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EC Sees Persistent External and Internal Vulnerabilities of Bulgarian Economy and Finances, Continues to Monitoring
November 27 (BTA) - In a European Alert Mechanism report to the European Parliament Thursday, the European Commission says that due to lingering external and internal vulnerabilities, in particular in the financial sector, in Bulgaria, it will continue to monitor this country as...
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Parliament Ratifies Agreement with Poland on Logistical Support for Bulgarian MiG-29 Jet Fighters
November 27 (BTA) - Parliament ratified an intergovernmental agreement between Bulgaria and Poland on providing logistical support for Bulgarian MiG-29 fighters signed on October 22 in Warsaw. The ratification was passed at first and second reading, respectively in a 133-42 vote ...
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Counter-Terror Efforts, Protection of Democracy and Rule of Law Top Sofia Agenda of PACE Standing Committee
November 27 (BTA) - The combat against terrorism and the protection of democracy, human rights and rule of law top the agenda of the Sofia meeting of the Standing Committee of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) Friday. The forum is held during the Bulgaria...
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CPT President Impressed with Efforts Bulgaria Undertakes to Solve Prison Problems
November 27 (BTA) - The President of the European Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (CPT) Mykola Gnatovskyy said that the CPT is impressed with the efforts and activities Bulgaria has undertaken to address the long-standing p...
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Vietnamese Company Interested in Production of Dairy Products, Silk in Bulgaria
November 27 (BTA) - Bulgarian Deputy Agriculture and Food Minister Tsvetan Dimitrov conferred in Hanoi with the Chairperson of TH Group, Thai Huong, the Agriculture and Food Ministry said in a press release. The two officials discussed the opportunities for setting up joint ve...
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Two Foreigners Go on Trial in January as Accomplices in 2012 Bourgas Bus Bombing
November 26 (BTA) - Two foreign natioinals are going on trial in January as accomplices in the deadly 2012 Bourgas bus bombing, Appellate Prosecutor Lyubomir Petrov told a news briefing here Thursday. The two men of undisclosed nationality are still at large and will be tried in...
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Bulgarian PM, Four Ministers Discuss Ways to Advance Cooperation with Chinese Counterparts
November 26 (BTA) - "China is Bulgaria's principal partner in Asia, and we believe that there is a wide range of possibilities to broaden and deepen bilateral cooperation," Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borissov said at a a meeting with Chinese Premier Li Keqiang in Beijing on T...
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Top Judge Calls for Independent Body to Investigate Leaked Tapes in Yaneva Case
November 26 (BTA) - Supreme Court of Cassation President Lozan Panov suggested that an independent body, set up under the President and comprising all three branches of government, should investigate the leaked phone conversations between former Sofia City Court president Vladimi...
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Rosen Plevneliev and Anne Brasseur Believe Europe Should Be Preserved as Single Democratic Area
November 26 (BTA) - Meeting in Sofia on Thursday, Bulgarian President Rosen Plevneliev and Council of Europe Parliamentary Assembly (PACE) President Anne Brasseur concurred that amid the current crisis the European countries need to reconcile their differences and preserve Europe...
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Legal Amendments Ease Further Public Access to Administrative Information
November 26 (BTA) - An online platform on which administrative information will be accessible to the public is one of the steps that Bulgaria is taking to further ease public access to information which is now only held by administrative authorities and public-sector organizatio...
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Dimitris Kourkoulas: Bulgarian EU Presidency in 2018 is an Opportunity that Should Not Be Missed
November 26 (BTA) - The Bulgarian Presidency of the Council of the European Union in the second half of 2018 is an opportunity that should not be missed as it will boost the country's confidence and will improve its international image, Greek diplomat Dimitris Kourkoulas, former ...
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Prime Ministers of Bulgaria, China Discuss Ways to Advance Cooperation
November 26 (BTA special correspondent Genka Ivanova) - "China is Bulgaria's principal partner in Asia and we believe that there is a wide range of possibilities to broaden and deepen bilateral cooperation," said Prime Minister Boyko Borissov during a meeting with his Chinese cou...
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Bulgaria Negotiates with Chinese Investor on Funding for Construction of Units 7, 8 of Kozloduy N-plant
October 25 (BTA Special Correspondent Genka Ivanova) - Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borissov said here on Wednesday that he and Prime Minister Tomislav Donchev are trying to attract a big Chinese investor for the construction of Unit 7 and, later on, of Unit 8 at the Kozloduy n...
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Bulgarian Parliamentary Groups React to Downing of Russian Warplane by Turkey
November 25 (BTA) - The parliamentary forces Wednesday came out with statements concerning the Russian warplane that was shot down by a Turkish F-16 jet near the Turkey-Syria border on Tuesday morning.
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End-September Gross External Debt at 79.4% of GDP
November 25 (BTA) - Bulgaria's gross external debt was 34,199,200,000 euro (79.4 per cent of GDP) as at September 30, 2015, decreasing by 5,157,200,000 euro (13.1 per cent) compared with December 31, 2014.
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Tourism Business Moderately Optimistic about Winter Season
November 25 (BTA) - Tourism business representatives are moderately optimistic about the coming winter season, Deputy Tourism Minister Irena Georgieva told journalists Wednesday. She opened the Go2Balkans travel forum at Sofia's Inter Expo Centre. Although there are concerns abo...
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International Conference on "Communist Secret Services: Myths and Realities"
November 25 (BTA) - Addressing an international conference on "Communist Secret Services: Myths and Realities", Interior Minister Roumyana Buchvarova said that if modern security services that meet today's requirements are to be created, Bulgaria should be able to draw a clear li...
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Parliament Elects Members of Fiscal Council, BSP Leaves Plenary Chamber in Disagreement
November 25 (BTA) - The National Assembly Wednesday elected the five members of the Fiscal Council. The MPs of BSP-Left Bulgaria left the plenary chamber in disagreement with the vote, after the parliamentary group's candidate was not supported by the majority.
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Ukraine Gas Stoppage Has Not Affected Bulgaria
November 25 (BTA) - The Bulgarian Energy Ministry said on Wednesday the rate of supply of Russian natural gas to Bulgaria remains unchanged after Russia's Gazprom halted gas supplies to Ukraine earlier in the day, posing a risk to the fuel's transit to Europe.
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One in Four Women in Bulgaria Has Experienced Violence
November 25 (BTA) - One in four women in Bulgaria, or one million women, have experienced physical or sexual violence, National Assembly Deputy Chairman Dimiter Glavchev said at the opening of an information campaign in Parliament, entitled "One in Four: See the True Face of Vio...

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