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Natural Gas Interconnection Agreement Signed with Greece
June 24 (BTA) - The natural gas transmission system operators of Bulgaria and Greece signed an interconnection agreement on Friday. Bulgartransgaz and DESFA agreed on the provision of virtual reverse transmission of natural gas from Greece to Bulgaria via the cross-border interco...
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Government Adopts Bulgaria's Position for NATO's Warsaw Summit
June 24 (BTA) - At an extraordinary meeting on Friday, Bulgaria's Council of Ministers adopted the country's position for the NATO Summit which will be held in Warsaw between July 8 and 9. Defence Minister Nikolay Nenchev told a subsequent news briefing that Bulgaria's expecta...
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President Rosen Plevneliev:"This is a Bad Day for Europe's Democracy"
June 24 (BTA) - Reacting to the results of Thursday's referendum in the UK in favour of the country's exit from the EU (the so-called Brexit), Bulgaria's President Rosen Plevneliev commented that this is a bad day for Europe's democracy and economy and for the EU, as well as a ...
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PM Borissov: EU Should Show it Can Manage without UK
June 24 (BTA) - Reacting to the results of Thursday's referendum in the UK in favour of the country's exit from the EU (the so-called Brexit), Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borissov told journalists in Parliament that the European Union should show it can manage without t...
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Parliamentary Foreign Policy Committee Chair: Brexit Will Not Have Positive Effect on Bulgaria
June 24 (BTA) - Commenting on the results of Thursday's referendum in the UK, parliamentary Foreign Policy Committee Chair Dzhema Grozdanova (GERB) told journalists that the effect of the country's exit from the EU (the so-called Brexit) will not be positive in all spheres - econ...
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Presidents of Germany, Bulgaria Open Joint Economic Forum
June 23 (BTA) - Bulgarian President Rosen Plevneliev and his German counterpart Joachim Gauck Thursday opened a joint economic forum entitled "Industry 4.0" in Sofia, as part of the German President's three-day state visit to Bulgaria.
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"Radical Islam" Criminalized on First Reading
June 23 (BTA) - Bulgaria's Parliament Thursday passed on first reading amendments to the Penal Code criminalizing "radical Islam". The vote was 106 in favour, three against and ten abstentions. The Movement for Rights and Freedoms (MRF) stood out of the vote. The bill was moved b...
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Visiting German President Gauck Confers with Parliament Chair Tsacheva, Delivers Lecture with Plevneliev
June 23 (BTA) - German President Joachim Gauck conferred here on Thursday with Parliament Chair Tsetska Tsacheva. Gauck is on a three-day state visit to Bulgaria which started on Wednesday. Bulgaria's and Romania's Schengen membership will make Europe more secure and all Europ...
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NEK's Payments to AtomStroyExport over Belene N-plant Project Won't Increase Electricity Price
June 23 (BTA) - The price of electricity will not increase because of the payments NEK has to make to the Russian company AtomStroyExport for the equipment produced for the Belene N-plant project before it was scrapped, Energy and Water Regulatory Commission Chair Ivan Ivanov tol...
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Turkey Admits to Problem with Return of Migrants from Bulgaria
June 23 (BTA) - The Turkish Ambassador to the EU, Selim Yenel, admitted that there is a problem with the return of migrants who have entered Bulgaria from Turkey illegally, but he noted that efforts are being made to address the issue. Yenel was responding to a question raised by...
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Angry Prosecutor General Withdraws Proposal for Financial and Personnel Support to Judicial Authorities in Migration-Af...
June 23 (BTA) - An angry Prosecutor General Sotir Tsatsarov withrew Thursday his proposal to the Plenum of the Supreme Judicial Council (SJC) for providing urgent financial and personnel support to prosecution offices and courts in migration-afflicted border areas. He did so afte...
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Socialists Call for Resignation of Interior Ministry Leadership
June 23 (BTA) - Bulgarian Socialist Party (BSP) - Left Bulgaria is calling for the resignation of the leadership of the Interior Ministry starting with Interior Minister Roumyana Buchvarova. In a declaration read out in Parliament's debating chamber, they say the resignation is c...
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JAC Motors of China Explores Opportunities for Production of Electric Cars in Bulgaria
June 23 (BTA) - JAC Motors of China is exploring the opportunities for starting a production of electric cars in Bulgaria and use it as a stepping stone to the European markets. The project was announced by company officials at a meeting with Bulgarian Deputy Economy Minister Lyu...
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Deputy PM Buchvarova: Still No Official Answer from Turkey about Refusal to Readmit Refugees
June 22 (BTA) - There is still no official answer from the Turkish side about their refusal to take back refugees under the readmission agreement, Deputy Prime Minister and Interior Minister Roumyana Buchvarova told journalists here on Wednesday. She said that no notification has...
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Deputy PM Buchvarova: Still No Official Answer from Turkey about Refusal to Readmit Refugees
June 22 (BTA) - There is still no official answer from the Turkish side about their refusal to take back refugees under the readmission agreement, Deputy Prime Minister and Interior Minister Roumyana Buchvarova told journalists here on Wednesday. She said that no notification has...
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German President Gauck Pays Three-day State Visit to Bulgaria
June 22 (BTA) - German President Joachim Gauck, who is on a three-day state visit to Bulgaria, took part in a joint news conference with President Rosen Plevneliev after their one-to-one meeting here on Wednesday.
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Health Minister Moskov Signs 2-Year Agreements with WHO Europe Office
June 22 (BTA) - Health Minister Peter Moskov on Wednesday signed a two-year cooperation agreement with the Europe regional office of the World Health Organization (WHO) for the 2016-2017 period. On behalf of WHO the agreement was signed by Zsuzsanna Jakab, WHO Regional Directo...
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Parliament Approves Introduction of Chipped IDs on First Reading
June 22 (BTA) - The National Assembly approved two government-sponsored bills to amend the Bulgarian Personal Documents Act on first reading Wednesday. One of the bills is aimed to introduce identity documents containing an electronic chip, and the other one proposes counterterro...
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50% of Businesses in Sunny Beach Resort Conceal Turnover
June 22 (BTA) - An inspection has established that a large number of bars, night clubs, coffee shops and car parks in the Sunny Beach resort conceal their turnover, the National Revenue Agency said on Wednesday. Between June 17 and 19, tax inspectors checked nearly 300 commerc...
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Parliament Ratifies Agreement on Madad Fund in Response to Syrian Crisis
June 22 (BTA) - The National Assembly Wednesday ratified the Agreement establishing the EU Regional Trust Fund in Response to the Syrian Crisis, the "Madad Fund", and its Internal Rules. Bulgaria will join the "Madad Fund" with a contribution of 100,000 euro as a confirmation of ...
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