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Macedonian Economy MinisterTalks with Bulgarian Employer Organizations
June 10 (BTA) - Skopje's relations with Sofia can become even better as the political crisis in Macedonia has ended and a new age is dawning in the country, Macedonian Economy Minister Driton Kuqi said at a meeting with Bulgarian employer organizations in Sofia Friday. Bulgaria i...
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PM Borissov: Retaining Ownership of Gas Transmission System Is Strategic Task for Bulgaria
June 10 (BTA) - Retaining ownership of the gas transmission system is an exceptionally important and strategic task for Bulgaria, said here on Friday Prime Minister Boyko Borissov. He was commenting the topic after his meeting with EU Commissioner for Competition Margrethe Vestag...
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President Plevneliev: Bulgaria to Continue to Work for European Perspective ofWestern Balkan Countries
June 10 (BTA) - Meeting with the Speaker of the Parliament of Kosovo, Kadri Veseli, here on Friday, President Rosen Plevneliev said that Bulgaria will continue to work for the realization of the European perspective of all countries in the Western Balkans. Plevneliev said, quoted...
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Bulgarian-French Conference on Prevention of Everyday Violence Held in Sofia
June 10 (BTA) - A Bulgarian-French conference on the prevention of everyday violence is held in Sofia under the auspices of President Rosen Plevneliev who made an opening address at the forum.
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EU Court of Justice President Supports Judicial Reform in Bulgaria
June 10 (BTA) - The President of the Court of Justice of the EU (CJEU), Koen Lenaerts, supported the ideas in Bulgaria's draft amendments to the Judicial Power Act, as well as the remaining steps of the judicial reform in this country, the Justice Ministry said in a press release...
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Pensioners Demand Humane, Significant Increase of Pensions
June 9 (BTA) - The Bulgarian Association of Pensioners (BAP) insists on the elaboration of new methods of retirement through which the lowest pension would be higher than the established poverty threshold, and all other pensions would amount to 50 to 60 per cent of the salary pri...
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National Ombudsman Meets with PACE Co-rapporteurs for Post-monitoring Dialogue with Bulgaria
June 10 (BTA) - National Ombudsman Maya Manolova on Thursday met with a representative delegation of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) led by Frank Schwabe and Zsolt Nemeth, PACE co-rapporteurs for post-monitoring dialogue with Bulgaria. The two were on a...
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Underworld Boss Severely Wounded in Shootout in Sunny Beach
June 9 (BTA) - Underworld boss Dimiter Zhelyazkov, aka "Mityo the Eyes", was severely wounded and hospitalized in critical condition during a shootout in the seaside resort of Sunny Beach on Wednesday. During the same shooting, a 46-year old man (Zhelyazkov's bodyguard) was ki...
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14th Gas Infrastructure Europe Annual Conference Takes Place in Sofia
June 9 (BTA) - Bulgaria has been working actively for diversification of the gas flows and supplies, Prime Minister Boyko Borissov said Thursday in an address to the participants in the 14th Gas Infrastructure Europe Annual Conference held in Sofia.
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Parliament Ratifies Sovereign Guarantees for EUR 600 Mln Loans to Replenish Bulgarian Deposit Insurance Fund
June 9 (BTA) - Parliament Thursday ratified sovereign guarantee agreements on two loans, one from the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and another one from the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD), aggregating 600 million euro.
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Big Hotel Chain Comes to Bulgarian Market
June 9 (BTA) - A big international hotel chain is coming to the Bulgarian market, Tourism Minister Nikolina Angelkova told a Hotel & Tourism Investment Forum in Sofia Thursday. The Tourism Ministry will continue to support such initiatives because they are important for the devel...
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Belgrade Supreme Court Allows Extradition of Corpbank Owner Vassilev
June 9 (BTA) - The Supreme Court in Belgrade allowed the extradition of banker Tsvetan Vassilev, BTA learnt from Vassilev's lawyers on Thursday. In order to take this decision the magistrates took into account the fact that Vassilev is tried in his absence in Bulgaria.
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Slovenia's National Assembly Speaker Brglez Pays Official Visit to Bulgaria
June 9 (BTA) - Slovenia's National Assembly Speaker Milan Brglez started Thursday a three-day official visit to Bulgaria at the invitation of Parliament Chairperson Tsetska Tsacheva. The guest conferred with Prime Minister Boyko Borissov on Thursday morning, the government's i...
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Plevneliev, EP President Martin Schulz Expect Progress on Canadian Visas Issue
June 8 (BTA correspondent Nikolay Jeliazkov) - European Parliament (EP) President Martin Schulz and Bulgarian President Rosen Plevneliev Wednesday said they expected progress in the negotiations with Canada on extending visa-free travel to Bulgarian citizens. The two gave a joint...
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Prime Minister Borissov Confers with PACE Rapporteurs
June 8 (BTA) - Prime Minister Boyko Borissov on Wednesday met with Frank Schwabe and Zsolt Nemeth, PACE co-rapporteurs for post-monitoring dialogue with Bulgaria. The two are on a fact-finding mission here.
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President Plevneliev: Europe's Disagreements Should be Solved in Parliaments, Not on Battlefields
June 8 (BTA Correspondent Nikolay Jeliazkov) - In an address to the European Parliament (EP) in Strasbourg on Wednesday, Bulgarian President Rosen Plevneliev talked about Europe's future and the current challenges facing the EU. "We witness the worst security situation since the ...
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58% of Bulgarians Believe Cabinet Will Serve Out Its Term in Office - Pollsters
June 8 (BTA) - The Cabinet will serve out its four-year term, according to 58 per cent of the Bulgarians. Only 20 per cent (three times less) of the interviewed consider that there could be early parliamentary elections. These are the results of a nationally representative opinio...
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In Poland, Foreign Minister Mitov Discusses Bilateral Cooperation, NATO Summit
June 8 (BTA) - "The Republic of Bulgaria attaches great importance to the active dialogue with the Republic of Poland. There are no unsolved issues between our two countries, and we are optimistic about deepening economic and tourism cooperation. Our country is interested in an i...
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President Plevneliev:"We Must Be Able to Learn from the Wisdom of Each Religion"
June 7 (BTA) - "We must be able to learn from the wisdom of each and every religion. Peaceful coexistence, mutual understanding and tolerance are values that should not be called into question," Bulgarian President Rosen Plevneliev said during a dinner with diplomats of the Middl...
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Burglars Steal Pension Money in Haskovo's Central Post Office
June 8 (BTA) - Burglars stole the money for the payment of pensions from the Central Post Office in Haskovo in a night robbery, head of the Regional Directorate of the Interior Angel Tsankov said on Wednesday. He said that the footage of CCTV cameras from the building is being ch...