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President Plevneliev Criticizes Way Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew Makes Requests to Bulgaria
November 11 (BTA) - Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew's request that Bulgaria return church relics was not made in the propoper place or way, President Rosen Plevneliev said on Wednesday after attending the swearing-in of the new constitutional judges. Plevneliev recalled that...
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Defence Minister Satisfied with Increase of Defence Outlays in 2016 Draft Budget
November 11 (BTA) - Defence Minister Nickolay Nenchev said, speaking to reporters on Wednesday, that he is satisfied with the increase of the outlays for defence to 1.35 per cent of the Gross Domestic Product in the 2016 draft budget.
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New Constitutional Court Judges Take Oath
November 11 (BTA) - Four newly-appointed judges in the Constitutional Court took a solemn oath Wednesday. Judges Filip Dimitrov and Mariana Karagyozova-Finkova, appointed by President Rosen Plevneliev, Tanya Raikovska elected from the judges' quota and Konstantin Penchev elect...
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Parliament Authorizes Detention of Ataka Leader Siderov, MP Choukolov
November 11 (BTA) - The Bulgarian Parliament authorized the detention of Ataka MPs Volen Siderov and Dessislav Choukolov on Wednesday. Earlier in the day, the two MPs voluntarily asked Parliament to lift their immunity. MPs decided to authorize the detention of Ataka leader S...
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Lufthansa Flights from and to Sofia Airport Changed
November 11 (BTA) - Lufthansa flights from and to Sofia Airport are changed on Wednesday due to the flight attendants' strike, Sofia Airport said Wednesday.
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Tourism Minister Presents Ministry's Performance before Foreign Diplomats
November 10 (BTA) - Establishment of a secondary legislation framework for the operation of the tourist sector, a fully changed approach in the advertising of the country, establishment of the first on-line register of tourist attractions, development of new cultural and historic...
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National Security Council Urges Government to Propose Measures to Streamline Security Agencies
November 10 (BTA) - The Consultative Council on National Security (CCNS) on Tuesday recommended to the Council of Ministers to propose measures for streamlining the security agencies and improving their capabilities in accordance with a changing security environment.
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For Second Time, Appellate Court Acquits Defendants in High-Profile Money Laundering Case
November 9 (BTA) - For the second time, the Sofia Appelate Court acquitted Monday the defendants in a high-profile case for laundering of money acquired through a EU-funded carousel scheme. The key defendants in the case were Mario Nikolov and Lyudmil Stoykov. This court panel ef...
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Bulgaria Takes Over Chairmanship of Council of Europe's Committee of Ministers
November 10 (BTA correspondent Nikolay Jeliazkov) - Bulgaria took over on Tuesday the Chairmanship of the Council of Europe's Committee of Ministers from Bosnia and Hercegovina. This took place at a meeting at the Organisation's Strasbourg headquarters in the presence of represen...
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Bulgaria Takes Over Chairmanship of Council of Europe's Committee of Ministers
November 10 (BTA correspondent Nikolay Jeliazkov) - Bulgaria took over the Chairmanship of the Council of Europe's Committee of Ministers on Tuesday. The new Committee Chair, Foreign Minister Daniel Mitov, outlined the priorities of the Bulgarian chairmanship.
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Building Gas Hub in Bulgaria Will Add to Europe's Energy Security, Minister Says
November 10 (BTA) - Bulgarian Energy Minister Temenouzhka Petkova told the Energy Infrastructure Forum in Copenhagen that her country's strategic geographical location, the ongoing procedures for oil and gas prospecting in the Black Sea and the accelerated building of gas con...
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Political Leaders Interviewed Ahead of Consultative Council on National Security
November 10 (BTA) - Political leaders on Tuesday spoke about their expectations of a meeting of the Consultative Council on National Security (CCNS) which would begin later in the day. President Rosen Plevneliev has convened the meeting in order to discuss changes in the geos...
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IMF Experts Conclude Bulgaria Mission November 4-9
November 10 (BTA) - An International Monetary Fund (IMF) mission visited Sofia November 4-9, 2015, for talks and meetings with the Finance Ministry and the Bulgarian National Bank (BNB), the Bulgarian Finance Ministry said. The mission was led by Michele Shannon, IMF Mission...
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Ecumenical Patriarch Awarded with Bulgaria's Highest State Honour
November 9 (BTA) - Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew was decorated with Bulgaria's highest state honour, the Order of the Balkan Range, First Class, on Monday for his efforts to encourage interreligious dialogue and for his commitment to the present-day woes of mankind. He wa...
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Parliament Chair Tsacheva Confers with Kazakh Parliamentary, Government Leaders
November 9 (BTA) - National Assembly Chairperson Tsetska Tsacheva conferred in Astana with Chairman of the lower house of the Parliament of Kazakhstan (the Majilis), Kabybulla Jakupov, with Chairman of the Senate of the Parliament of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev and with ...
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Bulgaria, Albania to Cooperate in Labour, Social Policy
November 9 (BTA) - Labour Minister Ivailo Kalfin and his Albanian counterpart Blendi Klosi signed Monday a working programme for labour and social policy cooperation between the two countries. The strategic document will be implemented in 2016 and 2017. Bulgaria will present A...
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Shadow Economy in Bulgaria Estimated at 17.1% of GDP
November 9 (BTA) - The shadow economy in Bulgaria in 2014 made up 17.1 per cent of the GDP, according to a study done by Erns & Young and ordered and made public Monday by MasterCard. Transitioning to non-cash payment is in the best interest of the governments facing this p...
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Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew Receives Merit Awards in Bulgaria
November 9 (BTA) - Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew was awarded an Honorary Doctor's degree of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences (BAS) Monday. Bartholomew is paying a visit to Bulgaria on November 7-10.
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Prosecutor Tsatsarov Confers with Belgian Federal Prosecutor Van Leeuw
November 9 (BTA) - Bulgarian Prosecutor General Sotir Tsatsarov and Belgian Federal Prosecutor Frederic Van Leeuw concurred during a meeting in Brussels that the joint efforts among the countries are the only effective way to counteract terrorism threats, the Bulgarian prosec...
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Bulgaria, Albania to Cooperate in Labour, Social Policy
November 9 (BTA) - Labour Minister Ivailo Kalfin and his Albanian counterpart Blendi Klosi signed Monday a working programme for labour and social policy cooperation between the two countries. The strategic document will be implemented in 2016 and 2017. Bulgaria will present A...
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