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Supreme Administrative Court Allows Recount of Referendum Ballots in 44 Voting Sections
December 14 (BTA) - The Supreme Administrative Court on Wednesday allowed a recount of the ballots and envelopes in the November 6 referendum in 44 sections. A three-judge panel has appointed a complex expert evaluation.
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Industrial and Commercial Bank of China Interested in Financing Project for Belene Nuclear Power Plant
December 14 (BTA) - The Industrial and Commercial Bank of China has shown interest in financing a commercial project for the construction of the Belene nuclear power plant, the government's information service said Wednesday after a meeting of representatives of the bank and Prim...
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All Tank Cars at Hitrino Handled - Interior Minister
December 13 (BTA) - All tank cars of the train which was derailed early on Saturday at Hitrino station have been handled, Interior Minister Roumyana Buchvarova told journalists on Tuesday. This means that not all of them have been fully emptied but that they can be removed, she a...
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General Affairs Council Did Not Take Decisions on Enlargement
December 13 (BTA Correspondent Nikolay Zheliyazkov) - This has been one of the most dramatic Council meetings, Deputy Prime Minister Meglena Kuneva said emerging from a meeting of the General Affairs Council of the EU. "We failed to reach an agreement regarding the enlargement...
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Bank Deposit Insurance Fund to Repay Lv 1,145 Mln to State Next Week, Lv 530 Mln Remain to Be Paid
December 13 (BTA) - In the beginning of next week the Bank Deposit Insurance Fund shall make a partial preliminary payment to the amount of 1,145 million leva to cover the state loan, the Ministry of Finance said Tuesday. The loan was extended from the national budget under an ag...
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Programmes Financed under OP Human Resources to Support Disabled People in 2017
December 13 (BTA) - Several programmes financed under Operational Programme Human Resources Development (OPHRD) will support people with disabilities in 2017, Labour and Social Policy Minister Zornitsa Roussinova said after a meeting of the OPHRD Monitoring Committee on Tuesday.
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Judicial Council's Judges College Adopts Report on Special Courts
December 13 (BTA) - The judges college of the Supreme Judicial Council (SJC) unanimously adopted a report on the performance of the special courts, which says that many cases end in settlement or a light sentence. This creates a sense of impunity, according to the report.
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Reformist Bloc Accepts Mandate to Form Government
December 13 (BTA) - The Reformist Bloc (RB) accepted Tuesday an exploratory mandate to try to form a government within this Parliament. Roumen Hristov of the Union of Democratic Forces, one of the RB partners, said they hope to be able to talk GERB into forming a new government. ...
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Twelve MPs Urge Cabinet to Adopt Northwest Development Programme
December 12 (BTA) - Twelve members of Parliament representing the three administrative regions of Northwestern Bulgaria: Vidin, Vratsa and Montana have signed and sent a letter to Prime Minister Boyko Borissov, categorically insisting that even at its next meeting (which may be i...
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PM Borissov Confers with Russian Ambassador in Sofia Makarov
December 12 (BTA) - Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borissov Monday had a working meeting with the Ambassador of the Russian Federation to Bulgaria Anatoly Makarov, the Government Information Service said.
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Prosecutor General Asks Parliament to Lift Immunity of MP Iliya Iliev for Alleged Vote Buying
December 12 (BTA) - Bulgaria's Prosecutor General Sotir Tsatsarov has approached the National Assembly with a request to lift the immunity of Iliya Iliev MP of the Movement for Rights and Freedoms, the prosecution service said in a press release on Monday.
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Bulgarian Exports in October 6.5% Up Y/Y
December 12 (BTA) - In the period January - October 2016 the value of all exported goods from Bulgaria amounted to 37,895.9 million BGN and in comparison with the corresponding period of 2015 the exports increased by 0.2 per cent, the National Statistical Institute said on Monday...
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November Inflation at 0%
December 12 (BTA) - The National Statistical Institute posted zero inflation for November compared to October. Compared to December 2015, November inflation was minus 0.5 per cent, the same as the year-on-year inflation.
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Saturday's Train Gas Explosion Death Toll Put at Seven
December 12 (BTA) - Deputy Prime Minister and Interior Minister Roumyana Buchvarova said the good news on the Day of mourning for the victims of Saturday's train blast was that they are seven, not eight as some media reported on Sunday.
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Situation in Hitrino Remains Tense in Wake of Train Crash, Death Toll Climbs to Eight
December 11 (BTA) - The situation in the Village of Hitrino remains tense because gas has leaked from two tank cars, Interior Minister Roumyana Buchvarova said on Sunday after a meeting of the situation centre on site. "Our top priority is to make sure that the people who are dra...
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Second Group of 25th Bulgarian Antarctic Expedition Leaves for Livingston Island
December 11 (BTA) - The second group of the 25th Bulgarian Antarctic Expedition left Sofia for Livingston Island on Sunday, the Bulgarian Antarctic Institute said. The group includes Mt Everest climbers Nikolai Petkov and Doichin Boyanov, photographer Nedelcho Hazurbassanov an...
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Head of State Sends Condolences to Egyptian President el-Sisi
December 11 (BTA) - Bulgarian President Rosen Plevneliev Sunday sent a letter of condolence to Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi in connection with a bombing at a chapel adjacent to Egypt's main Coptic Christian cathedral, which killed 25 people and wounded another 49 durin...
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Plevneliev Condoles with Erdogan on Istanbul Terror Attacks
December 11 (BTA) - Bulgarian President Rosen Plevneliev Sunday sent Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan a letter of condolence on the heavy casualties of terrorist attacks in Istanbul. Twin blasts left 38 people dead and 155 others wounded near Istanbul's Vodafone Aren...
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Ski Season at Pamporovo Resort Starts
December 10 (BTA) - The renowned Bulgarian winter resort of Pamporovo officially opened the ski season on Saturday. Tourism Minister Nikolina Angelkova attended the event. The resort will welcome its first tourists with five open ski slopes, excellent conditions for skiing, free ...
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Train Carrying LPG Explodes in NE Bulgaria, at Least Five Dead, Dozens Injured
December 10 (BTA) - Tank cars of a freight train carrying LPG exploded in the village of Hitrino in Northeastern Bulgaria in the early morning of Saturday, the Shoumen regional administration's security officer on duty told BTA.
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