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Caretaker PM Gerdjikov Hears Trade Union Confederation's Grievances
February 2 (BTA) - Confederation of Independent Trade Unions in Bulgaria (CITUB) President Plamen Dimitrov conferred with caretaker Prime Minister Ognyan Gerdjikov on Thursday.
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Podkrepa Trade Union Meets with President Radev, Discusses Concessions Legislation, Subsidy for State Railway Infrastruc...
February 2 (BTA) - The Podkrepa Confederation of Labour calls on the President to impose a veto on the Concessions Act, Podkrepa leader Dimiter Manolov said Thursday. Manolov and representatives of the trade union's leadership conferred with President Roumen Radev in his office. ...
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Association of Syrian Migrants Slams President Trump's Travel Ban
February 2 (BTA) - At a news conference in Sofia Thursday, the Association of Syrian Refugees in Bulgaria and the Al-Sham organization slammed the travel ban for citizens of seven predominantly Muslim countries recently introduced by President Donald Trump.
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Prime Minister Supports NGOs' Initiative to Set Up Election Board
February 2 (BTA) - Caretaker Prime Minister Ognyan Gerdjikov on Thursday supported an initiative of NGOs to set up a civic Election Board ahead of the March 26 early parliamentary elections. If necessary, the government can provide technical assistance for the purpose, the Counci...
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Danube Freezes at Rousse
February 2 (BTA) - The Danube River has frozen at the port of Rousse, but there are some clear passages, the Executive Agency for Exploration and Maintenance of the Danube River said on Thursday.
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Making Voting Machines Ubiquitous Too Soon Can Be Risky, Public Council Warns
February 2 (BTA) - An abrupt increase in the number of voting machines without due preparation can become a stumbling bloc in organizing political elections, the Public Council at the Central Election Commission said in a statement Thursday. The Council believes that the future o...
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Commander of NATO's Allied Maritime Command Visits Bulgaria
February 2 (BTA) - Bulgaria's interim Chief of Defence, Vice Admiral Emil Eftimov, met with the Commander of NATO's Allied Maritime Command (MARCOM), Vice Admiral Clive Johnstone, who is also the bloc's principal maritime adviser, the Bulgarian Defence Ministry reported on Februa...
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Bulgaria Remembers Victims of Communism
February 1 (BTA) - At the Memorial to the Victims of Communism in central Sofia and monuments in other cities across the country, Bulgarian people marked the Day of Remembrance for the Victims of Communism. The date was picked to commemorate the day in 1945 which saw the most num...
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First Event of French-Bulgarian Chamber of Commerce and Industry
February 1 (BTA) - "The strengthening of the confidence with our partners is of exceptional importance and a major step in affirming Bulgaria as an attractive investment destination and promising market," caretaker Economy Minister Teodor Sedlarski said during the first event on...
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Corruption Is Main Obstacle for Business, Democracy in Bulgaria - Think Tank
February 1 (BTA) - Corruption is the main obstacle before business and democracy in Bulgaria, although the country is also lagging behind in other fields such as education, which does not meet the expectations of business, as well as the independence of the court and the media, P...
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State Fund Agriculture Director Resigns after Minister's Ultimatum
February 1 (BTA) - The Executive Director of State Fund Agriculture (SFA), Roumen Porozhanov, tendered his resignation Wednesday after Agriculture Minister Hristo Bozoukov gave him an hour's ultimatum to do so. The resignation was announced by SFA shortly after the Ministry said ...
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Supreme Administrative Court Revokes Central Election Commission Decision Limiting Machine Voting to 500 Sections
February 1 (BTA) - The Supreme Administrative Court (SAC) said Wednesday that it had revoked a decision of the Central Election Commission (CEC) limiting machine voting at the March 26, 2016 early parliamentary elections to 500 voting sections. The judgment is final.
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Stefan Milev Elected Acting President of Sofia Regional Court
February 1 (BTA) - The Judges Chamber of the Supreme Judicial Council (SJC) Tuesday elected Stefan Milev acting President of the Sofia Regional Court (SRC).
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Finance Ministry Expects Lv 867.3 Mln Surplus on Consolidated Fiscal Programme for January 2017
February 1 (BTA) - Based on preliminary figures and estimates, the consolidated fiscal programme (CFP) is expected to show an 867.3 million leva surplus (0.9 per cent of projected GDP) on a cash basis for January 2017, the Bulgarian Finance Ministry said in a press release on Tue...
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Prosecution: The Results of the Referendum Should Be Binding
January 31 (BTA) - The Supreme Administrative Court held a hearing on a case, instituted based on a petition of the Initiative Committee for the Referendum against a ruling of the Central Electoral Commission on the Results of the referendum.
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Bulgarian, Greek Interior Minister Discuss Greek Farmer Protests over the Phone
January 31 (BTA) - In a telephone conversation, the Interior Ministers of Bulgaria and Greece, Plamen Ouzounov and Nikolaos Toskas, discussed the protests of Greek farmers close to the Bulgarian border. According to the Bulgarian Interior Ministry, Toskas assured Ouzounov th...
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Radan Kanev Heads Right-wing New Republic
January 31 (BTA) - Radan Kanev is chairman of the New Republic right-wing alliance, spokesman Traicho Traikov told a news conference. New Republic, which was founded on Tuesday, comprises the Democrats for Strong Bulgaria (DSB), the DSB's National Women's Club, the Union for P...
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Reformist Bloc's Coordination Council Elects Political Council, Spokesperson
January 31 (BTA) - The National Coordination Council, the decision-making body of the Reformist Bloc, elected a Political Council and a spokesperson, Peter Moskov, at its first meeting.
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CITUB Slams Employers' Proposal for Expanding List of Occupations Where Import of Specialits Is Allowed
January 31 (BTA) - The Confederation of Independent Trade Unions in Bulgaria (CITUB) slammed Tuesday proposals by the Confederation of Employers and Industrialists in Bulgaria (KRIB) and the Association of Industrial Capital in Bulgaria (AICB) to expand the list of occupations fo...
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PM Distributes His Deputies' Portfolios
January 31 (BTA) - Prime Minister Ognyan Gerdjikov distributed the portfolios of his deputies, the government press office said Tuesday. The Prime Minister personally will coordinate the work of the Ministries of Finance and of Foreign Affairs, the Intelligence Agency and the E-g...