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DOST Founding Conference in Sofia
April 10 (BTA) - "We are establishing a new, liberal, pro-NATO and European party, which will serve the Bulgarian citizens," said Lyutvi Mestan in a speech Sunday at the unveiling of the founding conference of his new party Democrats for Responsibility, Freedom and Tolerance (DOS...
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Bulgaria to Build Two Warships
April 10 (BTA) - Speaking to reporters in Bourgas on Sunday, Prime Minister Boyko Borissov said that two warships, worth nearly 800 million leva, will be built at Bulgarian shipyards. Borissov attended a naval training for combatting migratory pressure at sea.
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Two Parties, One Movement Unite into People's Union
April 9 (BTA) - At its 41st Congress here on Saturday, the Agrarian People's Union (APU) decided to unite with the Bulgarians for an Alternative to Scare, Totalitarianism and Apathy (BASTA) Party and the Future and Development of Bulgaria (FDB) Movement into a new political party...
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Bulgaria Was Partner Country at International Tourism Exhibition in Ekaterinburg
April 9 (BTA) - Bulgaria was a partner country at the largest travel market in Russia's Ural Federal District, the Summer 2016 International Tourism Exhibition, which took place in Ekaterinburg on April 7 and 8, 2016, the Bulgarian Ministry of Tourism said in a press release.
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Deputy PM Kuneva: "Magistrates Will Not Be Checked by National Anti-Corruption Bureau"
April 8 (BTA) - According to the Anti-Corruption Bill that has been laid before the National Assembly, magistrates will not be checked by the National Anti-corruption and Unlawfully Acquired Assets Forfeiture Bureau, Bulgarian Deputy Prime Minister Meglena Kuneva said here on Fri...
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EU Justice Commissioner Jourova: "Ending Cooperation and Verification Mechanism Depends on Bulgaria' Achievements"
April 8 (BTA) - Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borissov conferred here on Friday with visiting EU Justice, Consumers and Gender Equality Commissioner Vera Jourova, the Government Information Service said. The Proposal for a Council Regulation on the establishment of the Eur...
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Bus Carriers Threaten Protest at Easter over Toll Tax
April 8 (BTA) - Bus carriers are mulling a protest which may cause chaos around Easter, said on Friday Galya Topalova, chair of the National Association of Bus Carriers in Bulgaria and executive director of one of the largest carriers in the country. She took part in a national c...
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Interior Minister Buchvarova Meets with Romanian Counterpart Toba
April 8 (BTA) - Interior Minister Roumyana Buchvarova met with Romanian counterpart Petre Toba in Rousse on Friday. After the meeting Buchvarova said that the two discussed the situation in both countries and the challenges they are facing. The two ministers concurred that Bul...
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Bulgaria Supports Models Suggested by EBRD
April 8 (BTA) - Meeting with a team of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) on Friday, Deputy Economy Minister Lyuben Petrov said that the Economy Ministry is looking for successful models for the Bulgarian economy and the country supports the models sugges...
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Interior Minister Buchvarova and Her Team Back Reform at Interior Ministry
April 8 (BTA) - Bulgarian Deputy Prime Minister and Interior Minister Roumyana Buchvarova said here on Friday that she and her team back the reform at the Interior Ministry. She was "perplexed" by the arguments on the strength of which the National Assembly Internal Security and ...
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Prime Minister Borissov Confers with Secretary General of International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societi...
April 8 (BTA) - At a meeting with Prime Minister Boyko Borissov here on Friday Secretary General of International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies Elhadj As Sy expressed gratitude for the serious and responsible work of the Bulgarian Red Cross (BRC), the governm...
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EC Does not Confirm New Sanctions against Bulgaria in Agricultural Sector
April 8 (BTA correspondent Nikolay Jeliazkov) - In an official position sent to BTA, the European Commission (EC) said it does not comment any audits on the use of EU funds before a decision is taken. The position comes in response to information, circulated by the Bulgarian medi...
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Parliament Will Have to Schedule National Referendum Initiated by Popular TV Host Trifonov
April 8 (BTA) - The check of the data and signatures collected in the initiative for holding a referendum of popular TV personality and show host Slavi Trifonov has been completed, the Regional Development and Public Works Ministry said on Thursday.
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Defence Minister Nenchev Meets with Greek Counterpart in Athens
April 7 (BTA) - Bulgarian Defence Minister Nikolay Nenchev was in Athens on Thursday to meet with his Greek counterpart Panos Kammenos in order to discuss the refugee crisis and the migratory flow to Europe, the Bulgarian Defence Ministry reported. Emerging from the talks, Nen...
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Bulgaria and Greece Discuss Migration Control
April 7 (BTA) - Bulgarian Interior Minister Roumyana Buchvarova met with Greece's Minister of Citizen Protection, Nikos Toskas, here on Thursday, Buchvarova's department said.
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US Ambassador Rubin: US Views Bulgaria as Key Partner, Ally in Facing Common Challenges
April 7 (BTA) - The US sees Bulgaria as a key partner and an ally in facing common challenges, whether they come from the East or the South, from migration or terrorism, or any other host of issues, said here on Thursday US Ambassador Eric Rubin. He delivered a public lecture on...
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Prime Minister Sees No Conflict in Public Health System
April 7 (BTA) - Commenting on physicians' protests, Prime Minister Boyko Borissov said on Thursday that there is actually no conflict in the public health system. "No one is talking about money this time, no one is talking about insurmountable obstacles," Borissov said. "They jus...
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President Urges Parliament to Establish Rules for All Products for Smoking
April 7 (BTA) - President Rosen Plevneliev decreed the promulgation of the latest amendments to the Tobacco and Tobacco Products Act which transpose more rigorous requirements from the EU Tobacco Products Directive into national legislation, the President's Press Secretariat said...
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60 Per Cent of Respondents in National Poll See Refugees as National Security Risk
April 7 (BTA) - A nationally representative survey of public attitudes to refugees in Bulgaria found that 60 per cent of respondents see refugees as a risk to the country's national security, 15.2 per cent think otherwise, and 24.8 per cent don't know.
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Education Ministry Creates Experimental Work for 62,000 Pupils
April 7 (BTA) - The Education and Science Ministry has drawn up a national programme for ensuring a modern educational environment in aid of the modernization of vocational training. The programme will fund the modernization of the teaching and learning environment in 25 vocatio...