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Environment Minister Talks with European Energy Commissioner
May 27 (BTA) - Bulgaria's Environment and Water Minister Ivelina Vassileva and EU Climate Action and Energy Commissioner Miguel Arias Canete met in Sofia on May 26 to discuss changes to EU legislation which are necessary for the implementation of the European Council's policy fra...
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Consumers to Be Protected after Complete Liberalization of Bulgaria's Energy Market Double in Number
May 26 (BTA) - A new definition of the term "vulnerable client" envisages a two-fold increase in the number of household users who will be protected by the State during the forthcoming complete liberalization of the energy market, Energy Minister Temenouzhka Petkova said here Thu...
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Defence Committee Approves Investments in Purchase of New Type of Fighter, Patrol Ship for Navy
May 26 (BTA) - The National Assembly Defence Committee adopted a decision on the adoption of a project for investing in "the acquisition of a new type of a fighter" and "the acquisition of a multipurpose module patrol ship for the Navy".
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Climate Action, Energy Commissioner Canete: EC Supports Gas Hub Construction in Bulgaria
May 26 (BTA) - The European Commission (EC) supports the development of a gas hub in Bulgaria, European Commissioner for Climate Action and Energy Miguel Arias Canete told journalists at the Council of Ministers Thursday. Commissioner Canete is paying a visit to Bulgaria. The ...
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European Commission Requests Bulgaria, Four Other Member States, to Comply with EU Rules on Acquisition of Agricultural ...
May 26 (BTA corr. Nikolay Jeliazkov) - The European Commission has formally requested Bulgaria, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania and Slovakia to amend legislation on the acquisition of agricultural land on the grounds that it violates the free movement of capital and freedom of establi...
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New Election Bill Submitted to Parliament
May 26 (BTA) - Forty-seven MPs of GERB, the Patriotic Front, the Reformist Bloc and the Bulgarian Democratic Centre submitted a new bill to amend and supplement the Election Code, the National Assembly's Legal Affairs Committee Chairman Danail Kirilov (GERB) told journalists on T...
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Bulgaria Ranks Eighth in EU in Terms of Fresh Water Resources
May 26 (BTA) - Bulgaria has 101,000 million cu m fresh water a year and by this resource ranks eighth in the European Union in terms of renewable freshwater resources, Environment and Water Minister Ivelina Vassileva said. She was speaking at the Fifth Annual Water Conference whi...
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Mayor of Northwestern Village of Galiche Detained
May 26 (BTA) - The mayor of the Northwestern village of Galiche, Tsenko Chokov, has been detained for 24 hours, along with 11 other people including his son, in a raid Thursday by the Chief Directorate for Combatting Organized Crime.
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Valeri Simeonov Receives Armenia's Medal of Honour
May 26 (BTA) - Bulgarian politician Valeri Simeonov received Armenia's Medal of Honour, the highest distinction awarded for extraordinary service to that country, the press office of the National Front for the Salvation of Bulgaria (NFSB) said. Simeonov leads the NFSB and co-chai...
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Plevneliev: Bulgaria Is a Proud Active Member of the International Organisation of La Francophonie
May 25 (BTA) - At a working meeting with Michaelle Jean, Secretary General of La Francophonie, President Rosen Plevneliev stated that Bulgaria is a proud active member of the International Organisation of La Francophonie (IOF), his press secretariat said.
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Exhibition of Traditional Art Marks Africa Day in Sofia
May 25 (BTA) - Leather paintings, wood carvings and traditional pottery from Algeria, ebony candlesticks, ivory jewels and snake skin sandals from Sudan were among the exhibits displayed at Sofia Hotel Balkan in the Bulgarian capital on Wednesday to mark Africa Day (May 25). The ...
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Ruling Majority to Propose Opening of Up to 35 Voting Sections Abroad in National Elections
May 25 (BTA) - The ruling majority plans to table draft amendments to the Election Code according to which up to 35 voting sections can be opened abroad, be it in the EU or third countries, once 60 applications for voting in Bulgarian national elections have been submitted, parl...
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Government Adopts National State of Environment Report for 2014
May 25 (BTA) - The Government adopted a National Report on the State and Protection of the Environment for 2014, Environment and Water Minister Ivelina Vassileva told journalists at the Council of Ministers Wednesday. The report shows that energy and natural resource consumpt...
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12th International Defence Equipment Exhibition HEMUS 2016 Opens in Plovdiv
May 25 (BTA) - Bulgarian Defence Minister Nikolay Nenchev opened the 12th International Defence Equipment Exhibition HEMUS 2016 here on Wednesday. The event will be on until May 28. "The present exhibition focuses on building new defence capabilities, a successful implementati...
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CSKA Make History as First Third-Tier Team to Win Bulgaria Cup
May 25 (BTA) - CSKA won their 20th Bulgaria Cup Final before a 35,000 crowd at the Vassil Levski National Stadium here on Tuesday evening. The Sofia-based club defeated Montana, 1-0, to become the first Division C team to win the trophy ever since the tournament was established 7...
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Bulgaria Marks Day of Bulgarian Education and Culture and of Slav Letters
May 24 (BTA) - "More than ever before, the revival of Bulgarian education, science and culture must be a long-term, supra-partisan and strategic national priority," Bulgarian President Rosen Plevneliev said, addressing a formal ceremony in front of the Sts Cyril and Methodius Nat...
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Bulgaria's Chief Diplomat Mitov: "EU Must Not Allow Opening of New Migration Routes"
May 24 (BTA) - The external aspects of migration, measures to address the root causes of the migration crisis and strengthening cooperation with the countries of origin and transit topped the agenda of a EU Foreign Affairs Council meeting in Brussels on Monday with the participat...
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Bulgaria, Italian Foreign Ministers Confer in Rome
May 24 (BTA exclusive by Hristo Petrov) - Bulgarian Foreign Minister Daniel Mitov conferred here on Tuesday with the Italian Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Paolo Gentiloni. Mitov is in Rome on a working visit and for the observances of May 24, Day of B...
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Bulgarian PM Borissov: Rendering Aid in Humanitarian Crises Cannot Substitute Political Decisions
May 23 (BTA) - In a speech at the World Humanitarian Summit 2016 taking place in Istanbul, Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borissov said, as quoted by the government's information service, that in the past years the world has been faced with unprecedented humanitarian crises and d...
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National Assembly Chairperson Tsacheva Attends Conference of Speakers of EU Parliaments in Luxembourg
May 23 (BTA) - National Assembly Chairperson Tsetska Tsacheva attends a Conference of Speakers of the EU Parliaments in Luxembourg, taking place in May 22-24, the National Assembly said in a press release Monday.
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