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EC: Bulgaria, Romania Meet the Criteria for Entry in Schengen
September 10 (BTA Correspondent Nikolay Jeliazkov) - The European Commission's position is that both Bulgaria and Romania fulfill the criteria to become members of the Schengen area, European Commission Spokesperson Natasha Bertaud told a news conference here Thursday in reply to...
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IT Sector in Bulgaria Has Been Developing Exceptionally Fast in Recent Years, President Plevneliev Says
September 10 (BTA) - The IT sector in Bulgaria has been developing exceptionally fast in recent years, while Plovdiv is one of this country's and the region's fastest growing centres for investments in the high-tech industries, said here on Thursday President Rosen Plevneliev dur...
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Parliament Adopts First-Reading Amendments to Tobacco and Tobacco Products Act
September 10 (BTA) - The National Assembly Thursday adopted first-reading amendments to the Tobacco and Tobacco Products Act proposed by the Government. The amendments task the Agriculture and Food Ministry with the creation of two new registers: one for tobacco growers and th...
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Gagauz People Must Be on a Par with Rest of Bulgarians When Applying for Bulgarian Citizenship, Experts Say
September 10 (BTA) - The Gagauz people are of Bulgarian origin and their applications for citizenship should be treated equally as those of the other Bulgarians, reads a scientific opinion of the consultative council on the problems of Bulgarian historical communities abroad unde...
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Deputy PM Kuneva Expects Political Decision on Bulgaria's Entry in Schengen on October 1 or November 1
September 9 (BTA Correspondent Nikolay Jeliazkov) - Speaking to journalists here on Wednesday, Deputy Prime Minister for European Policies Coordination and Institutional Affairs Meglena Kuneva said that Bulgaria will not become a member of Schengen on October 1 or November 1, but...
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Bulgaria Retains Budget Transparency Score of 65 Points in Open Budget Survey 2015
September 9 (BTA) - Bulgaria retained its budget transparency score of 65 out of 100 points in this year's Open Budget Survey (OBS), thus remaining in the group of countries with a significant level of budget transparency. The previous OBS was released in 2012, economist and ...
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Prosecutors Resubmit Indictment against 14 Defendants for Preaching Religious Hatred, War
September 9 (BTA) - The Pazardzhik District Prosecution Office resubmitted Wednesday an indictment against 14 defendants accused of preaching religious hatred and war. The indictment was submitted again after violations of the procedural rules which reasoned the return of the ...
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Preferential Excise Duty Rate Will No Longer Apply to LPG, Diesel Fuel for Heating Purposes - Finance Minister
September 9 (BTA) - A preferential excise duty rate will no longer apply to liquefied petroleum gas and diesel fuel for heating purposes, according to draft amendments to the Excise Duties and Tax Warehouses Act, approved by the Council of Ministers on Wednesday.
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Consolidated Fiscal Programme Shows Lv 889.5 Surplus in First Half of 2015, Finance Ministry Reports
September 9 (BTA) - Bulgaria's Cabinet adopted a report on the cash implementation of the Consolidated Fiscal Programme (CFP) for the first half of 2015, the Government Information System said on Wednesday.
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Parliament Debates Health Reform Highlights
September 9 (BTA) - Parliament is holding second-reading debates Wednesday on revisions to the Medical Treatment Establishments Act which are the highlight of a health reform package put forward by Health Minister Peter Moskov.
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Sofia Says It Will Give Transit Permit for Syria-bound Russian Aircraft if Moscow Agrees to Checks at Bulgarian Airport
September 9 (BTA) - Bulgarian Foreign Minister Daniel Mitov said that Bulgaria would allow oveflight by Russian aircraft bound for Syria if Moscow agrees to have the cargo checked at a Bulgarian airport. Mitov was speaking to reporters here Wednesday.
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Bulgaria Insists on Common European Policy on Refugee Issue
"There should be a clear and categorical European policy on the refugee issue, one that reflects our common European solidarity. We will insist that it take into consideration all aspects of the current situation and the peculiarities of each country," Bulgarian Deputy Prime Mini...
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Foreign Ministry Confirms It Has Denies Russia's Airspace Transit Request for Supply Flights to Syria
September 8 (BTA) - "The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Bulgaria would like to confirm that it has refused to issue permits for flights through Bulgarian airspace of Russian military transport aircraft en route from the Russian Federation to Syria in the period be...
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Bulgarian Energy Holding Unlikely to Get Back its 140 Million Leva from Corpbank
September 8 (BTA) - Energy Minister Temenouzhka Petkova predicted on Tuesday it is little likely that the Bulgarian Energy Holding will be able to recover its 140 million leva from the failed Corporate Commercial Bank (Corpbank), and this will have an adverse impact on the e...
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Bulgarian Prime Minister Meets with Belgian Foreign Minister
September 8 (BTA) - Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borissov and Belgian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Trade and European Affairs Didier Reynders praised the trade and economic relations between their countries during a meeting in Sofia, the Bu...
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Interior Minister Buchvarova: Bulgaria Insists on Common European Policy for Refugee Issues
September 8 (BTA) - "There should be a clear and categorical European policy on the refugee issue, one that reflects our common European solidarity. We shall insist that it takes in consideration all aspects of the current situation and the peculiarities of each country", D...
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Bulgarian Prime Minister Meets with Belgian Foreign Minister
September 8 (BTA) - Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borissov and Belgian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Trade and European Affairs Didier Reynders praised the trade and economic relations between their countries during a meeting in Sofia, the Bu...
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Yet Another Bomb Threat Closes Sofia's Palace of Justice
September 8 (BTA) - Yet another bomb threat closed the Palace of Justice in Sofia on Tuesday morning. An anonymous person called at 9am to say that an explosive device had been planted in the building.
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Foreign Minister Mitov: Migrant Crisis Is Yet Another Argument in Favour of Admitting Bulgaria into Schengen
September 8 (Lora Metanova of BTA) - The migrant crisis is yet another argument in favour of admitting Bulgaria into the Schengen area, Bulgarian Foreign Minister Daniel Mitov said in a BTA interview. He argued that Bulgaria's accession to the European border-free zone would enha...
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Municipalities Offered Defence Ministry Properties
September 7 (BTA) - Defence Minister Nikolai Nenchev Monday offered to donate to municipalities Defence Ministry properties that are no longer used. The matter was discussed during Nenchev's visit to Montana and talks with Mayor Zlatko Zhivkov.
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