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Medium-term Risks in Economy Are Underestimated, Fiscal Council Says
July 19 (BTA) - The spring macroeconomic forecast of the government about the main nominal indicators is generally realistic, but there is no information about the different scenarios or risk assessment used by the Ministry of Finance when it drew up the forecast, an opinion of t...
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Deputy PM and Education Minister Kuneva Wants EU to Help Young Scientists
July 19 (BTA) - Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Education Meglena Kuneva wants the European Union to help young scientists, make careers in science more attractive and encourage investments in the human potential in research and development. She participated in a meeting of...
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Bulgarian Interior Minister, FBI Director Discuss Security Environment and Combat against Terrorism
July 19 (BTA) - Meeting Monday in the American capital, Bulgarian Deputy Prime Minister and Interior Minister Roumyana Buchvarova and FBI Director James Comey discussed the security encironment and the latest terror attacks in Europe and the United States, said Buchvarova's Minis...
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Fourth Anniversary of Bourgas Bus Bombing Observed amid Tight Security
July 19 (BTA) - The fourth anniversary of the 2012 Bourgas bus bombing was observed here Monday amid tight security. The bombing of a bus with Israeli tourists in the parking lot of the Bourgas Sarafovo airport killed five Israelis and their Bulgarian bus driver.
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Bulgarian President Sends Kazakhstan Counterpart Message of Condolences over Almaty Attack
July 18 (BTA) - Bulgarian President Rosen Plevneliev sent to the President of Kazakhstan, Nursultan Nazarbayev, a message of condolences over the Monday attack against law-enforcement bodies that killed at least six people and injured many others, said the President's Press Secre...
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Nearly 85% of Fruit, Vegetable Sales Are Unreported
July 18 (BTA) - Nearly 85 per cent of sales of vegetables and fruits are unreported, warned the Bulgarian National Horticultural Union and the respective associations of potato producers and fruit growers. "Fresh fruits and vegetables sales incur losses for the national budget be...
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Food Donated to Disadvantaged People Could Be VAT Exempt - Finance Minister
July 18 (BTA) - Finance Minister Vladislav Goranov Monday said food donated by producers to disadvantaged people could be exempted from VAT provided that a way to prevent abuse is ensured. He met with Ombudsman Maya Manolova and representatives of food producer organizations.
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European Commissioner Navracsics Participates in Education Forum in Sofia
July 18 (BTA) - More and more countries in the EU, including Bulgaria, are realizing that education is a national priority, not one of the national priorities, Deputy Prime Minister and Education and Science Minister Meglena Kuneva said. She was speaking at Monday's regional conf...
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Bulgaria, EU Oppose Reinstatement of Capital Punishment in Turkey
July 18 (BTA) - "We stand by the view that the rule of law and observing normal democratic EU practices should be predominant in the reactions of the Turkish authorities," Foreign Minister Daniel Mitov told Bulgarian media in Brussels, where he is taking part in a EU foreign affa...
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Prime Minister Borissov Voices Concern with "Escalation of Revenge-seeking, Spiral of Violence" in Turkey
July 18 (BTA) - Prime Minister Boyko Borissov Monday voiced concern with the "escalation of revenge-seeking and the spiral of violence emerging in Turkey". Posting a message in his profile on Facebook, Borussov reiterated his position expressed at an emergency meeting in the C...
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Hospitality Association Voices Discontent over Extensive Inspections in Seaside Resorts
July 17 (BTA) - In a statement, released on Sunday, an association of establishments from the hospitality industry urged that excessive administrative pressure and inspections in Black Sea resorts should stop. The Association demands that the information about the security mea...
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President Plevneliev: Bulgaria Condemns Demonstration of Any Forms of Violence, Supports Democratically Elected Institut...
July 16 (BTA) - In a statement following the failed coup attempt in Turkey, President Rosen Plevneliev said that Bulgaria condemns the demonstration of any forms of violence and supports the democratically elected institutions of Turkey. "The Republic of Turkey is a good nei...
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Radan Kanev Re-elected for New Term as Chairman of Right-wing Democrats for Strong Bulgaria
July 16 (BTA) - In a 502-2 vote with ten abstentions Radan Kanev was re-elected Saturday as Chairman of the right-wing Democrats for Strong Bulgaria (DSB) for a new four-year term. The election took place during the 15th national assembly of the party.
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230 Military Staff Sent to Border with Turkey after Attempted Coup in Bulgaria's Southern Neighbour
July 16 (BTA) - In the wake of the failed coup attempt in Turkey, Prime Minister Boyko Borissov said that 230 military personnel, senior Defence Ministry staff, and the Interior Ministry Chief Secretary were sent to the border with Turkey. Bulgaria is ready to provide a plane to ...
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Bulgarian Security, Intelligence Services Put on Alert as Coup Attemp Unfolds in Turkey
July 16 (BTA) - Prime Minister Boyko Borissov has met with the heads of the State Agency for National Security, the State Intelligence Agency, the ministers of interior and foreign affairs, and all heads of the Bulgarian security services in relation to the situation unfolding in...
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Bulgarian President Calls on Europe and Asia to Unite around Shared Vision of the Future
July 15 (BTA) - Bulgarian President Rosen Plevneliev said in the Mongolian capital Ulaanbaatar on Friday that Europe and Asia should unite around a shared long-term vision of the future, the President's Press Secretariat reported.Plevneliev was speaking at the 11th summit of head...
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Energy Minister: There Is Investor Interest in Belene N-plant
July 15 (BTA) - "There is an interest in the Belene N-plant project but we are about to see the specific proposals," Energy Minister Temenouzhka Petkova said before journalist in Parliament on Friday. Consensus will be sought among all political parties in order to find the be...
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Bulgarian Head of State Urges for Increase of Bilateral Economic, Cultural Exchange with India
July 15 (BTA) - President Rosen Plevneliev met with Indian Vice President Mohammad Hamid Ansari in Ulaanbaatar on Friday. They are here for the 11th Summit of Heads of State and Government of the Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM). Details of the meeting were publicized by the President'...
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Parliament Starts Procedure to Elect Financial Supervision Commission Chair
July 15 (BTA) - The National Assembly on Friday started a procedure to elect a new chairperson of the Financial Supervision Commission (FSC). Parliamentary groups and individual MPs have five days to nominate candidates for the job in written proposals to the Budget and Finance C...
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EC Reports of Bulgaria's Significant Progress in EU Law Implementation
July 15 (BTA Correspondent Nikolay Jeliazkov) - The European Commission (EC) Friday presented its regular Single Market Scoreboard, which notes Bulgaria's significant progress in the implementation of EU law.