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Number of Children Registered with Child Pedagogic Units Decreases by 5.2 Per Cent in 2016 Year-on-Year - Statistics
April 20 (BTA) - In 2016, 9,096 minors and underage children were registered with child pedagogic units (CPU) for anti-social behaviour and crimes, which is 500 less (5.2 per cent) children compared to the figure for 2015, the National Statistical Institute said on Thursday.
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135 Files in Different Sectors, Areas to be Discussed during Bulgarian EU Presidency in 2018
April 20 (BTA) -A hundred and thirty-five files in different sectors and areas are to be discussed during the Bulgarian Presidency of the EU Council due in the first half of 2018, caretaker Deputy prime Minister Deniza Slateva said Thursday during a hearing on the topic in Parlia...
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Sofia City Court Ex-President Receives Unappealable Sentence for Unlawful Surveillance Warrants
April 20 (BTA) - In a conclusive decision by the Supreme Court of Cassation, the former president of the Sofia City Court, Vladimira Yaneva, received a one-year suspended prison sentence with three-year probation and a fine of 1,000 leva for unlawfully authorizing the use of spec...
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Bulgaria Can Advance Economically If Country Focuses on Its Advantages - Korean Ambassador
April 19 (BTA) - Bulgaria can advance economically if it focuses on its advantages and if the Bulgarian leaders motivate the people to work harder in order to achieve the country's goals, Ambassador of the Republic of Korea to Bulgaria Shin Boonam said in a lecture at the Univers...
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Government Adopts Report on Implementationof of Plan for Preparing Bulgarian EU Presidency
April 19 (BTA) - The caretaker Government Wednesday adopted a Report on the Implementation of the Plan for Preparing Bulgaria's EU Presidency due in the first half of 2018, by April 13, the government information service said.
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New Bulgarian Parliament Opens Maiden Session
April 19 (BTA) - The new Bulgarian Parliament opened its maiden session on Wednesday. The MPs took the oath vowing to serve the people of Bulgaria and observe the Constitution and the law. The 44th National Assembly has representatives of five political forces: GERB (with 95 s...
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President to Mandate GERB Next Week to Form Government
April 19 (BTA) - President Rumen Radev will present the first exploratory government-forming mandate to the GERB party next week. Speaking to journalists on Wednesday ahead of the first sitting of the new National Assembly, Radev said he expects that GERB, which controls the lar...
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GERB, United Patriots Expect to Be Able to Form Government by May 6
April 18 (BTA) - Representatives of GERB and the United Patriots expect to be able to form a government by May 6. On his way into the Parliament building Tuesday, GERB deputy leader Tsvetan Tsvetanov said that the two formations are beginning talks on a coalition agreement "after...
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Bulgarian Leaders Comment on Relations with Turkey
April 18 (BTA) - It is very important to keep up Bulgaria's good neighbourly relations with Turkey, Bulgaria's caretaker Prime Minister Ognian Gerdjikov told journalists on Tuesday. Gerdjikov does not expect very big changes in Turkey after last Sunday's constitutional referendum...
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PM Gerdjikov Confers with New Republic Representatives to Discuss Bulgarian Position on Gazprom Deal
April 18 (BTA) - Prime Minister Ognyan Gerdjikov conferred here on Tuesday with representatives of the New Republic political platform to discuss the Bulgarian position in the wake of a European Commission (EC) anti-trust case against Russia's Gazprom. The meeting was held on ...
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149 Parties Submit Financial Reports to Audit Office In 2016, Nine Fail to Do So, Five face De-registration
April 18 (BTA) - A total of 149 parties have submitted financial reports for 2016 and nine have failed to do so, the Audit Office said Tuesday.
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Average Grain Harvest in Dobrich Region Expected at 450 kg/decare - Experts
April 18 (BTA) - Expecting the new harvest, grain producers in Dobrich region hope for spring rain. According to their first forecasts, the average yield per 0.1 ha is expected at 450 kg.
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Sofia Airport Handled 500,000 Passengers in March
April 18 (BTA) - As many as 515,857 passengers were handled by Sofia Airport in March 2017, increasing by 52 per cent compared with March 2016, the airport management said on Tuesday.
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Caretaker Prime Minister Ognyan Gerdjikov Interviewed by BTA Director General Maxim Minchev
April 17 (BTA) - "I am proud to be part of a Bulgarian government that not only succeeded in preserving social peace but also in functioning in such a way that the cash flows into the public purse increased," caretaker Prime Minister Ognyan Gerdjikov said in an interview granted ...
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Jesus's Humility and Love are Our Weapons, Church Leadership Says in Paschal Message
April 16 (BTA) - Jesus's humility and love are our weapons nowadays, the Holy Synod of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church said in a Paschal message. The text was read out in all Bulgarian Orthodox churches at home and abroad at midnight on Saturday, on the eve of Easter Sunday.
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Health Minister Reviews Water Quality Measures in Haskovo amid Radiation Scare
April 15 (BTA) - All pipe wells providing tap water to the town of Haskovo will be carefully monitored immediately after the Easter holidays, which will end on Monday. A comprehensive diagnosis of water quality will make it possible to identify the best solution to the problem of...
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Turkish Prime Minister Yildirim Congratulates GERB Leader Borissov on Election Victory
April 14 (BTA exclusive by Nahide Deniz) - Turkey's Prime Minister Binali Yildirim has congratulated in a telephone conversation GERB leader Boyko Borissov on his party's victory in the March 26 Bulgarian parliamentary elections.
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PM Gerdjikov Visits Bosilegrad, Serbia
April 13 (BTA) - Bulgarian Prime Minister Ognyan Gerdjikov visited the Serbian town of Bosilegrad to open the 24th edition of the International Children's Easter Festival. The festival is organized by Alexander Dimitrov, Chairman of the local GLAS Association and BTA's corresp...
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ICT Companies in Bulgaria Generate 4.5 Per Cent of Gross Added Value - Economy Minister
April 13 (BTA) - The Economy Ministry will continue its active policy to establish Bulgaria as a promising destination for investment and business, caretaker Economy Minister Teodor Sedlarski said during the Sixth Annual Roundtable entitled, "ICT Sector: Export-oriented Generato...
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Sofia University Hosts Technology Bulgarian-Japanese Seminar
April 13 (BTA) - The Sofia University hosted a Bulgarian-Japanese scientific seminar titled "Science, Technology and Innovations for Society of the Future" organized by the Ministry of Education and Science and the Japanese Embassy here.