - The Bulgarian Development Bank (BDB) contracted 80 million euro from China Development Bank (CDB) for financing Bulgarian companies, the PR agency involved with the project said Friday.
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Tourism Minister Angelkova Confers with World Travel and Tourism Council Chair Lawless
May 12 (BTA) - Tourism Minister Nikolina Angelkova conferred here on Thursday with the World Travel and Tourism Council Chair Gerald Lawless. The meeting was held as part of the 105th Executive Council meeting of the United Nations World Tourism Organization, the tourism ministry...
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Bulgaria's Nurses Ageing, Leaving Country
May 12 (BTA) - The average age of Bulgarian nurses now is 53 years, said here on Friday Milka Vassileva, who chairs the Bulgarian Association of Healthcare Professionals, on the occasion of International Nurses Day. The State must take urgent measures aimed at keeping nurses i...
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Bulgarians' Life Expectancy at Birth Stands at 74.7 Years
May 12 (BTA) - The life expectancy at birth of Bulgaria's population, calculated for the period 2014 - 2016, stands at 74.7 years, the National Statistical Institute (NSI) reported on Friday. It has increased by 0.2 years, compared to the previous period (2013 - 2015).
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Volya Leader Mareshki Waives His Immunity
May 12 (BTA) - Volya leader and deputy Parliament speaker Vesselin Mareshki has submitted a written consent to have his MP immunity waived, said Parliament Speaker Dimiter Glavchev at the beggining of Friday's sitting.
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PM Borissov, Russian President Putin Confer By Phone
May 12 (BTA) - In a phone conversation Thursday, Russian President Vladimir Putin wished Prime Minister Boyko Borissov success with his third term. Putin and Borissov underscored the good development of economic relations, highlighting the 20 per cent increase of Russian touri...
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Supreme Cassation Court President Slammed for Meddling in Election of Next Supreme Judicial Council
May 11 (BTA) - The Supreme Judicial Council (SJC) Thursday slammed Supreme Court of Cassation President Lozan Panov for what they consider an "inadmissible attempt" to interfere with the process of electing judges to the next SJC. This position was set out in a decision that the ...
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Prosecutor General Submits 2016 Activity Report of Prosecution Service to Supreme Judicial Council
May 11 (BTA) - Bulgaria's Prosecutor General Sotir Tsatsarov has submitted the 2016 Activity Report of the Prosecuting Magistracy to the Supreme Judicial Council, the prosecution service said in a press release on Thursday.
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Unaccompanied Minors Migrating to Bulgaria Increase Considerably in 2016
May 11 (BTA correspondent Nikolay Jeliazkov) - Asylum applicants considered to be unaccompanied minors in Bulgaria increased to 2,750 in 2016 from 1,815 in 2015, according to a report by the Statistical Office of the European Union (Eurostat), published on Thursday.
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Vice President Iotova Urges for Creation of Single Coordinating Centre for Expatriate Bulgarians
May 11 (BTA) - Vice President Iliyana Iotova urged for creating a single coordinating centre for expatriate Bulgarians. On Thursday Iotova attended a celebration of the patron saints day of the Sts Cyril and Methodius University of Veliko Turnovo.
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European Commission's Forecast for Bulgaria's Economic Growth in 2017 and 2018 Remains Unchanged
May 11 (BTA) - The European Commission's expectations about Bulgaria's economic growth in 2017 and 2018 have remained unchanged in May 2017 compared with February 2017. The Commission's Spring 2017 Economic Forecast, unveiled on Thursday, shows that Bulgaria's real GDP is expe...
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Finance Minister Goranov: Bulgaria Has Potential to Exceed 3% Growth Projections
May 11 (BTA) - Bulgaria has a potential to exceed projections which set economic growth at 3%, Finance Minister Vladislav Goranov told journalists on Thursday after a forum on the Juncker plan. Of Prime Minister Boyko Borissov's expectations for a considerable growth in 2018, ...
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Prime Minister Dismisses Deputy Health Minister Just Day after Latter's Appointment
May 11 (BTA) - Prime Minister Boyko Borissov relieved Stoil Apostolov as Deputy Health Minister on Thursday, just a day after Apostolov's appointment, the government's information service said.
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Japanese Kizuna Centre to be Established in Sofia
May 11 (BTA) - Vice President Iliana Iotova and the Executive Director of the Japan-Bulgaria Association for Friendship and Cultural Relations, Akiko Igaya, had a working meeting on May 10. They discussed the two countries' economic and cultural cooperation, paying special attent...
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Switzerland May Reduce Long-term Work Permits for Bulgarians
May 10 (BTA) - From June 2017, Switzerland may reduce for a period of one year the number of long-term work permits available to Bulgarians, the Bulgarian Foreign Ministry said on Wednesday. The Swiss government has decided to put in place stricter controls following an assessmen...
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Government Replaces 22 Regional Governors
May 10 (BTA) - The Council of Ministers Wednesday replaced 22 regional governors, out of a total of 28.
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More Charges Brought against Former Deputy Foreign Minister Angelichin
May 10 (BTA) - Former Deputy Foreign Minister Hristo Angelichin has been charged with malfeasance in office, the prosecution office said Wednesday. Angelichin is accused of malfeasance in office with the purpose of bringing benefit to a commercial company which could have led to ...
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Government to End Privatization of State-owned Companies
May 10 (BTA) - The government on Wednesday tasked the Finance Ministry with drafting a bill to ban the privatization of state-owned companies and their subsidiaries. Any auction of autonomous parts will be endorsed by the National Assembly on a proposal by the government.
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GERB Proposes Makeover of Election System in Line with Recent Referendum
May 10 (BTA) - The ruling GERB party moved a bill of amendments to the Election Code that proposes a complete makeover of the election system and replacement of the proportional representation election of Parliament by a majoritarian vote in two rounds. The proposed changes are i...
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