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Borissov, Trump Talk on the Phone
December 16 (BTA) - Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borissov and US President-elect Donald Trump talked on the telephone on Friday, the government information service said. The two discussed the current international and domestic political situation and the two countries' excel...
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MPs Comment on Chances of Stable Majority in This Parliament
December 16 (BTA) - The Reformist Bloc's attempts to form a cabinet during the present Parliament's term drew comments from several parliamentary groups. Mustafa Karadayi, leader of the Movement for Rights and Freedoms (MRF), said his party saw no chance of a stable majority i...
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Businesses Are Moderately Optimistic about National Economy in 2017 - Survey
December 16 (BTA) - Businesses are somewhat cautious and moderately optimistic about the development of the national economy in 2017, and expect the economic growth to remain close to the 2016 levels.
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Socialist MP Implicates Foreign Minister in Attempted Misappropriation of 500,000 Leva in Purchase of New Telephone Syst...
December 16 (BTA) - Secretary of the parliamentary group of the Bulgarian Socialist Party (BSP) Kristian Vigenin, who is also a former foreign minister, has petitioned the prosecuting magistracy about a suspected corruption scam in the Foreign Ministry and attempted circumvention...
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PM Borissov Urges EU to Coordinate Russia Sanction Extension with US, Calls on Syria Players to Ensure Corridor for Pea...
December 15 (BTA correspondent Nickolay Jeliazkov) - Commenting the likely extension of EU's Russia sanctions by a half-year, Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borissov said he had urged his counterparts of the EU member states to coordinate the sanctions with the US. "I said it wil...
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CVM Monitoring LIkely to Be Replaced by Thematic Checks - PM
December 16 (BTA correspondent Nickolay Jeliazkov) - The Cooperation and Verification Mechanism (CVM) whereby the European Commission monitors Bulgaria's progress in reforming its judiciary and fighting high-level corruption and organized crime, is likely to change next year and ...
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Education Ministry Remains Committed to Policy for Increase of Students from Bulgarian Diaspora
December 16 (BTA) - The Bulgarian Education Ministry is committed to the policy for increasing the number of students from Bulgarian communities abroad who are admitted to Bulgarian universities, Education Minister Meglena Kuneva said. She was speaking Thursday at a meeting with ...
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Wages in Sofia Equal to Those in Nearly All Balkan Capitals
December 15 (BTA) - Wages in Sofia are equal to those in nearly all Balkan capitals. The only exception is Thessaloniki where they are higher, said Sofia Mayor Yordanka Fandakova at a meeting with the Confederation of Independent Trade Unions in Bulgaria (CITUB).
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Deputy PM Kuneva Deplores Shelving of Anti-Corruption Bill
December 15 (BTA) - Deputy Prime Minister and Education Minister Meglena Kuneva deplored Thursday the decision of the legislature to shelve an anti-corruption bill her team had proposed and said if this does not change, her party will not back the formation of a new government. T...
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Education Ministry and ICT Associations Sign Cooperation Agreement
December 15 (BTA) - The Education and Science Ministry and associations in the ICT sector signed a cooperation agreement on Thursday. President Rosen Plevneliev attended the signing ceremony. In his remarks at the event, the Head of State said that secondary education is at th...
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November 2016 Unemployment Remains Unchanged M/M - Statistics
December 15 (BTA) - The level of registered unemployment in November remained unchanged at 7.9 per cent compared to the previous month, the Employment Agency said Thursday.
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Parliament Passes Conclusively Counter-Terrorism Act
December 15 (BTA) - Bulgaria's Parliament Thursday passed conclusively the Counter-Terrorism Act, voting through the remaining provisions of the bill.
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EC Postpones Reintroduction of EU Visas for US Citizens
December 15 (BTA correspondent Nikolay Jeliazkov) - The European Commission will postpone the temporary reintroduction of visas for US citizens until the new US administration steps in office. A reintroduction of visas for 12 months would result in losses of 6.8 billion euro for ...
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Bulgarian Judge Appointed First President of Kosovo Specialist Chambers
December 15 (BTA) - Prof. Dr Ekaterina Trendafilova has been selected among 148 candidates for appointment as the first President of the four Specialist Chambers of The Hague-based Kosovo Relocated Specialist Judicial Institution (KRSJI), the Bulgarian Justice Ministry said in a ...
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Dangerous Tank Car at Hitrino Safely Plugged
December 14 (BTA) - A tank car leaking gas in the Hitrino village has been safely plugged, Interior Ministry Chief Secretary Georgi Kostov said Wednesday, speaking in the aftermath of a recent accident with a freight train there. The plugging of the leak will allow rescue teams t...
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Ombudsman Petitions Sofia Municipal Council to Scrap Legal Adviser Fees Cliamed by Heating Utility
December 14 (BTA) - Ombudsman Maya Manolova on Wednesday submitted a draft resolution to the Sofia Municipal Council to end a practice of the Sofia heating utility to charge fees for legal advisers in proceedings against debtors.
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Parliament Votes Anti-terror Act Provisions
December 14 (BTA) - Parliament on Wednesday adopted conclusively provisions of a new Anti-terror Act that set forth the main principles in countering terrororism. These include observation of the Constitution, the law and international agreements; respect and vouchsafing for huma...
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Foreign Minister Mitov Comments Turkey's EU Accession, Migration and Sanctions on Russia ahead of European Council
December 14 (BTA) - Foreign Minister Daniel Mitov briefed journalists on Bulgaria's position for the upcoming European Council on December 15. The EU leaders will focus on migration and Brexit. Turkey has dropped from the agenda. Mitov explained that on the issue of Turkey's a...
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Socialists Ask Foreign Minister about Rumoured Bulgarian Nomination for UN Secretariat
December 14 (BTA) - Foreign Minister Daniel Mitov Wednesday dismissed rumours that Bulgaria has nominated somebody for a high UN position. Speaking to the press, Mitov said that the Government might have intentions to nominate someone for a top-rank position but this intention ha...
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Ministry Mulls Protection Measures for Customers of Bankrupt Tour Operators
December 14 (BTA) - The Tourism Ministry is considering changes to the Tourism Act that will set up a special account or a guarantee fund to maximize protection for customers of failed tour operators. The changes have been put up for a public consideration and next year the bill ...
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