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Ad Hoc Inquiry Committee to Check Claims of Turkish, Russian Interference in Bulgaria's Domestic Policy
February 19 (BTA) - Parliament Friday established an ad hoc enquiry committee to investigate all facts and circumstances related to the claims that the Russian Federation and the Republic of Turkey have interfered in Bulgaria's domestic policy. The decision was adopted with 126 v...
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Three Oppossition Movement for Rights and Freedoms MPs Table Urgent Amendments to Bank Bankruptcy Act to Allow Publicizi...
February 19 (BTA) - Three MPs of the opposition Movement for Rights and Freedoms: Delyan Peevski, Yordan Tsonev and former finance minister Peter Chobanov, Friday tabled urgent amendments to the Bank Bankruptcy Act to allow the publicizing of the report of AlixPartners Services U...
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Economy Minister: Expenditures for Scientific Research Should Reach 1.5 Per Cent of GDP by 2020
February 19 (BTA) - One of the Government's main goals is to achieve expenditures for scientific research and development amounting to 1.5 per cent of GDP by 2020, Economy Minister Bozhidar Loukarski said Thursday at the presentation of the Support for Incorporating Innovations ...
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Parliament Adopts Declaration Against Greek Farmers' Blockades of Bulgarian-Greek Border
February 19 (BTA) - The National Assembly Friday adopted a declaration reading that it does not accept the blocking of the border crossings on the Greek side. The declaration, which was prompted by the deepening crisis at the Bulgarian-Greek border caused by protesting Greek farm...
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Parliament Rejects No-confidence Motion Against Government over Its Policy in Healthcare Sector
Parliament Friday rejected with 130 votes against and 5 abstentions the first motion for a vote of no-confidence against this government of Boyko Borissov over its policy in the healthcare sector.
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Parliament Rejects No-confidence Motion Against Government over Its Policy in Healthcare Sector
February 19 (BTA) - Parliament Friday rejected with 130 votes against and 5 abstentions the first motion for a vote of no-confidence against this government of Boyko Borissov over its policy in the healthcare sector.
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PM Reacts Sharply to "Inadmissible" Blockade of Border by Protesting Greek Farmers
February 18 (BTA Correspondent Nikolay Jeliazkov) - Prime Minister Boyko Borissov Thursday discussed the situation on the Bulgarian-Greek border with the newly elected head of Greece's New Democracy party, Kyriakos Mitsotakis, within a meeting of the European People's Party membe...
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Prime Minister Borissov Describes Delay of Legislative Changes Expected by EC as Huge Weakness of Bulgarian Government
February 18 (BTA Correspondent Nikolay Jeliazkov) - Bulgaria has accomplished quite a few things. The European Commission acknowledges the division of the Supreme Judicial Council into a college of judges and prosecutors, the enhanced influence of its Inspectorate, as well as the...
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GERB Floor Leader Tsvetanov Proposed as Head of Parliament's Internal Security Committee
February 18 (BTA) - MPs of GERB, the Reformist Bloc, the Patriotic Front, ABV and the Bulgarian Democratic Centre Thursday tabled a draft resolution for a change in the leadership of the parliamentary Internal Security and Public Order Committee. They propose that GERB Floor Lead...
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Higher Education Act Amendments Pass on Second Reading
February 18 (BTA) - It will be possible to establish higher limits for the number of university-level students and doctoral candidates who may be enrolled for top-priority vocational studies or protected specialties, the National Assembly resolved on Thursday, approving amendment...
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Bulgarian Statesmen Send Turkish Counterparts Condolences after Deadly Ankara Attack
February 18 (BTA) - President Rosen Plevneliev, Prime Minister Boyko Borissov and Foreign Minister Daniel Mitov Thursday condemned Wednesday's terrorist attack in Ankara that killed at least 28 people, and offered condolences for the victims' relatives. President Plevneliev se...
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Bulgaria Closes All Institutions for Disabled Children
February 18 (BTA) - Bulgaria's last remaining social care home for disabled children, in the south-central village of Ilakov Rut, has been closed down, the Social Assistance Agency said Thursday. The Agency recalls that all institutions for disabled children were shut down in ...
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MPs Approve on Princile Participation of Armed Forces in Border Protection Missions
Sofia, February 18 (BTA) - In a first-reading vote Thursday, Parliament voted unanimously to amend the Defence and Armed Forces Act to allow the Armed Forces to participate in border protection. The revisions broaden the scope of peace-time activities in which the Armed Forces wi...
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Bulgarian Road Hauliers, Transport Minister Call for Complete Lifting of Greek Border Blockade after Failure of Other Ar...
February 18 (BTA) - The situation at the Kulata-Promachonas checkpoint on the Bulgarian-Greek border remains tense even after visits by the Bulgarian Transport Minister, Ivaylo Moskovski, who met with representatives of the Greek authorities and police, after weeks of border bloc...
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Major Public Procurements Discontinued over Transparency Doubts, to Be Contracted under New Law
February 17 (BTA) - Prime Minister Boyko Borissov has ordered that all major public procurements be stopped and be contracted under a recently adopted new law. This was announced to the press by Finance Minister Vladislav Goranov after the weekly meeting of the government on Wedn...
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Parliament Debates First No-Confidence Motion against Government over Health Care Policy
February 18 (BTA) - Parliament is debating Wednesday the first motion for a vote of no-confidence against this government of Boyko Borissov over its policy in the health care sector. The motion was initiated by 69 MPs of the Bulgarian Socialist Party (BSP) - Left Bulgaria, th...
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Parliament Debates First No-Confidence Motion against Government over Health Care Policy
February 18 (BTA) - Parliament is debating Wednesday the first motion for a vote of no-confidence against this government of Boyko Borissov over its policy in the health care sector. The motion was initiated by 69 MPs of the Bulgarian Socialist Party (BSP) - Left Bulgaria, the Mo...
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Forum Discusses Challenges Facing Bulgarian Economy
February 17 (BTA) - Bulgaria has nearly all conditions to be a haven for investments seeking a more peaceful and better place, Deputy Prime Minister for European Funds and Economic Policies Tomislav Donchev said, addressing an economic forum entitled "Challenges Facing the Bulga...
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PM Orders Major Public Procurements Stopped, to Be Contracted under New Law
February 17 (BTA) - Prime Minister Boyko Borissov has ordered that all major public procurements be stopped and be contracted under a recently adopted new law. This was announced to the press by Finance Minister Vladislav Goranov after the weekly meeting of the government on Wedn...
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Management Plan of Mt Vitosha Nature Park Returned for Revision over Proposal that 40 Per cent of Area be Set Aside for ...
February 17 (BTA) - Environment and Water Minister Ivelina Vassileva told reporters Wednesday that she has signed an opinion of her Ministry in respect of the submitted draft management plan of the Mt Vitosha Nature Park. The draft plan was returned to the park's Directorate for ...