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PM Borissov: Bulgaria Will Seek Investors for Gas Hub, Belene N-plant
August 6 (BTA) - After receiving the European Commission's statement and the position expressed by Russian President Vladimir Putin, Bulgaria's task right now is to seek investors for the European gas hub Balkan, as well as for the completion of the Belene N-plant project, said h...
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Bulgaria, Russia to Review Joint Energy Projects
August 5 (BTA) - In a phone conversation on Friday, Prime Minister Boyko Borissov and Russian President Vladimir Putin discussed the establishment of working groups which will review joint energy projects, the government information service said. The experts will discuss issues a...
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Frontex to Reinforce Its Activities in Bulgaria
August 5 (BTA) - In response to the request from Bulgarian authorities, Frontex will significantly strengthen its ongoing activities at the country's land borders, the agency said in a press release on Friday. Additional assistance will mainly focus on the border with Turkey but...
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UN Diplomat Heads Bulgarian EU Presidency Planning Centre
August 5 (BTA) - United Nations diplomat Lyubomir Ivanov will head the National Centre for Planning the Bulgarian Presidency of the Council of the European Union (NCPBP-EU), the government press service said on Friday. The Bulgarian EU Presidency is scheduled for the first half o...
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Employers Demand Abolition of Contributory Income Thresholds
August 5 (BTA) - In a formal common position addressed to Labour and Social Policy Minister Zornitsa Roussinova and Finance Minister Vladislav Goranov, the nationally representative employers' organizations insist on the immediate abolition of contributory income thresholds, the...
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Bulgarian-Greek Teams Control Cross-Border Traffic
August 5 (BTA) - Joint Bulgarian-Greek teams are conducting a road traffic control campaign along the two countries' common border between August 5 and October 30, the Interior Ministry in Sofia said on Friday. The officers are watching for possible speeding and overtaking off...
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July 2016 Consumer Confidence down 0.6 Per Cent from April
August 5 (BTA) - In July 2016, the total consumer confidence indicator decreased by 0.6 percentage points compared to April, which was due to the diminished confidence among the urban population. The level of the indicator for rural consumers remained unchanged, the National Stat...
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European Experts to Discuss Key Energy Infrastructure Projects in September in Seaside City of Varna
August 4 (BTA) - The press office of the Council of Ministers released Thursday a copy of a letter by European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker received in response to a letter Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borissov sent Juncker on July 7, 2016, concerning the Bulgarian ...
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Turkish Consul: "No Obstacles in Turkey to Vote for Bulgarian President"
August 4 (BTA) - "There are no obstacles to organizing sections in Turkey for voting during the Bulgarian presidential elections," Turkey's Consul General in Bourgas Niyazi Akyol said at the BTA Press Club in Shoumen on Thursday, answering a reporter's question.
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Bulgaria Has Achieved Impressive Results in HIV/AIDS Fight - Expert
August 4 (BTA) - Sandra Irbe, Portfolio Manager for Bulgaria at the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria, Thursday said that this country had achieved impressive results in fighting HIV/AIDS. Speaking in Varna, she added that if the authorities want this to continu...
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Almost All Bulgarian Honey Goes for Export
August 4 (BTA) - Bee keeping in Bulgaria is very much export-oriented, more so than any other agricultural sector, Bulgarian Agriculture Minister Dessislava Taneva said Thursday in the coastal town of Tsarevo. Of a total of 11,400 t of honey produced in this country last year, 9...
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First Meeting on Priorities of EU Presidency of Estonia-Bulgaria-Austria Troyka Scheduled for September
August 4 (BTA) - The first coordination meeting on the priorities of the Estonia-Bulgaria-Austria Troyka of the EU will be held in mid-September. The meeting was scheduled by the teams working on the preparation of the three countries for the rotating Presidency of the European C...
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Interior Ministry Warns of Heightened Risk of Wildfires in Bulgaria
August 4 (BTA) - The Interior Ministry warned Thursday of a heightened risk of wildfires in Bulgaria. Firefighters put down 166 fires in the past 24 hours but 20 new ones have started in the first 6 hours on August 4. The situation is worst in the southern regions of Haskovo, Paz...
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European Commissioner Says Turkey Will Keep Honouring Its Commitments Concerning Migrants
August 3 (BTA) - Turkey will continue to honour its commitments concerning migrants, the European Commissioner for Migration, Home Affairs and Citizenship, Dimitris Avramopoulos, told Bulgarian Interior Minister Roumyana Buchvarova on Monday. Buchvarova unveiled the news while sp...
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Ex-President Purvanov: The Formula for President is Non-partisan, But Not Anti-party Nomination
August 3 (BTA) - The formula for a joint nominee for president is a non-partisan but not anti-party one, ABV Chairman and former Bulgarian President (2002-2012) Georgi Purvanov said Wednesday. He was speaking at the BTA Press Club after ABV and Gergiovden Movement signed an agre...
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Bulgaria-UNHCR Cooperation Regarding Rights of Protection Seekers Are at Excellent Level
August 3 (BTA) - Bulgarian Foreign Minister Daniel Mitov met with the newly appointed UN High Commissioner for Refugees Representative to Bulgaria Mathijs le Rutte on Tuesday, the Foreign Ministry said. Mitov said: "Bulgaria has an irrevocable commitment to apply the establish...
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BDZ Passenger Services Deny Socialists' Allegations that Train Services Have Been Suspended
August 3 (BTA) - BDZ Passenger Services EOOD has not suspended train services but has merely introduced temporary changes in the timetables of some of these services, BDZ Holding EAD said in a press release on Tuesday.
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State Buys Back Aircraft Repair Plant
August 2 (BTA) - The Avionams aircraft repair plant became a fully state-owned enterprise again several years after it was privatized, Prime Minister Boyko Borissov told journalists at the Graf Ignatievo Air Base on Tuesday.
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IMRO: Bulgaria Should Completely Close Border with Turkey
August 2 (BTA) - Bulgaria should close its border with Turkey completely and stop admitting any migrants, the IMRO party said in a press release Tuesday. The statement came as a reaction to a warning by Turkey's Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu that if the EU does not deliver vi...
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Three Syrians Terrorism Trial Will Start on September 19 at the Earliest
August 2 (BTA) - A trial against three Syrian nationals, who are charged with planning to join ISIL and the Muslim Brotherhood, will start on September 19 at the earliest. The specialized criminal court has postponed the trial date because the translation of the indictments was c...
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