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Bill on Management of Resources from European Structural and Investment Funds Approved Conclusively
December 10 (BTA) - The National Assembly approved the Bill on the Management of Resources from the European Structural and Investment Funds on second reading Thursday. The Council of Ministers, which sponsored the bill, said in its reasoning that Bulgaria will receive approxi...
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Final Investment Decision Signed for Greece-Bulgaria Intersystem Gas Connection
December 10 (BTA) - ICGB shareholders Bulgarian Energy Holding and IGI Poseidon Thursday signed a final investment decision on the construction of a natural gas interconnector between Greece and Bulgaria in the presence of Prime Minister Boyko Borissov, Greek Energy Minister Pana...
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Bulgaria, European Commission Agree to Work Jointly on Balkan Gas Hub Project
December 10 (BTA) - The Bulgarian Government and the European Commission agreed to establish a joint working group to support the development of a marketing concept, business and financial plan for the Balkan Gas Hub, the Government information service said Thursday.
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Russian Federal Agency for Tourism Says Choice of Bulgaria for Holiday by Russians Will Be Welcomed
December 9 (BTA) - If more Russian tourists now prefer Bulgaria for their holidays this will be welcomed, as the country is a good opportunity, the head of the Russian Federal Agency for Tourism, Oleg Safonov, said at a meeting with Bulgaria's Minister of Tourism Nikolina Angelko...
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Constitutional Revisions Split Supreme Judicial Council into Judges' and Prosecutors' College
December 9 (BTA) - Parliament adopted Wednesday revisions to the Constitution whereby the Supreme Judicial Council (SJC), which is the body of top administrative authority in the judiciary, is divided into two collges: of judges and of prosecutors/investigators. This is one of th...
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Bulgarian Justice Minister Resigns
December 9 (BTA) - Bulgarian Justice Minister Hristo Ivanov announced his resignation in Parliament's debating chamber on Wednesday. The announcement came after the legislature refused to support constitutional revisions which he had proposed and which had to do with the distribu...
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Sofia to Host World Championships in Rhythmic and Trampoline Gymnastics
December 9 (BTA) - The Bulgarian capital Sofia will host the World Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships in 2018 and the World Trampoline Gymnastics Championships in 2017. The International Gymnastics FederationТs (FIG) Executive Committee attributed these two major competitions in t...
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Commission on Waiver of Uncollectible Debts to State Waives Debts Worth 377,759 Leva since 2012 to Date
December 9 (BTA) - Reporting on the work of the Commission on Waiver of Uncollectible Debts to the State, its Chairman, Plamen Konov said Wednesday that since 2012 to date the total amount of waived debts to the State is 377,759 leva, while the receivables that are not waived tot...
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Bulgaria, France Interior Ministers Sign Declaration to Boost Specialized Services Cooperation
December 9 (BTA) - The interior ministers of Bulgaria and France Tuesday signed a joint declaration to boost cooperation between specialized services. "In just a few months after my visit in April we succeeded in drafting and coordinating this important framework of our cooperati...
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No Bulgarian Servicemen Injured in Terrorist Attack against Kandahar Airport in Afghanistan
December 9 (BTA) - No Bulgarian servicemen have been injured in the attack against Kandahar airport in Afghanistan and the shootout which ensued outside of it at 6:00 pm local time on Tuesday, said the Defence Ministry in a press release.
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Investment Programme for Underdeveloped Areas Is Major Government Priority
December 9 (BTA) - The Regional Policy Council with the Ministry of Regional Development and Public Works met on December 8 to discuss the draft of a targeted investment programme to support the development of Northwestern Bulgaria, the areas of the Rhodope Mountains, Mt Strandja...
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Two Wounded in Monday's Shooting in Sofia
December 8 (BTA) - Two men were wounded in a shooting on Sofia's Cherni Vruh Blvd. late on Monday afternoon. The suspected shooter, 46 year-old Ivaylo Mladenov, was arrested. He was indicted by the Sofia regional prosecution office for intentionally inflicting moderate bodily inj...
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Deputy PM Kuneva Signs Memorandum on Anti-corruption Education at Bulgarian Universities
December 8 (BTA) - In Vienna Deputy Prime Minister for European Policies, Coordination and Institutional Affairs Meglena Kuneva Tuesday signed a Memorandum of Understanding and Cooperation in Anti-corruption Education between the National Council on Anti-corruption Policies and t...
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Regions in Growth Operational Programme is Attempt at Financial Decentralization - Minister
December 8 (BTA) - The new Operational Programme (OP) Regions in Growth is an attempt at financial decentralization of municipalities, Regional Development and Public Works Minister Lilyana Pavlova said at the Bulgarian Economic Forum, quoted by her Ministry's press office.
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Regions in Growth Operational Programme is Attempt at Financial Decentralization - Minister
December 8 (BTA) - The new Operational Programme (OP) Regions in Growth is an attempt at financial decentralization of municipalities, Regional Development and Public Works Minister Lilyana Pavlova said at the Bulgarian Economic Forum, quoted by her Ministry's press office.
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President Plevneliev Participates in Innovation Forum in Sofia
December 8 (BTA) - Speaking at the Eleventh National Innovation Forum "Development of Innovation Eco-system for Sustainable Economic Growth in Bulgaria" here on Tuesday, President Rosen Plevneliev said that the path to development is in education and the support for technologies ...
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Socialists Demand Reestablishment of Contacts between EU, Russian Parliaments
December 8 (BTA) - MPs from the socialist BSP-Left Bulgaria parliamentary group have submitted a draft resolution for encouraging the inter-parliamentary dialogue and cooperation between the European Union and the Russian Federation, said BSP's press centre on Tuesday.
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43rd Sofia Book Fair Opens
December 8 (BTA) - The 43rd edition of the International Sofia Book Fair opened Tuesday at the NDK convention centre in the Bulgarian capital. Sofia Mayor Yordanka Fandakova delivered the opening remarks. Organized by the Bulgarian Book Association, the International Book Fair...
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Bulgaria Wants Clear Aims Set for Possible Changes in EU Posted Workers Directive
December 8 (BTA correspondent Nikolay Jeliazkov) - Talking to Bulgarian journalists here on Monday, Deputy Prime Minister and Labour and Social Policy Minister Ivailo Kalfin said Bulgaria is in favour of setting clear objectives for possible amendments to the EU Posted Workers Di...
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Two Wounded in Monday's Shooting in Sofia
December 8 (BTA) - Two men were wounded in a shooting on Sofia's Cherni Vruh Blvd. late on Monday afternoon. Shots were reported on the emergency number 112 shortly before 6 p.m., the Interior Ministry said. Two men with a criminal record of robbery and causing bodily injury, ...