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Albanian President Arrives on Official Visit to Bulgaria
October 6 (BTA) - The opportunities for deepening the trade and economic ties between Bulgaria and Albania were the focus of the talks between Bulgarian President Rosen Plevneliev and his Albanian counterpart Bujar Nishani, who arrived at a two-day official visit to Bulgaria ...
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Bulgaria Gets Two MiG-29 Engines for Free for Two Years after Contract Is Signed with Poland - Defence Minister
October 6 (BTA) - Defence Minister Nikolai Nenchev said Tuesday that after a contract for MiG-29 engine repairs is signed with Poland, Bulgaria will get two repaired engines for free for two years. He was talking to journalists after answering questions in the parliamentary De...
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Grant Aid Agreements on Three High-risk Projects under OP Regional Development Will Be Cancelled
October 6 (BTA) - Regional Development Minister Liliyana Pavlova said that the grant aid agreements on three high-risk projects under Operational Programme Regional Development (OPRD) would be terminated. The Tourism Ministry is the beneficiary and the projects are in tourism mar...
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National Bank Adopts Plan for Reform and Development of Banking Supervision
October 6 (BTA) - The Governing Board of the Bulgarian National Bank (BNB) has adopted a Plan for Reform and Development of Banking Supervision. It lays down priorities and a time frame for their implementation in 2015 and 2016.
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Social Minister Kalfin: The Meaning of the EU Is to Offer Common Policies Where Individual States Cannot Cope Alone
October 5 (BTA) - There are social subjects and such related with employment with which individual countries cannot cope on national level alone. This is precisely the meaning of the Council of the European Union. To put forward legislative solutions that are uniform and aim bett...
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Truck Carrying 42.4 kg of Heroin Crossed from Batumi to Bourgas
October 5 (BTA) - Customs officers seized 42.412 kilos of heroin worth over 4.3 million leva from a Volvo truck with a German transit number plate, the Customs office of Bourgas said on Monday. The truck arrived without a load on the ferry from Batumi, Georgia.
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Defence Information Service Director Tenders Resignation, But Matter is Put on Hold
October 5 (BTA) - Defence Information Service (DIS) Director Yordan Bakalov tendered his resignation to Defence Minister Nikolay Nenchev on Monday, but the Minister put the matter on hold until new legislation making Bakalov unqualified for his job is either vetoed by Preside...
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Economic Activity Growth Slows Considerably in Second Quarter of 2015
October 5 (BTA) - Bulgaria's Economic Activity Indicator (EAI) recorded positive growth in the second quarter of 2015, but it was far slower compared with the first quarter of 2015, the Finance Ministry reported on Monday.
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Refugee Flow Exposes Black Sea Region to Greater Risk - National Assembly Chairperson
October 5 (BTA) - The refugee flow exposes the Black Sea region to an even greater risk, National Assembly Chairperson Tsetska Tsacheva said here on Monday, opening the 45th Meeting of the Economic, Commercial, Technological and Environmental Committee and the 46th Meeting o...
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Deputy PM Kuneva: Now is Not the Best Time to Negotiate on Schengen Membership
October 5 (BTA) - Deputy Prime Minister Meglena Kuneva said on Monday that now that walls are being put up, the situation is not good for negotiations on Schengen area membership. The EU is expected to hold a Home Affairs Council on October 8 and the question of Bulgaria's e...
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Two Shelters for Victims of Trafficking in Humans to be Extended with Financial Support from Switzerland
October 5 (BTA) - Deputy Prime Minister in charge of coordination of the European policies and institutional affairs Meglena Kuneva and Swiss Ambassador to Sofia Denis Knobel Monday signed an agreement on the implementation of a three-year Bulgarian-Swiss project for preventing t...
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Allegations about Defence Information Service Director's Resignation Unconfirmed
October 5 (BTA) - Contrary to media reports, Defence Information Service (DIS) Director Yordan Bakalov has not tendered his resignation officially, a source at the Defence Ministry told BTA on Monday. The source said Bakalov talked with Defence Minister Nikolay Nenchev on Friday.
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Foreign Direct Investments Total EUR 907.3 Mln for January-July 2015, Up from EUR 865.8 Mln for Same Period of 2014
October 5 (BTA) - In January-July 2015, foreign direct investments in Bulgaria amounted to 907.3 million euro, up from an inflow of 865.8 million euro in the same period of 2014, the National Statistical Institute reported in an analysis entitled "Key Indicators for Bulgaria"...
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Minor Earthquake Registered in Western Bulgaria
October 5 (BTA) - An earthquake measuring 3.1 on the Richter scale was registered near Botevgrad, Western Bulgaria, at 03:40 hrs. on Monday, the National Institute for Geophysics, Geodesy and Geography with the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences said.
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Interior Minister Buchvarova, New York City Police Commissioner Bratton Discuss Opportunities for Closer Cooperation
October 4 (BTA) - Bulgarian Deputy Prime Minister and Interior Minister Roumyana Buchvarova and New York City Police Commissioner William Bratton discussed opportunities for closer cooperation and exchange of experience in fighting crime, Buchvarova's Ministry said in a press rel...
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President Urges for Standing By Resolutions of Past Meetings of Consultative Council on National Securityon Refugee Cris...
October 4 (BTA) - President Rosen Plevneliev urges for standing by the resolutions of past meetings of the Consultative Council on National Security (CCNS) on the refugee crisis and the armed forces, reads a statement of the President's press secretariat released on Sunday, in re...
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Ethiopian, Kenyan Athletes Win 32nd Sofia Marathon
October 4 (BTA) - Ethiopian athlete Samuel Demie won the 32nd Sofia Marathon held on Sunday, with 2:16.40 hrs. - the second best time in the history of the race. In the women's race, the first to finish was Rebecca Korir from Kenya with a record-short time for the Sofia Marathon...
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Central Election Commission Establishes Election Code Violation in Opening of MRF's Election Campaign
October 3 (BTA) - The Central Election Commission (CEC) has established a violation of the Election Code committed during the opening of the election campaign of the Movement for Rights and Freedoms (MRF), CEC said Saturday. The violation consists in the use of a language other t...
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Labour Minister Kalfin Confers with Tunisian Prime Minister
October 3 (BTA) - Bulgaria and Tunisia have appropriate instruments to develop good bilateral cooperation in the interest of their citizens, Bulgaria Deputy Prime Minister and Labour and Social Policy Minister Ivailo Kalfin said at his meeting with Tunisian Prime Minister Habib E...
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Contract for Repair of Bulgarian MiGs in Poland Will Be Signed in Coming Days
October 2 (BTA) - A contract for repair of Bulgarian MiG-29 fighters in Poland will be signed in the coming days. "We will have two repaired engines before the end of this year and six repaired fighter aircraft before the end of April 2016, which is absolutely enough when ad...
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