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Bulgarian Justice Minister Confers with EU Commissioners on Progress in Judicial Reform
January 15 (BTA Correspondent Nikolay Jeliazkov) - Bulgarian Justice Minister Ekaterina Zaharieva conferred here on Friday with European Commission Vice President in charge of Rule of Law Frans Timmermans, Justice and Gender Equality Commissioner Vera Jurova, and European Commiss...
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President Plevneliev: "We Encourage Armenia's Cooperation Process with EU"
January 15 (BTA) - Bulgaria is ready to be Armenia's partner in deepening her relations with the European Union, President Rosen Plevneliev said on Friday during his meeting with Armenian Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian, who is paying an official visit here, Plevneliev's Press...
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Bulgaria's Participation in Green Week 2016 Starts with Food Safety Agreement
January 15 (BTA Special Correspondent Lyudmila Spassova) - Bulgaria started its participation in the International Green Week Berlin 2016 with the signing of a food safety agreement aimed at improving the analysis and quality of food offered on the Bulgarian market.
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December Unemployment Stands at 10%
January 15 (BTA) - The unemployment rate in December of 2015 was 10 per cent, which is 0.1 per cent more compared to November, said the Employment Agency on Friday. Compared to December of 2014, unemployment has dropped by 0.7 per cent.
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30% of Bulgarians Likely To Receive Energy Allowances after Market Liberalization
January 15 (BTA) - Energy Minister Temenouzhka Petkova on Friday participated in a first of a series of meetings with European Commission experts devoted to the upcoming full liberalization of Bulgaria's energy market. Official figures show that some 30 per cent of Bulgarians are...
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Judges Ask European Commission to Press for Real Results in Bulgarian Judicial Reform
January 15 (BTA) - The Bulgarian Judges' Association (BJA) has asked the European Commission to urge the country's power-holders to produce real results in reforming the national judicial system. "The weaknesses of the judicial reform and the fight against corruption and organ...
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Former Sofia City Court President Yaneva Gets Conditional Sentence in Operation Worms Trial
January 15 (BTA) - The Sofia City Court (SCC) sentenced its former president Vladimira Yaneva to a one-year conditional sentence with a three-year probation period. Yaneva was tried for unlawfully authorizing the use of special surveillance means. The prosecution had asked fo...
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Kanev and Mestan Discuss "Political Winter"
January 15 (BTA) - The recently ousted chairman of the Movement for Rights and Freedoms, Lyutvi Mestan, and the pro-turned-anti-government politician Radan Kanev, who leads the Democrats for Strong Bulgaria party, met in the room of the Reformist Bloc's parliamentary group in the...
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Report on 2015 State of National Security to Be Presented in Parliament by Early March
January 15 (BTA) - A draft annual report on the state of Bulgaria's national security in 2015 is being drafted and it will be presented in the National Assembly by early March, Prime Minister Boyko Borissov said during Question Time in Parliament Friday. He was replying to a ques...
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Socialists and MRF Consider Theming No-Confidence Motion around Government's Overall Policy or Separate Policy Area
January 15 (BTA) - The Bulgarian Socialist Party (BSP) and the Movement for Rights and Freedoms (MRF) have considered healthcare, demographics and internal security as possible themes for a no-confidence motion against the government and have also discussed the possibility of cen...
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Law-enforcers Break Up Money Laundering Operation in Central Bulgaria
January 15 (BTA) - Law-enforcers have broken up a criminal operation involved in money laundering and tax fraud through illegal trade in fuel, the State Agency for National Security (SANS) said here Friday. The operation took place in the territory of Sofia, Sevlievo, Lovech and ...
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PM Calls on Supreme Judicial Council as It Mulls Closing Chenalova-Yaneva Probe
January 14 (BTA) - Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borissov appeared at a meeting of the Supreme Judicial Council (SJC) on Thursday while it was deliberating on whether or not to close a probe into a scandal over leaked wiretapped conversations between two former judges which cast...
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Prime Minister Borissov, Members of Cabinet Confer with Visiting Turkmen Cabinet of Ministers Deputy Chair
January 14 (BTA) - The development of infrastructure and opportunities for cooperation in that field were among the highlights of the discussion between Prime Minister Boyko Borissov and Turkmenistan's Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers in charge of construction, Shamuha...
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MP Atanassov Sees "Severe Problems", Information Leaks, Deficient Staffing in Security Sector
January 14 (BTA) - "The security sector is beset by severe problems which are not publicly visible," Atanas Atanassov MP of the Reformist Bloc told a news briefing at the National Assembly on Thursday. He met the media to explain his reasons for resigning as chairman of the parli...
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NATO, Bulgarian Planes Will Be Able to Guard Jointly Bulgarian Air Space
January 14 (BTA) - It will be possible to include NATO in the activity of the armed forces and, in particular the tasks related to Air Policing, according to amendments to the Armed Forces Act, adopted by Parliament on first reading. The draft amendments were supported by GERB...
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Tennis Player Novak Djokovic Wins Balkan Athlete Title for Fifth Year Running
January 14 (BTA) - ATP No. 1 player Novak Djokovic was chosen as the Balkan Athlete of the Year 2015 in the 43rd edition of the poll of the Bulgarian News Agency (BTA), made public here on Thursday. The traditional poll was joined by the national news agencies of the Balkan co...
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European Court of Justice Finds Bulgaria in Violation of EU Law Concerning Kaliakra Area
January 14 (BTA Correspondent Nikolay Jeliazkov) - The European Court of Justice (ECJ) Thursday ruled that Bulgaria has violated EU law concerning the Kaliakra special protection area.
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Statistical Institute Reports Zero Inflation for December
January 14 (BTA) - The National Statistical Institute (NSI) reported a zero inflation for December month-on-month. The annual inflation for December 2015 compared to December 2014 is minus 0.4 per cent.
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Suspects Charged in Murder of 18-Year-Old Boy in Vratsa
January 14 (BTA) - Prosecutors have brought charges against two suspects in Tuesday's gruesome murder of an 18-year-old boy in Vratsa, which has triggered strong reactions and heated discussions in the social media and the press. The District Prosecution Office (DPO) said on Thur...
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PM Borissov: South Stream Is History, Balkan Gas Hub Is on Agenda
January 13 (BTA) - The South Stream gas pipeline project is history and the Balkan gas hub is on the agenda now, Prime Minister Boyko Borissov said. He was speaking in response to a question by MP Velizar Enchev during Question Time in Parliament Wednesday. This was also his comm...
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