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Parliament to Hold Extraordinary Plenary Sitting on Friday 13.10.2016 / 12:55

October 13 (BTA) - Parliament's acting Chair Dimiter Glavchev has convened an extraordinary plenary sitting on Friday, Parliament's press centre reported Thursday. On the agenda is a draft resolution to repeal Parliament's October 12 decision to temporarily suspend plenary sit...
Bulgaria Thanks EC for Provided Border Protection Support 13.10.2016 / 10:13

October 13 (BTA Correspondent Nikolay Jeliazkov) - Prime Minister Boyko Borissov sent a letter on Wednesday to European Commission (EC) President Jean Claude-Juncker, expressing his gratitude for the Commission's support provided to Bulgaria for dealing with the migrant crisis, t...
Lyutvi Mestan and Party Delegation Meets with President Erdogan 12.10.2016 / 17:04

October 12 (BTA) - A delegation of the DOST political party headed by party leader Lyutvi Mestan has met with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, DOST said Wednesday. No details of the meeting or the issues discussed are provided.
Interior Minister: 130 Frontex Officers Are in Bulgaria 12.10.2016 / 16:46

October 12 (BTA) - Interior Minister Roumyana Buchvarova said there are 130 Frontex officers in Bulgaria now, up from some 40 until recently. There is no tension between them and local police officers, Buchvarova added. Romania has contributed the largest number of officers.
National Ombudsman Sends Strong-Worded Message to Central Election Commission over Problems with Overseas Voting and Oth... 12.10.2016 / 14:40

October 12 (BTA) - National Ombudsman Maya Manolova has sent a strong-worded message to the Central Election Commission (CEC) urging the elections administration to reconsider three of its decisions connected with overseas voting and other election issues, said Manolova's office ...
Bobov Dol Mine Operator Backtracks on Closure Plans 12.10.2016 / 14:37

October 12 (BTA) - Energy Minister Temenouzhka Petkova told reporters on Wednesday that Bobov Dol-Coal Mining has backtracked on plans to close its Babino mine, citing new circumstances that have developed.
Bulgaria, UAE Sign Economic Cooperation Agreement 12.10.2016 / 13:08

October 12 (BTA) - The Economy Minister of the United Arab Emirates (UEA), Sultan bin Saeed Al Mansouri, and his Bulgarian counterpart Bozhidar Loukarski signed in Sofia on Wednesday a cooperation agreement aimed at boosting economic ties and bilateral trade.
Parliament on Break in Run-up to Presidential Vote 12.10.2016 / 11:36

October 12 (BTA) - Parliament will take a break with immediate effect in the run-up to the November 6 presidential elections. The next sitting is scheduled for November 9. The MPs adopted the proposal for the break made by Ataka on the grounds that it would be inappropriate to...
Justice Minister Zaharieva Meets with EU Ambassadors 11.10.2016 / 17:56

October 11 (BTA) - Justice Minister Ekaterina Zaharieva on Tuesday met with the ambassadors of the EU countries, her Ministry said.
E-government Agency: E-services Were 64% of Total in 2015 11.10.2016 / 15:51

October 11 (BTA) - n 2015, e-services accounted for 64 per cent of the total, compared to an average of 80 per cent in the EU, the E-government Agency's new Chairman Rosen Zhelyazkov said. More than 40 e-services became available in the last two years.
Turkish National Detained for Drug Trafficking 11.10.2016 / 15:39

October 11 (BTA) - The Bourgas Regional Prosecution Office (BRPO) detained Turkish national Metin Hersek for 72 hours after finding about 30 kg of heroin and 37,500 euro with him. The foreigner tried to cross from Turkey into Bulgaria via the Malko Turnovo checkpoint, the BRPO p...
Labour Ministry Suggests Declaring Monday Day Off When National Holiday Falls on Weekend 11.10.2016 / 14:58

Sofia, October 11 (BTA) - Labour Minister Zornitsa Roussinnova on Tuesday announced pending changes to the Labour Code that will meet the expectations of the business in connection with holiday work off. The Labour Ministry is proposing a fixed number of official public holidays ...
Hospitality Sector Workforce Drops 10 Per Cent 11.10.2016 / 14:46

October 11 (BTA) - Tourism Minister Nikolina Angelkova told an industry forum Tuesday that the hiring of staff in the hospitality sector declined by around 10 per cent on an annual basis in 2015. The local tourism industry and sectors related to it supported a total of 366,000...
Deputy Prime Minister Donchev: New Concessions Bill Protects Interests of State 11.10.2016 / 13:50

October 11 (BTA) - A discussion on "Transparency and Effectiveness of Concessions in Bulgaria" was held here on Tuesday, organized by the Confederation of Employers and Industrialists in Bulgaria and the "Ikonomika" magazine. Addressing the forum Deputy Prime Minister Tomislav Do...
Right-wing Presidential Candidate Faces Off Nationalists' Nominee in First TV Debate 11.10.2016 / 11:54

October 11 (BTA) - The presidential candidate of the Reformist Bloc, Traicho Traikov, faced off the candidate of the United Patriots, Krassimir Karakachanov in what was the first TV debate in the battle for the president's office on bTV Tuesday morning.
Environment Ministers of Bulgaria, Azerbaijan Meet 11.10.2016 / 10:11

October 11 (BTA) - Bulgarian Environment Minister Ivelina Vassileva met here Monday with her counterpart of Azerbaijan, Huseyngulu Baghirov, said Vassileva's Ministry. He leads a delegation visiting here on the invitation of the Environment Ministry and according to a two-year co...
Culture Minister Rashidov Confers with Macedonian Counterpart Kancheska 10.10.2016 / 19:12

October 10 (BTA) - Culture Minister Vezhdi Rashidov conferred on Monday with his Macedonian counterpart Elizabeta Kancheska during his one-day working visit to Macedonia, Rashidov's Ministry said in a press release. The two have discussed the development of cultural ties between ...
Bulgaria Granted Best Sovereign DMO in Central and Eastern Europe 2016 Global Markets Award 10.10.2016 / 16:59

October 10 (BTA) - Bulgaria was granted the Global Markets award for Best Sovereign DMO Central and Eastern Europe 2016, the Finance Ministry said on Monday. The excellent timing of the double Euro bond tranche in March 2016 launched immediately after the quantitative easing m...
Average Real Wage Up 31-32% in Four Years - Union Leader 10.10.2016 / 16:15

October 10 (BTA) - The Bulgarians' average real wage rose 31-32 per cent in the last four years, said Plamen Dimitrov, President of the Confederation of Independent Trade Unions in Bulgaria (CITUB).
Institutions, Business Organizations Set Up Capital Market Council 10.10.2016 / 15:30

October 10 (BTA) - A memorandum on the creation of a Council for the Development of the Capital Market was signed Monday at the Radisson Hotel at the initiative of the Central Depository, the Financial Supervision Commission and business associations.