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National Ombudsman Manolova Alerts EU Consumer, Ombudsman about Difference in Quality of Food Offered in Bulgaria
March 14 (BTA) - National Ombudsman Maya Manolova has alerted European Commissioner for Justice, Consumers and Gender Equality Vera Jourova, and has sought cooperation from her European counterpart Emily O'Reilly, about ending the discrimination and double standards against Bulga...
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PM Gerdjikov Dismisses Media Advisor
March 14 (BTA) - Prime Minister Ognyan Gerdjikov relieved his Media Advisor Ivan Garelov of his duties, the Cabinet's press service said.
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Deputy PM Slateva Denies Bias in Preparation of EU Presidency
March 14 (BTA) - Caretaker Deputy Prime Minister Deniza Slateva denied preferences in selecting non-governmental organizations for the preparation of the Bulgarian Presidency of the EU, Slateva herself told journalists. She categorically denied accusations that she has allocated ...
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Anti-discrimination Watchdog, US Embassy Organize Seminar on Religious Freedom Protection
March 14 (BTA) - The Commission for Protection against Discrimination (CPD) and the US Embassy in Bulgaria organized here on Tuesday a seminar on the protection of religious freedom and the fight against religious-based discrimination.
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Bulgaria's Salary Growth Higher than the EU Average in 2009-2016
March 14 (BTA) - Bulgaria, Poland and Germany are the only EU countries, where the average growth of salary growth in the 2009-2016 period was higher compared to 2001-2008, according to a survey of the European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC) quoted by the press centre of the Co...
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Less and Less Bulgarians Become Debtors But Size of Debt Grows
March 14 (BTA) - Less and less number of Bulgarians draw debts but the size of the obligations grow, Raina Mitkova, Chairperson of the Association of Debt Collection Agencies in Bulgaria, told a BTA-hosted news conference on Tuesday. The falling number of debtors is attributed to...
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Zero Per Cent Inflation in February
March 14 (BTA) - The National Statistical Institute reported zero per cent inflation in February compared to January 2017. The inflation rate so far this year (February 2017 compared to December 2016) is 1.3 per cent. Year-on-year inflation is 1.7 per cent.
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One in Three Bulgarians Smokes Daily
March 14 (BTA) - A national survey of the health risk factors until 2020 shows that 37 per cent of adult Bulgarians are tobacco smokers. The survey was conducted in 2015 by the National Centre of Public Health and Analyses.
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Vice President Iotova Believes Next Bulgarian EU Commissioner Should Be Nominated by Regular Cabinet
Northeast Bulgaria, March 13 (BTA) - The next Bulgarian EU commissioner should be nominated by a regular cabinet, i.e. after the parliamentary elections, Vice President Iliana Iotova told journalists here on Monday.
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Project Aims to Reduce Imperial Eagle Death Rate from Electrocution
March 13 (BTA) - Up to 80 per cent of the young imperial eagles and a considerable portion of adult birds in Bulgaria die from electrocution at contact with the electricity distribution network, the Bulgarian Society for the Protection of Birds said. In order to protect the popul...
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ABV - Movement 21 Coalition Largely Supports Unionist Ideas
March 13 (BTA) - The views of the ABV - Movement 21 Coalition largely coincide with the ones, set forth in the Memorandum of the Confederation of Independent Trade Unions in Bulgaria (CITUB) on the Social, Economic and Political Development of Bulgaria, which is addressed to the...
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EC Invites Comments on Gazprom Commitments Concerning Benefits for Bulgarian Gas Market
March 13 (BTA) - The European Commission (EC) invites comments from all interested parties on commitments submitted by Gazprom to address the Commission's competition concerns as regards gas markets in Central and Eastern Europe, the EC said in a press release on Monday. The comm...
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Assets Managed by Insurers Operating in Bulgaria Grow 8.3 Per Cent to Lv 6,619 Mln in 2016
March 13 (BTA) - The assets managed by insurance companies operating in Bulgaria amounted to 6,619 million leva at the end of December 2016, the Bulgarian National Bank reported on Monday. They increased by 501.8 million leva (8.2 per cent) from 6,117 million leva at the end of D...
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Bulgaria's Imports Up 21.2 Per Cent, Exports Up 8.7 Per Cent in January, Year on Year
March 13 (BTA) - In January 2017, all goods exported from Bulgaria were valued at 3,724.0 million leva, up 8.7 per cent from the same month a year earlier, according to preliminary data released by the National Statistical Institute on Monday.
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Bulgarian Tourism Ministry Honoured at Moscow's INTOURMARKET 2017
March 12 (BTA) - Bulgaria's Tourism Ministry received a special diploma for active participation and presentation at the 12th International Travel Fair INTOURMARKET 2017. which is taking place in Moscow between March 11 and 13, the Ministry said in a press release.
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Bishop Grigory of Branitsa Elected Metropolitan of Vratsa
March 12 (BTA) - The Holy Synod of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church Sunday elected Bishop Grigory of Branitsa Metropolitan of Vratsa. He received 13 votes, while the other candidate, Bishop Yerotei of Agathopolis, received none. The election of the new metropolitan was proclaimed by...
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Deputy PM Kroumova: No Risk that Two-Speed Europe Scenario Can Stop or Delay EU Funding
March 11 (BTA) - Deputy Prime Minister Malina Kroumova, who is responsible for EU funds, said there was no real risk that EU funding could be cut off or delayed during the 2014-2020 programming period due to the two-speed Europe scenario. Kroumova talked to journalists after t...
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President Radev: "I Have Never Voted and Will Never Vote for CETA"
March 10 (BTA correspondent Nikolay Jeliazkov) - Talking to Bulgarian journalists in Brussels, President Rumen Radev said he had never welcomed and would never welcome the EU-Canada Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA).
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PM Gerdjikov: Vote Buying Is Unacceptable in a European Country
March 10 (BTA) - Prime Minister Ognian Gerdjikov slammed vote buying, saying that all the authorities were mobilized to show resolve in the fight against this "ugly phenomenon", unacceptable in a European country.
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Regulator Postpones Sofia's Water Price Hike
March 10 (BTA) - The Energy and Water Regulatory Commission (EWRC) Friday postponed for the second time a decision to raise the price of Sofia's water by 18 per cent.
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