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Household Deposits Exceed Lv 45 Bln at End-2016
February 9 (BTA) - At the end of the last quarter of 2016, Bulgarian households and household-serving non-profit institutions (HSNPIs) held 10,431,000 deposits, decreasing by 3.5 per cent compared with the last quarter of 2015, the Bulgarian National Bank reported on February 8. ...
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18 Parties and 9 Coalitions Registered for Elections
February 8 (BTA) - Eighteen political parties and nine coalitions have been registered at the Central Election Commission (CEC) for participation in the March 26 early parliamentary elections, the CEC press office said as the registration deadline expired on Wednesday.
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New Republic Invites Parties to Sign Growth without Corruption Pact
February 8 (BTA) - The New Republic supra-party right union New Republic Wednesday invited the other political forces with which it will participate in the next National Assembly to sign a Growth without Corruption Pact, the union said.
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29 Migrants from Greece Relocated to Bulgaria under EU Scheme - EU Report
February 8 (BTA correspondent Nikolay Jeliazkov) - The European Commission considered on Wednesday the ninth progress report on EU's emergency relocation and resettlement schemes. Among the findings of the report is that the process is stalling and urgent action is needed, accord...
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Socialists' Campaign Platform to Cost Lv 4.19 Bln a Year, GERB Estimates
February 8 (BTA) - If the Bulgarian Socialist Party (BSP) gets to implement its election campaign platform, it will cost 4.19 billion leva every year. The estimate was made by the GERB party and unveiled at a news conference given by former government members Tomislav Donchev, Vl...
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Government Appoints 14 New Regional Governors
February 8 (BTA) - The Council of Ministers Wednesday appointed 14 new regional governors, the Government Information Service said Wednesday.
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Urgent Checks Start of Vehicle Exhaust Emissions in Sofia
February 8 (BTA) - Officers of the Road Administration Executive Agency, the Traffic Police and the Sofia Inspectorate start urgent checks and measurements of vehicle exhaust emissions in Sofia, the Interior Ministry said on Wednesday.
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Changes in Management of BDZ EAD Holding, Railway Infrastructure National Company
February 8 (BTA) - Changes have been made in the management of the Bulgarian State Railways (BDZ) Holding EAD and in the Railway Infrastructure National Company, in pursuance of a decision to this effect of caretaker Minister of Transport, IT and Communications Hristo Alexiev, t...
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Four Projects Worth EUR 207 Mln Submitted for Approval under Connecting Europe Facility
February 8 (BTA) - Four project proposals have been submitted after the third notice of invitation to tender under the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF). Two projects were sent by the Bulgarian Air Traffic Services Authority, one was submitted by the Road Infrastructure Agency and...
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Bulgarian-born Philosopher, Literary Critic and Sociologist Tzvetan Todorov Passes Away: Obituary
February 9 (Lyubomir Gigov of BTA) - Bulgarian-born philosopher, literary critic and sociologist Tzvetan Todorov, who spent most of his life in France, died on Tuesday aged 77. A literary theorist, social researcher, historian, philosopher and author, Todorov was noted for his...
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Movement for Rights and Freedoms Files Registration to Run in March 26 Parliamentary Elections
February 8 (BTA) - The Movement for Rights and Freedoms (MRF) Wednesday filed the documents for registration to run in the March 26 early parliamentary elections. MRF leader Moustafa Karadayi, who submitted the documents, told reporters that the formations' expectations for the e...
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Export of Electricity Resumes
February 8 (BTA) - Export of electricity from Bulgaria will resume starting on 01:00 hrs. local time on February 9, the Energy Ministry said. Export of electricity was limited as of January 13 in order to meet the increased domestic demand for power in the long spell of freezi...
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New Opportunities for Cooperation between Bulgarian, German SMEs, Start-up Companies
February 7 (BTA) - Caretaker Economy Minister Teodor Sedlarski, who was on a visit to Germany as a member of the Bulgarian delegation led by President Rumen Radev, met in Berlin with Uwe Beckmeyer, Parliamentary State Secretary at the German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs ...
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Transport Minister Orders Railway Company to Draw Up Troubleshooting Plans
February 7 (BTA) - The caretaker Minister of Transport, Hristo Alexiev, has required Bulgarian State Railways (BDZ) to draw up a long-term and a short-term plan to address its problems. Alexiev told a news conference on Tuesday that the short-term action plan should guarantee the...
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Caretaker Tourism Minister to Prioritize Improving Administrative Services, Promotion of Bulgaria as Tourist Destinatio...
February 7 (BTA) - Caretaker Tourism Minister Stella Baltova told a news conference Tuesday that her Ministry will work on two key priorities: improving the quality of the administrative services in tourism and of the promotion of Bulgaria as a tourist destination, and internatio...
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30% of Operational Programme Budgets Contracted, 7% Paid Already - Caretaker Deputy PM
February 7 (BTA) - A total of 30 per cent of the budget of operational programmes has been contracted and 7 per cent of the funds were actually paid by the end of 2016, caretaker Deputy PM responsible for European Funds, Malina Kroumova, told journalists at the Council of Ministe...
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Bulgarian Socialist Party to Coalesce with Five Other Parties under Name "BSP For Bulgaria" for March 26 Parliamentary E...
February 7 (BTA) - The Bulgarian Socialist Party (BSP) signed an agreement to create a coalition with five other political formations which in the March 26 early parliamentary elections will run under the name "BSP For Bulgaria", BSP leader Kornelia Ninova told a news conference ...
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Yes Bulgaria Movement Makes Last-Ditch Effort to Join Election Race
February 7 (BTA) - The Yes Bulgaria Movement has accepted a proposal by the Greens to negotiate for a possible coalition to run in the March 26 early parliamentary elections. The decision was made by the party's National Council at an extraordinary meeting late on Monday, accordi...
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Appeals against Registration of Yes, Bulgaria Party Can Stop it from Running in Parliamentary Elections
February 6 (BTA) - Hristo Ivanov, leader of the Yes, Bulgaria Movement party, Monday confirmed media reports about appeals filed against the party's registration. Ivanov, campaign manager Antoaneta Tsoneva and Executive Council member Ivo Mirchev talked to the press at a filli...
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President Radev: Bulgaria Expects Stronger EU Support in Case of Sharp Migration Increase
(BTA special correspondent Lora Metanova) - Bulgarian President Rumen Radev said in Berlin on Monday that his country expects stronger commitment from all other EU member states to support it in the event of a sharp increase in cross-border migration, assist the readmission of il...