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40 Kg of Heroin Seized in SE Bulgaria
December 23 (BTA) - Some 40 kg of heroin have been seized during a police operation in Yambol and the village of Radovets, Bourgas Appellate Prosecutor Lyubomir Petrov told a news conference on Friday. Four men have been arrested charged with large scale drug pushing.
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In 2016 Parliament Adopted 158 Laws, 157 Decisions and 1 Declaration
December 23 (BTA) - In 2016, the National Assembly adopted 158 laws, 157 decisions and one declaration, according to a report of Parliament's Press Centre and the Plenary Meetings and Final Texts Directorate covering the period from January 1 to December 22, reads a press release...
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Revenue Agency Reports over Lv 1.9 Bln Increase of Collectability Y/Y
December 23 (BTA) - According to preliminary data, by the end of 2016 the National Revenue Agency (NRA) will collect a total of 17,600 million leva from taxes and insurance contributions. The figure shows 1,900 million leva more revenue as compared to 2015, NRA said.
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20.3 Per Cent of People to Vote for GERB, 18.4 Per Cent for Socialist Party, 10.1 Per Cent for United Patriots, Latest P...
December 22 (BTA) - If elections were held today, 20.3 per cent of the voters will support GERB, 18.4 per cent - the Bulgarian Socialist Party (BSP), 10.1 per cent - the United Patriots, 6.3 per cent - the Movement for Rights and Freedoms, 5.2 per cent - the party of businessman ...
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Reformist Bloc Moves to Reduce Party Subsidies, Objects to Districting Proposed by Referendum Committee
December 22 (BTA) - The Reformist Bloc on Thursday will move amendments to reduce party subsidies, MP Nastimir Ananiev told journalists. Under the proposal, subsidies will be reduced regressively. MP Dimiter Delchev said that a proposal by the national referendum initiative commi...
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140 Bulgarian Servicepersons Take Part in Overseas Missions
December 22 (BTA) - A total of 140 Bulgarian servicepersons are taking part in overseas operations and missions. On Thursday, the commanders of the Bulgarian forces in Afghanistan, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo and Mali held an end-of-year video conference with military leaders ...
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Outgoing Minister Kuneva: Education Is In Dire Need of Reforms
December 22 (BTA) - "Education is in dire need of reforms," said outgoing Education Minister Meglena Kuneva here on Thursday, when she reported on the activities of her ministry. She added that she and her predecessor Todor Tanev had headed the Ministry during the most far reachi...
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Miner Killed in Bobov Dol Coal Mine Accident on Thursday Morning
December 22 (BTA) - A miner was killed as a result of an accident at the Bobov Dol coal mine before 6 a.m. on Thursday, the Kyustendil Regional Directorate of the Interior Ministry said in a press release.
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EC Vice-President Timmermans Comments CVM Mechanism in Respect of Bulgaria
December 21 (BTA corr. Nikolay Jeliazkov) - European Commission Vice President Frans Timmermans said, taking a question during a news conference Wednesday, that it is not in the interest of the process of the Cooperation and Verification Mechanism "to formulate a mandate of that ...
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Hristo Ivanov Presents Constituent Statement of Yes Bulgaria Movement Party
December 21 (BTA) - Former justice minister Hristo Ivanov Wednesday presented to reporters and supporters the constituent declaration of the Yes Bulgaria Movement Party being established on his initiative.
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Justice Minister: "EU Report Analyzing Bulgaria's Prosecution Service Wants to See Improved Criminal Procedure"
December 21 (BTA) - "I regard the monitoring prosecutors' report as a desire to see an improvement of criminal procedure, an enhanced accountability of individual prosecutors, faster sentences and better investigation," Bulgarian Justice Minister Ekaterina Zaharieva told journali...
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European Commission Reports on Recent Developments in Respcet of Visa Reciprocity with the US and Canada
December 21 (BTA corr. Nikolay Jeliazkov) - The European Commission reported Wednesday on progress towards achieving full visa reciprocity with Canada and the United States, evaluating the developments over the past five months, the EC said in a press release.
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Purvanov, Kalfin and Petkov to Withdraw from ABV Leadership but Not from Politics
December 21 (BTA) - Georgi Purvanov on Wednesday announced his decision to step down as Chairman of the ABV party. Ivailo Kalfin and Roumen Petkov will quit their posts as deputy chairmen. Purvanov told a news briefing in the National Assembly that he is not withdrawing from poli...
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Minimum Monthly Wage Set at Lv 460 for 2017
December 21 (BTA) - Bulgaria's Council of Ministers Wednesday decreed a 9.5 per cent increase of the national minimum monthly wage, effective January 1, 2017, from 420 leva now to 460 leva, the Government Information Service said.
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National Referendum Initiative Committee Proposes Districting with Majoritarian Election System Bill
December 21 (BTA) - Members of the 2016 National Referendum Initiative Committee Wednesday presented a proposal for districting of the country, attached to the majoritarian election system bill that was drafted by National Ombudsman Maya Manolova and was laid before Parliament by...
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President Plevneliev Won't Appoint Caretaker Government
December 21 (BTA) - President Rosen Plevneliev Wednesday stated that he would not appoint a caretaker cabinet. His statement came after the Reformist Bloc returned a mandate to form a government earlier in the day. GERB and the Bulgarian Socialist Party returned the first two man...
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Reformist Bloc Returns Cabinet-forming Mandate
December 21 (BTA) - The parliamentary group of the Reformist Bloc (RB) Wednesday returned to President Rosen Plevneliev the last mandate for forming a cabinet during the present Parliament's term. After a series of consultations between the Bloc, GERB and the Patriotic Front, ...
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Hristo Bisserov Acquitted by Final Court of Appeal
December 21 (BTA) - The Supreme Court of Cassation has acquitted former Parliament deputy chair Hristo Bisserov of charges of tax evasion, undeclared money transfers and false information submitted to the National Audit Office. This is the third, and final, court to acquit Bis...
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Independent Analysis of Prosecution Service Recommends Stronger Accountability of Prosecutor General to Parliament
December 20 (BTA) - The Justice Ministry Tuesday received from the European Commission an independent technical analysis of the structural and functional model of Bulgaria's prosecution service, its press office said. The analysis makes recommendations about the work of the pr...
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President Plevneliev Receives Montenegro's Highest State Honour
December 20 (BTA) - President Rosen Plevneliev received the highest state honour of Montenegro, the Order of Montenegro with Ribbon, his press secretariat said. He made a working visit to that country at the invitation of President Filip Vujanovic on Tuesday.
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