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Council of Electronic Media Elects New Leader
May 9 (BTA) - An extraordinary meeting of the Council of Electronic Media (CEM) Monday elected Maria Stoyanova to be its new Chairperson. Her nomination was supported by four of the five CEM members. Only Ivo Atanassov voted against her.
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Kornelia Ninova Heads Bulgarian Socialist Party
May 8 (BTA) - Kornelia Ninova is the new leader of the Bulgarian Socialist Party (BSP). In a second round of voting, her bid for the top party post was supported by 395 delegates to the 49th BSP Congress, and her opponent, the outgoing leader Mihail Mikov, won 349 votes, election...
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Blinken's Visit Seen as Manifestation of Deepening Bulgaria-US Strategic Dialogue
May 7 (BTA) - The working visit of US Deputy Secretary of State Antony Blinken to Bulgaria between May 6 and 7 has highlighted the good relations and the deepening strategic dialogue between the two countries and the bilateral accomplishments in key areas, Foreign Minister Daniel...
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President to Veto Election Code Amendments which Restrict Expatriates' Voting Rights
May 7 (BTA) - President Rosen Plevneliev will veto recent amendments to the Election Code which restrict the voting rights of Bulgarians abroad, and will return them to the National Assembly for further discussion, the President's Press Secretariat said on Saturday.
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US Deputy Secretary of State Antony Blinken Talks with Bulgaria's President, Prime Minister
May 6 (BTA) - US Deputy Secretary of State Antony Blinken, who is on a working visit to Sofia on May 6-7, held separate meetings with President Rosen Plevneliev and Prime Minister Boyko Borissov on Friday. Plevneliev said that strategic partnership between Bulgaria and the Un...
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Military Parade Marks Day of Valour and Armed Forces
May 6 (BTA) - A military parade in Sofia marked the Day of Valour and the Bulgarian Armed Forces on May 6. More than 1,300 servicemen, over 35 tracked and wheeled combat vehicles and 12 aircraft and helicopters participated. This is the first time since 2009 that equipment of the...
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Bulgaria Becomes First Country to Sign Bilateral Protocol on Migration with Turkey
Ankara, May 5 (BTA special correspondent Nahide Deniz) - Bulgaria on Thursday became the first country to sign a bilateral protocol with Ankara on the implementation of the EU-Turkey agreement on the return of illegal migrants to Turkey. The protocol is aimed to ensure that migra...
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Chamber of Architects Insists on New Legislative Framework, New Measures against Corruption
May 5 (BTA) - The assignment of architectural tasks without a competition and the frequent omission of the stage of planning and design, imposed by the institutions, were outlined as the main problems in the construction sector at a news conference granted by the Chamber of Archi...
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PM Borissov Declares Support for Expatriate Bulgarians' Objections to Controversial Revisions to Election Code
May 5 (BTA) - Following a meeting between Prime Minister Boyko Borissov and disgruntled expatriate Bulgarians who complain that recent revisions to the Election Code curtail their voting rights, it transpired that more meetings will be held with representatives of the parties in ...
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Clashes in Radnevo Leave Three Police Officers, Protesters Injured
May 5 (BTA) - Clashes between police and protesters in the southern town of Radnevo left three officers and an unconfirmed number of protesters injured on the night of May 4. On the third night of the protest, protesters broke through the police cordon and reached the Roma neighb...
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Bulgarian Chief of Defence: "I Want Bulgaria to Have Modern, Strong Armed Forces"
May 5 (Dima Shopova of BTA) - "I want Bulgaria to have strong and modern armed forces, and brave, honest and victorious soliders and officers," Bulgarian Chief of Defence Gen. Konstantin Popov said in a BTA interview ahead of May 6, the Day of St. George, which the Bulgarian Arme...
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US Deputy Secretary of State Blinken to Pay Working Visit to Sofia
May 5 (BTA) - US Deputy Secretary of State Antony Blinken will pay a working visit to Sofia on May 6 and 7, the Foreign Ministry said Thursday. He is scheduled to meet with Foreign Minister Daniel Mitov, President Rosen Plevneliev and Prime Minister Boyko Borissov.
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Finance Ministry Issues Report on Bulgarian Economy's Development in March
May 4 (BTA) - The Finance Ministry Wednesday issued its monthly report on the development of Bulgarian economy, which presents the dynamics of the main macroeconomic indicators in March 2016. The full version of the report is available on the ministry's website.
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BICA Suggests That Social Security Amendments Be Drafted by Interdepartmental Group
May 4 (BTA) - The Bulgarian Industrial Capital Associational (BICA) suggests realistic extension of the deadline for discussion of the proposed amendments to the Social Security Code (SSC) saying that it would be better to withdraw the current version and set up a working group i...
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Varna Appellate Court Upholds Three Life Sentences in "Killers" Trial
May 4 (BTA) - The Appellate Court in Varna on Wednesday upheld the life sentences of Peter Stoyanov, Georgi Vulev and Vassil Kostov, who have been charged with two murders in what is popularly known as the "Killers" trial.
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DOST Have Not Discussed Nominating Lyutvi Mestan for President
May 4 (BTA) - The issue of nominating DOST leader Lyutvi Mestan for president has not been discussed within the party, Mestan himself said at a news conference in the party's HQ on Tuesday. "In any case, DOST will have an active position in relation to the presidential electio...
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Defence Suppliers VMZ and Kintex Proposed for Inclusion on "No Privatization" List
May 4 (BTA) - The Council of Ministers decided to propose to the National Assembly to include ordnance manufacturer VMZ and defence product exporter Kintex on the "no privatization" list, the government press service reported on Wednesday. This is suggested to be done by amending...
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Parliament Adopts 56 Laws and 60 Resolutions During Fifth Session
May 4 (BTA) - During its fifth session, which lasted from January 11 until April 27, 2016, Bulgaria's 43rd National Assembly adopted 56 laws, 60 resolutions and one declaration, the legislature reported on Wednesday. The lawmakers held 47 plenary sittings during the session, incl...
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AlixPartners' Report on Corpbank Published in Bulgarian
May 3 (BTA) - Tsvetan Vassilev, the majority owner of Corporate Commercial Bank (Corpbank) which collapsed in 2014, and his associates received most of the bank's loans, Bulgarian National Television said, quoting a report by AlixPartners Services UK LLP. It says Corpbank, former...
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IMRO to Oppose Possible Veto on Election Code Amendments
May 3 (BTA) - Talking to journalists at BTA's press club in Haskovo Tuesday, Milen Mihov MP of the Patriotic Front and deputy leader of the Internal Macedonian Revolutionary Organization (IMRO) said that compulsory voting, the Bulgarians' voting abroad and the other Election Code...
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