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Boyko Borissov: Talking against EU, NATO Yields Benefits in Bulgaria
February 21 (BTA) - Addressing a roundtable on the security and public order plank of GERB's platform, the party's leader Boyko Borissov said the EU and NATO were being deliberately turned into a cliche. "If one is against those organizations and does not reckon with them, one r...
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Public Procurement for Establishment of Centres of Excellence Called Off
February 21 (BTA) - The management of the EU-supported Operational Programme Science and Education for Smart Growth has called off a public procurement procedure for selection of an appraiser of projects for establishment of centres of excellence and centres of competence, Deputy...
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Expert: Increase of Voter Turnout Could Amplify Defect in Preferential Voting System
February 21 (BTA) - The introduction of compulsory voting and the subsequent increase in voter turnout could amplify a defect in the preferential voting system, known as the 15/15 phenomenon, when voters mistake the number of the ballot with the preference vote and mark both, Ste...
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Defence Ministry Says It Continues to Implement Agreements Adopted at 2016 NATO Warsaw Summit for Increasing Security in...
February 21 (BTA) - The Bulgarian Defence Ministry continues to implement the agreements adopted at the NATO Warsaw Summit in July 2016 for increasing security in the Black Sea area, the Bulgarian Defence Ministry said Tuesday. It says its statement was prompted by "recent state...
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Health Ministry Delays Introduction of Fingerprint Identification in Outpatient Sector
February 21 (BTA) - The Health Ministry announced Tuesday that it is delaying the introduction of fingerprint identification in the outpatient healthcare sector. The Ministry leadership has decided to start a legal procedure towards rescinding the introduction of the fingerprint ...
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Caretaker Government Not to Nominate new Bulgarian EU Commissioner "For Now"
February 21 (BTA) - Right now, the Bulgarian caretaker government is not going to nominate a new Commissioner to fill its vacant place in the European Commission but might do it at some later stage, Prime Minister Ognyan Gerdjikov told reporters here Tuesday.
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Reload Bulgaria Party not to Participate in March 26 Elections
February 21 (BTA) - After the court granted his appeal against a refusal by the election authorities to register his Reload Bulgaria party for the March 26 general elections, journalist-turn-politician Nikolai Barekov announced that he had decided after all not to run in the race...
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Socialists Call for "External Audit" of Government Debt
February 20 (BTA) - The Bulgarian Socialist Party (BSP) calls for hiring what it calls "an external company" to audit the government debt of 16 billion leva rather than leave the audit to caretaker Finance Minister Kiril Ananiev. BSP leader Kornelia Ninova initially urged an a...
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Regional Development Ministry in Relatively Good Condition - Minister
February 20 (BTA) - Regional Development Minister Spas Popnikolov told a news conference that a three-week review at his Ministry showed it was in a relatively good condition. He recalled that a report on the review of public procurement contracts signed in 2016 had been submitt...
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Ex-President Plevneliev Receives Friends of Zion Award
February 20 (BTA) - The former President of Bulgaria, Rosen Plevneliev (2012-2017), received the Friends of Zion award for 2016 for his active and consistent support for the Jewish people and the State of Israel, the Bulgarian National Radio reported quoting Plevneliev's team.
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US Army Military Equipment Arrives in Novo Selo Training Area
February 20 (BTA) - US Army military equipment has been deployed to the Novo Selo Training Area, near Sliven (southeastern Bulgaria), said here on Monday the Deputy Director of the Defence Ministry's Joint Facilities and Coordination Activities Directorate, Col. Yordan Yordanov.
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Russian Ambassador Does not Rule Out Talks on Revisiting South Stream Project
February 20 (BTA) - During a visit to the Danubian city of Rousse on Monday, Russian Ambassador Anatoli Makarov said that Bulgaria and Russia will implement joint economic projects and that he hopes the formation of the next Bulgarian government to be followed by the start of tal...
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Pm Orders Check into Specialized Transport by National Bodyguard Service
February 20 (BTA) - Prime Minister Ognyan Gerdzhikov has ordered a check of how specialized transport is provided by the National Bodyguard Service (NBS), the government press office said Monday, Specialized transport is one of four security services provided by the NBS.
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Over 3 Kg of Heroin Seized at Kapitan Andreevo Border Crossing
February 20 (BTA) - Customs officers have found 3.394 kg of heroin, valued at 305,460 leva, on three female passengers travelling from Turkey, the Customs Agency reported on Monday.
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Bulgaria Marks 144th Death Annivrersary of National Hero Levski
February 19 (BTA) - Bulgaria marked Sunday the 144th anniversary of the death of its national hero Vassil Levski. Various events were held and floral tributes paid to Levski monuments across the country in homage to one of the most revered Bulgarian freedom fighters.
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Bulgarian Immigrants in Turkey Prepare for March 26 General Elections
February 19 (BTA exclusive by Nahide Deniz) - The associations of Bulgarian immigrants in Turkey are conducting awareness campaigns for the filing of applications for participation in the March 26 general elections. The number of submitted applications will determine the number o...
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Bulgaria, Croatia to Seek Joint Solutions to Migration, Accelerated Economic Growth, EU Enlargement
February 18 (BTA) - Meeting in Munich, President Rumen Radev and his Croatian counterpart Kolinda Grabar-Kitarovic concurred that Bulgaria and Croatia hold similar views on many key topics on the EU agenda and will deepen dialogue on migration, accelerated economic growth and EU ...
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DOST Alliance Wants New Head of Avtomagistrali Dismissed
February 18 (BTA) - Lyutvi Mestan and Orhan Ismailov, co-chairmen of the DOST Alliance, have opposed the recent appointment of Valentin Nikolov Executive Director of the state-run Avtomagistrali company.
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Deadly Accident at Brikel TPP Investigated
February 18 (BTA) - The prosecution service has instituted pre-trial proceedings for a deadly accident at the Brikel thermal power plant, in which one worker was killed and four were injured, the regional administration said.
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Poland Backs Bulgaria's Position in Favour of Continuing Cohesion Policy after 2020
February 18 (BTA) - Bulgarian President Rumen Radev stressed the huge importance for Bulgaria of continuing the EU's Cohesion Policy after 2020 as a factor in economic growth and cohesion with the more developed countries, the President's Press Secretariat said.
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