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Foreign Ministry Nominates Irina Bokova as Candidate for United Nations Secretary-General
February 10 (BTA) - Acting in pursuance of a Council of Ministers' Decision of June 19, 2014, the Bulgarian Foreign Ministry has sent a letter nominating Irina Georgieva Bokova as a candidate for the post of United Nations Secretary-General, the Foreign Ministry said in a press r...
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Five Border Police Officers from Elhovo Charged with Receiving Bribes from Human Traffickers
February 9 (BTA) - The Specialized Prosecuting Magistracy has pressed charges to five police officers from the Elhovo border checkpoint, part of the Svilengard Border Police Unit, for receiving bribes from human traffickers who smuggle foreign nationals from Turkey to Western Eur...
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Bulgargaz Executive Director Ivanov Joins BEH Council of Directors in Place of Jacklen Cohen
February 9 (BTA) - By an official decision of Energy Minister Temenouzka Petkova, Bulgargaz Executive Director Petyo Ivanov will take the place of Jacklen Cohen as member of the Council of Directors of the Bulgarian Energy Holding (BEH), the Energy Ministry said in a press relea...
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Parliament Hosts High-Level Conference on Democratic Stability Based on European Unity
February 9 (BTA) - Parliament Tuesday hosted a a high-level conference on "Democratic Stability Based on European Unity and Cooperation" with the participation of the chairpersons of the foreign affairs committees of the parliaments of the Council of Europe Member States. Also at...
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Transport Minister Moskovski Approaches Transport Commissioner Bulc for Assistance in Letting Through Bulgarian Lorries ...
February 9 (BTA) - Transport, IT and Communications Minister Ivailo Moskovski has approached European Transport Commissioner Violeta Bulc for assistance in connection with the situation at the Bulgarian-Greek border which is blocked by protesting Greek farmers, Moskovski's Minist...
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Bulgaria's Total Exports Up 5.2% in 2015 on Year
February 9 (BTA) - In 2015, the value of Bulgaria's exports amounted to 45,500 million leva, up 5.2 per cent on 2014, according to preliminary data of the National Statistical Institute (NSI). December exports totalled 3,574 million leva, up 4.4 per cent on a year earlier. ...
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Bulgarian Foreign Ministry Does Not Have Information about Hurt or Deceased Bulgarians in Train Collision in Bavaria
February 9 (BTA) - No information has come yet about deceased or hurt Bulgarians in the train collision in Bavaria, the Foreign Ministry told BTA. The Bulgarian Consular Service in Munich is in constant connection with the local powers, the Foreign Ministry said.
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Mestan's New Party Named Democrats for Responsibility, Freedom and Tolerance
February 9 (BTA) - Democrats for Responsibility, Freedom and Tolerance is the name of the new party of Lyutvi Mestan, the former leader of the Movement for Rights and Freedoms (MRF). Asked by a private television channel if the Bulgarian acronym, DOST, is the Turkish for "friend...
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World-Renowned Egyptian Archaeologist Hawass in Sofia for 90th Anniversary of Bulgaria-Egypt Diplomatic Relations
February 8 (BTA) - World-renowned archaeologist Zahi Hawass, former Egyptian Minister of Antiquities and Director of Excavations at Giza, Saqqara, Bahariya Oasis, and the Valley of the Kings, is in Sofia for observances of the 90th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic r...
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Kosovo to Draw on Bulgaria's Experience in Agriculture
February 8 (BTA) - Bulgaria is ready to provide expert assistance to the Republic of Kosovo in the sphere of agriculture, Agriculture and Food Minister Dessislava Taneva said during a meeting with Kosovo's Agriculture, Forestry and Rural Development Minister Memil Krasniqi here ...
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Bulgaria Reports 950% Increase in Sales of Electric Vehicles
February 8 (BTA) - Bulgaria has reported a 950 per cent increase in the sales of new electric vehicles bought from the official importers in 2015, show data released by the European Automobile Manufacturers Association (ACEA) on Monday. This impressive rise in demand, which is a ...
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Organization Urges Government to Establish Logistics Centre to Help Truck Drivers Stranded at Bulgarian-Greek Border
February 8 (BTA) - Bulgaria's Union for Private Economic Enterprise (UPEE) has proposed the establishment of a logistics centre at the Transport Ministry which can immediately suggest alternative routes to the thousands of truck drivers blocked at the Bulgarian-Greek border by pr...
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Blocking of Border Ensures Advantage for Greek Carriers
February 8 (BTA) - The blocking of the border by the Greek farmers cannot exert a serious impact on the market of fruit and vegetables because it mostly Turkish products that are offered on the Bulgarian market, Slavi Trifonov, Chairman of the Bulgarian National Horticultural Uni...
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Tennis: Spain's Agut Wins Garanti Koza Sofia Open, Dutch Duo Triumphs in Doubles
February 7 (BTA) - The top seeded Roberto Bautista Agut of Spain is the first champion of Garanti Koza Sofia Open. He won the trophy after defeating Viktor Troicki of Serbia 6-3, 6-4 on Sunday. The Sofia trophy is the fourth in Bautista Agut's career.
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Food Wholesale Market Index Down 0.84 Per Cent in First Week of February
February 7 (BTA) - The food wholesale market index declined by 0.84 per cent to 1.417 points in the first week of February, the State Commission on Commodity Exchanges and Wholesale Markets reported. Within one month, the index climbed 6.6 per cent. The baseline index dates from ...
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Two Migrants Freeze to Death,15 Others Rescued by Bulgarian Border Police
February 7 (BTA) - Two illegal migrants: a girl apparently aged 16 and a woman aged approximately 30, froze to death near Malko Turnovo in Mt Strandja (Southeastern Bulgaria) before a Bulgarian Border Police patrol found and rescued their 17-person group on Saturday afternoon, th...
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Blocked Border Checkpoints to Greece Continues to Disturb Road Hauliers' Operation
February 6 (BTA) - Passage of lorries via the Bulgarian-Greek border checkpoints remains problematic, while the blockade of the busiest border crossing, between Koulata and Promachonas, and also of the one between Ilinden and Exochi, remains, albeit with short breaks, after Greek...
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Bulgaria and Argentina Discuss Trade and Investment Relations
February 5 (BTA) - Bulgaria's Economy Minister Bozhidar Loukarski met with Argentina's Domestic Trade Secretary Miguel Braun in Buenos Aires to discuss ways to promote bilateral relations in the field of trade and investment and map out concrete measures, the Economy Ministry in ...
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Judicial Reform at Focus of Talks of German Minister of State for Europe Roth with Prime Minister, Cabinet Ministers
February 5 (BTA) - Michael Roth, Minister of State for Europe at the German Federal Foreign Office, who is paying a visit here on Friday, discussed the judicial reform and the refugee problem, among other topics, with Prime Minister Boyko Borissov, Deputy Prime Minister Meglena K...
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Bulgarian Transport Minister Negotiates for Timetable for Greek Border Closures
February 5 (BTA) - Bulgarian Transport Minister Ivaylo Moskovski talked with Ioannis Moisiadis, Deputy Prefect of the Serres Regional Unit in Northern Greece, and with protesting Greek farmers who have been blocking the border passes between Greece and Bulgaria on and off during ...