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DOST Will Support GERB's Presidential Candidate Tsacheva
October 20 (BTA) - DOST leader Lyutvi Mestan on Thursday told a news briefing in Parliament that his party will support GERB's candidate Tsetska Tsacheva in the presidential elections. Mestan said that GERB hasn't asked for DOST's support. "If the presidential elections are...
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Ecuador to Tap Bulgaria's Experience in Metro Construction, Dealing with Illegal Buildings
October 20 (BTA) - Regional Development Minister Liliyana Pavlova met with Quito's Mayor Mauricio Rodas during a working visit to Ecuador for Habitat III, the UN Conference on Housing and Sustainable Urban Development. Pavlova and Rodas discussed a broad range of aspects o...
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Sofia Officially Makes Signing of EU-Canada Trade Deal Conditional on Scrapping Canada Visas for Bulgarians
October 19 (BTA) - Deciding its position for an upcoming European Council in Brussels, the Bulgarian government said that it will only sign the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) between the EU and Canada in exchange for irreversible guarantees from the Canadian go...
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Bulgarian Economy Minister Opens Business Forum in Vietnam
October 19 (BTA) - The press office of the Bulgarian Economy Ministry said Wednesday that Economy Minister Bozhidar Loukarski has opened a Bulgarian-Vietnamese business forum in Ho Chi Minh City.
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Tax Code Changes Pass on First Reading
October 19 (BTA) - The Bulgarian Parliament Wednesday adopted on first reading amendments to the country's tax code that would raise the excise duty on cigarettes and lower the cap on cashless payments to 5,000 from 10,000 leva, among other proposed changes.
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Former Economy Minister Charged in Connection with Belene N-Plant Equipment Sale
October 19 (BTA) - The prosecution service said on Wednesday it has charged former economy and energy minister Peter Dimitrov with mismanagement. According to the prosecution, from an unknown date in 2007 until December 13 of that year Dimitrov deliberately refrained from exercis...
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BAS Revises Up 2016 Growth Projections to 2.9%
October 19 (BTA) - Experts with the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences (BAS) project that Bulgaria's economy will grow by 2.9 per cent in 2016, Viktor Yotsov of BAS' Economic Research Institute told a BTA-hosted news conference on Wednesday. He presented the autumn update of an annual...
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Kristalina Georgieva Threatens to Sue Those Who Spread Falsehoods about Her
October 19 (BTA) - European Commission Vice President Kristalina Georgieva has threatened to sue those who have spread falsehoods about her. In a bitter statement on Facebook responding to "the latest media attacks" on her, Georgieva wrote: "From now on I will defend my name in ...
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Parliamentary Ad-hoc Committee to Scrutinise Belene N-plant Project
October 18 (BTA) - The MPs decided on Tuesday to set up an ad-hoc committee to check all data and circumstances for decisions and actions, related to the Belene N-plant project in the period from 2006 to September 2016 that saddled the state with substantial financial obligations...
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Bulgaria, Romania Not Backing Off Objections to EU-Canada Trade Deal
October 18 (BTA Correspondent Nikolay Jeliazkov) - Bulgaria and Romania are, for the moment, not backing off their objections to the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) between the EU and Canada, a representative of the Slovakian Presidency of the Council of the EU ...
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Parliament Reverses Decision to Suspend Plenary Sittings
ctober 18 (BTA) - The National Assembly on Tuesday reversed its decision to suspend its plenary sittings between October 12 and November 4, but decided not to convene between November 2 and 4, in the week of the presidential elections. The reversal was proposed by BSP-Left Bul...
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Sofia Says Suspected Gulenists Did Not Seek Protection from Bulgaria before Handover to Turkey
October 18 (BTA) - Seven Turkish nationals who were handed over to Turkey over their suspected ties with the movement of Fethullah Gulen, did not seek protection from Bulgaria, border police deputy chief Svetoslav Manolov told journalists on Tuesday. His remark came a day after t...
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Bulgarian Culture Minister Visits Berlin
October 18 (BTA) - Bulgarian Culture Minister Vezhdi Rashidov is on a brief working visit to Berlin, said his Ministry Tuesday. He met with Prof. Monika Grutters, State Minister for Culture and the Media, and discussed with her culture projects and bilateral cooperation.
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Technical Solutions to Be Sought for Achieving Compatibility between TETRA Networks of Defence, Interior Ministry
October 18 (BTA) - Technical solutions will be sought for achieving compatibility between the TETRA networks of the ministries of defence and of the interior while ensuring their autonomy, Deputy Defence Minister Orhan Ismailov said here Tuesday.
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National Health Insurance Fund Releases LV 50 Mln from its Reserve
October 18 (BTA) - The National Health Insurance Fund (NHIF) will release 50 million leva from its reserve to cover payments for medicines, medical products and special foods, as well as for cancer treatment. The decision was made by the NHIF Supervisory Board and made public ...
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Regional Development Minister Attends UN Conference on Housing and Sustainable Urban Development in Ecuador
October 18 (BTA) - Bulgarian Regional Development and Public Works Minister Lilyana Pavlova gave a speech at the United Nations Third Conference on Housing and Sustainable Urban Development (Habitat III) taking place in Ecuador, in October 17 - 20, Pavlova's Ministry said in a pr...
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EC: Bulgaria Not Required to Reduce Greenhouse Emissions in non-ETC Sectors in 2021-2030
October 18 (BTA) - The European Commission has proposed that Bulgaria be not required to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in 2021-2030 in the sectors not covered by the emission trading system (ETS), such as transport, buildings and waste, said the Environment Ministry in Sofia.
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Ruling Majority Agrees on Changes to Election Code
Sofia, October 17 (BTA) - The ruling majority of GERB, the Reformist Bloc and the Patriotic Front have agreed on a joint position on the proposed changes to the Election Code dealing with the voting sections aboard and the controversial "None of the above" ballot checkbox, Patrio...
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Bulgaria, Vietnam to Boost Trade, Launch Joint Projects
October 17 (BTA) - The Bulgarian Economy Ministry said Economy Minister Bozhidar Loukarski has agreed with Vietnamese Minister of Industry and Trade Tran Tuan Anh to boost bilateral trade. The two ministers discussed at a meeting in Hanoi on Monday measures to intensify bilate...
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Employer Association: Bulgarian Economy to Grow by Up to 2.8 Per Cent in 2017
October 17 (BTA) - The Bulgarian economy could achieve next year a growth rate of 2.6 to 2.8 per cent, or even higher, if the Government makes consistent efforts to plan and effectively execute adequate measures to improve the business environment, encourage exports and boost dom...
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