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Participants in 12th World Meeting of Bulgarian Media Propose Postal Voting
May 19 (BTA) - Participants in the 12th World Meeting of Bulgarian Media, which continued in the Czech capital Prague on Thursday, suggested that postal voting be introduced as an option for Bulgarians abroad. The idea was backed by Ombudsman Maya Manolova, who was taking part in...
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Foreign Minister Mitov: Bulgaria Has Always Supported NATO's "Open Door" Policy
May 19 (BTA correspondent Nikolay Jeliazkov) - Bulgaria has always supported NATO's "open door" policy and will continue to support it, Foreign Minister Daniel Mitov told Bulgarian journalists at NATO Headquarters in Brussels Thursday. Mitov said he expects that more countries...
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UNESCO Director General Bokova Talks about Sustainable Development Goals
May 19 (BTA) - Talking at a public discussion on "Sustainable Development Goals: Better World by 2030", UNESCO Director General Irina Bokova, who is a candidate for UN Secretary General, said: "We are faced with a new, militant threat to the peace and security, stability and sust...
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Finance Ministry Proposes Changes in VAT Rules to Prevent Fraud in Fuel Trade
May 19 (BTA) - The Finance Ministry proposes revisions in the VAT Act in a bid to crack down on fraud in fuel trade, Finance Minister Vladislav Goranov told the press here Thursday. The proposed revisions set in place a mechanism whereby traders in liquid fuel will be required...
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Charity Is One of the Roles Played by Bulgarian Media Worldwide
May 19 (Daniela Balabanova of BTA) - The charitable causes which inspire Bulgarian media around the world to help expatriates are part of the roles which they play. The various functions of overseas journalism were presented during the fourth discussion panel of the 12th World Me...
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Three Reformist Bloc Parties Invite GERB to Talks on Nominating President Plevneliev for Re-election
May 19 (BTA) - Democrats for Strong Bulgaria (DSB), the Freedom and Dignity People's Party, the Bulgarian National Agrarian Union and the Public Board of the Reformist Bloc (RB) invited Prime Minister and GERB leader Boyko Borissov to talks towards "broad, Centre-Right and pro-Eu...
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BSP-Left Bulgaria Is against Sofia Airport Concession
May 19 (BTA) - BSP-Left Bulgaria is against the Sofia Airport concession, said here the Parliamentary Group's Spokesperson Zhelyo Boychev at a Thursday news conference. The socialists urged the Government to put on hold its plans and replace the Airport's senior management.
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MPs Ask President to Wait for Fresh Revisions Before He Challenges Constitutionality of Election Code Changes
May 19 (BTA) - MPs asked the Bulgarian President Rosen Plevneliev Thursday to give them some time before he challenges the constitutionality of controversial revisions to the Election Code so that they can prepare new changes. Their call came a day after Parliament overrode a pre...
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European Experts Start Analysis on Bulgarian Prosecuting Magistracy
May 19 (BTA correspondent Nikolay Jeliazkov) - Four European prosecutors will arrive on May 30 to conduct an analysis of the Bulgarian prosecuting magistracy, Justice Minister Ekaterina Zaharieva told Bulgarian journalists here on Thursday.
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Sofia Hosts Global Women Leaders' Forum
May 19 (BTA) - UNESCO Director-General Irina Bokova and President Rosen Plevneliev opened a Global Women Leaders' Forum in Sofia on Wednesday evening. The forum will continue until May 20. "We must raise women leaders," said Bokova during the opening. Inequality between men a...
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European Commission Assesses Positively Bulgaria's Progress in Addressing Country-specific Recommendations for 2015
May 18 (BTA) - On Wednesday the European Commission published its 2016 European Semester country-specific recommendations (CSRs), setting out its economic policy guidance for individual Member States for the next 12 to 18 months, the Bulgarian Finance Ministry said in a press re...
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Bulgaria, Estonia to Cooperate in Preparing for Presidency of EU Council
May 18 (BTA) - Meglena Kuneva, Deputy Prime Minister for European Policies Coordination and Institutional Affairs and Education and Science Minister, and Estonia's Foreign Minister Marina Kaljurand agreed their countries would cooperate actively in preparing for the rotating pres...
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Central Bank Reports Q1 Direct Investments at EUR 371.3 Mln
May 18 (BTA) - Preliminary data released by the Bulgarian National Bank show January-March direct investment in Bulgaria (according to the directional principle) at 371.3 million euro (0.8 per cent of GDP). They were 214.7 million euro (36.6 per cent) less than a year earlier ...
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Parliament Rejects President's Veto on Revisions to Election Code Concerning Expatriates
May 18 (BTA) - Parliament Wednesday overcame with 135 votes in favour, 27 against and 3 abstentions the President's veto on recently adopted amendments to the Election Code related to voting sections abroad. The vetoed revisions were supported by GERB, the Reformist Bloc, the Pat...
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12th World Meeting of Bulgarian Media Begins in Prague
May 18 (BTA) - The 12th World Meeting of the Bulgarian Media was officially opened here on Tuesday. Bulgarian Ambassador to the Czech Republic Latchezar Petkov described the hosting of the meeting by Prague as the correct decision given the good relations between Bulgaria an...
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PM Borissov: 'We Expect New Stage in Economic Relations between Bulgaria and Uzbekistan'
May 18 (BTA) - Prime Minister Boyko Borissov and Uzbekistan' Deputy Prime Minister Gulomjon Ibragimov unveiled an oil recycling plant, a joint venture of Bulgaria's Prista Oil and the Uzbek state company, Uznefteproduct, the Government Press Service said on Wednesday. The ceremon...
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126th Session of CoE Committee of Ministers in Sofia Marks End of Bulgarian Chairmanship
May 18 (BTA) - President Rosen Plevneliev Wednesday opened the 126th Session of the Council of Europe (CoE) Committee of Ministers in Sofia, which marks the end of the six-month Bulgarian Chairmanship of the CoE Committee of Ministers and its handover to Estonia. The meeting is...
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Parliament Elects Zornitsa Roussinova as Minister of Labour and Social Policy
May 18 (BTA) - The National Assembly elected Zornitsa Roussinova as Minister of Labour and Social Policy after the resignation of Ivailo Kalfin from this post. Of all 211 MPs, who took part in the vote, 135 voted in favour, 68 against and eight national representatives abstain...
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Patriotic Front Has Unanimously Decided to Withdraw Support for Cabinet Unless President's Veto Is Rejected
May 18 (BTA) - The Patriotic Front parliamentary group has unanimously decided to withdraw its support for the Government unless the head of State's veto on amendments to the Election Code is rejected. The protocol from the group's meeting on Tuesday, which was presented to th...
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CoE Commissioner for Human Rights Supports Minister Zaharieva's Legislative Initiatives for Juvenile Justice, Disabled P...
May 18 (BTA) - Council of Europe (CoE) Commissioner for Human Rights Nils Muiznieks has supported Bulgarian Justice Minister Ekaterina Zaharieva's legislative initiatives in the sphere of juvenile justice and the rights of people with disabilities, the Justice Ministry said in a ...
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