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National Ombudsman Reports Increasing Number of Complaints Related to Patients' Rights
July 1 (BTA) - Reporting on her work in 2015 in the area of healthcare, National Ombudsman Maya Manolova spoke about an increase in the number of complaints related to patients' rights. In the entire 2015 such complaints totalled 272, while they stand at 221 in January-May 2016.
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Finance Ministry Reports Consolidated Fiscal Programme Surplus of 3.1 Per Cent of GDP for May 2016
July 1 (BTA) - Based on the monthly data of first-level spending units, the Consolidated Fiscal Programme (CFP) balance on a cash basis as of end-May 2016 is positive, amounting to 2,773.6 million leva, or 3.1 per cent of the projected GDP, and is formed by a national budget surp...
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Conclusions of Ongoing EC Review of Bulgarian Prosecution Service to Be Made Public
June 30 (BTA) - The conclusions and recommendations in the analysis which an ongoing European expert mission is to prepare about the structural and functional model of the prosecution service in Bulgaria, will be made public in a view of the huge public interest, the Bulgarian Ju...
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Corruption in Judicial System Mostly in Commercial Justice - Prosecutor General
June 30 (BTA) - The corruption in the judicial system is mostly in commercial justice, Prosecutor General Sotir Tsatsarov said during a forum Thursday on fighting the grey economy. Tsatsarov stressed that this is very difficult to prove and that the practices are "very refined". ...
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Parliament Supports in Principle New Bill against High-Level Corruption
Parliament voted on principle on Thursday to support a Bill on Prevention of Corruption and Forfeiture of Unlawful Assets. The government's bill was supported by 130 votes out of the 171 attending MPs. 28 voted against and 13 abstained. It passed on principle on the votes of ...
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Electricity Decreases by 0.04 Per Cent on Average as of July 1
June 30 (BTA) - The price of electricity for household consumers drops by 0.04 per cent on average as of July 1, while the reduction for industrial users is up to 17 per cent, Energy and Water Regulatory Commission Chairman (EWRC) Ivan Ivanov told a news conference on Thursday, e...
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Parliament Ratifies Montenegro's NATO Accession Protocol
June 30 (BTA) - Parliament ratified on Thursday Montenegro's NATO accession protocol. The Council of Ministers, which sponsored the ratification, lists in its motives that Bulgaria, being a NATO member, has declared many times its unconditional and general support for NATO's open...
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National Assembly Deputy Chair Glavchev Confers with Montenegrin Parliament President Pajovic
June 30 (BTA) - National Assembly Deputy Chair Dimiter Glavchev conferred here on Thursday with the President of the Parliament of Montenegro, Darko Pajovic. The meeting was attended by the Chair of the Montenegro-Bulgaria Friendship Group, Tarzan Milosevic, and Bulgarian Ambassa...
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Bulgarian Foreign Minister to Meet Russian Counterpart in Sochi over Energy Matters
June 30 (BTA) - Bulgarian Foreign Minister Daniel Mitov is meeting his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov in Sochi to discuss energy matters, among other things. This transpired on Thursday from Mitov's remarks for reporters in Parliament ahead of his departure for Sochi for a mee...
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Experts: Bank Interest Rates on Consumer Loans Have Fallen to Pre-Crisis Levels
June 30 (BTA) - Bank interest rates on consumer loans in Bulgaria have fallen back to the levels before the 2008 financial crisis - to an average of 10.13 per cent in early 2016, compared with 13.48 per cent in 2009 and 9.76 per cent in 2007, Borislav Genov, Chief Commercial Offi...
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Bulgarian Foreign Minister Welcomes Plans for NATO-Russia Meeting
June 29 (BTA) - Bulgarian Foreign Minister Daniel Mitov on Wednesday welcomed plans for a meeting of the NATO-Russia Council immediately after NATO Warsaw Summit between July 8 and 9. The meeting has been requested by Russia, Mitov said, adding: "The dialogue is not over, a hand ...
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Deputy Prime Minister Donchev, EU Commissioner Sefcovic Discuss Key Energy Issues
June 29 (BTA) - Deputy Prime Minister in charge of EU funds and economic policy Tomislav Donchev on Wednesday met with EU Energy Union Commissioner and European Commission Vice President Maros Sefcovic.
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Bulgarian Parliament Leader Meets Chairman of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference
June 29 (BTA) - Bulgarian Parliament leader Tsetska Tsacheva met Wednesday with Yu Zhengsheng, Chairman of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, said the National Assembly press office. Tsacheva is on an official visit to China until July 1 at the head of a Bulg...
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PM Borissov: Terrorist Attack in Istanbul Yet Another Lesson to Politicians that Peace is Not Attained with Wars
June 29 (BTA corr. Nikolay Jeliazkov) - Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borissov told reporters here on Wednesday that Tuesday's terrorist attack at Ataturk International Airport in Turkey is yet another lesson to politicians that peace may not be attained with war.
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Parliament Passes Judicial System Act Amendments on First Reading
June 29 (BTA) - Bulgaria's Parliament Wednesday passed on first reading amendments to the Judicial System Act moved by the Council of Ministers. The vote was 116 in favour, 5 against and 10 abstentions.
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Parliament Elects New Chairperson of Committee for Protection of Competition
June 29 (BTA) - Parliament elected Wednesday a new chairperson of the Committee for the Protection of Competition (CPC). Julia Nenkova got the job after a 137-1 vote, with 10 abstentions. She was nominated by the ruling GERB party.
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Bulgarian PM, EPP President Discuss Brexit Aftermath
June 28 (BTA) - Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borissov met with European People's Party (EPP) President Joseph Daul Tuesday and the Brexit aftermath was high on the agenda, said the press office of GERB which is the ruling party in Bulgaria and an EPP member.
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Bulgarian President Plevneliev Sends Condolences to Turkish President Erdogan
June 28 (BTA) - Bulgarian President Rosen Plevneliev Wednesday sent a condolence letter to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in connection with the terrorist attack at Ataturk International Airport, in which dozens of citizens were killed and many others injured, the head of...
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Justice Minister Zaharieva Leaves for Brussels
June 29 (BTA) - Bulgarian Justice Minister Ekaterina Zaharieva is leaving Wednesday for Brussels, where she will pay a one-day working visit, Zaharieva's Ministry said in a press release.
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Bulgaria's Parliament Condemns Istanbul Suicide Bomb Attack, Flights Cancelled
June 29 (BTA) - At the beginning of its plenary sitting on Wednesday, Bulgaria's Parliament condemned the suicide bomb attack at Istanbul's Ataturk International Airport. The MPs observed a minute of silence in memory of the victims.
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