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NGO: Over 40% of Women Give Birth by Cesarean Section
August 17 (BTA) - Over 40 per cent of women give birth by cesarean section, while the figure is as high as 70-85 per cent in private hospitals, NGO representatives said during a BTA-hosted news conference Sunday, when they presented their project, titled Strategy for a Long...
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Agriculture Ministry Plans Building Fire Lookout Towers Across All Forested Areas
August 16 (BTA) - The Agriculture and Food Ministry has plans to build fire lookout towers in all forested areas across the country, said Agriculture Minister Dessislava Taneva here on Saturday during the town's holiday.
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European Elite Boxing Championship in Samokov Ends, Bulgarian Daniel Asenov Wins Gold
August 16 (BTA) - The 41st edition of the Elite European Boxing Championships held in Samokov ended late Saturday. Bulgaria won a title and four bronze medals, as well as six quotas for the World Championship in Doha this October.
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Trade Union Leader Expects Tensions in Many Economic Sectors in Autumn
August 15 (BTA) - "A number of economic sectors will see serious tensions this coming autumn," Confederation of Independent Trade Unions in Bulgaria (CITUB) President Plamen Dimitrov predicted here on Saturday. He specified that protest actions and strikes cannot be ruled ou...
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Taking Care of Biodiversity to Be Supported Further during New Programming Period
August 15 (BTA) - Resources have been allocated during the new programming period (2014-2020) for continued care of biodiversity, Bulgarian Environment and Water Minister Ivelina Vassileva told journalists on Saturday. She took part in the traditional release near the capital...
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PM Borissov: "Drilling for Oil, Gas in Bulgaria's Black Sea Shelf to Start in February"
August 15 (BTA) - Drilling for oil and natural gas in Bulgaria's Black Sea shelf is supposed to start in February, Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borissov said here on Saturday. In his words, the deposits are "huge".
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BNB, SANS Sign Instruction for Cooperation
August 14 (BTA) - The Bulgarian National Bank (BNB) and the State Agency for National Security (SANS) signed an instruction of cooperation, BNB said. According to the instruction, which is a public document, the two institutions will interact in the prevention of money launder...
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EC Vice President Georgieva, Labour Minister Kalfin Believe Bulgaria Needs Investment Plan Similar to Juncker Plan
August 14 (BTA) - Bulgaria needs an investment plan similar to the so called Juncker Plan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Labour and Social Policy Ivaylo Kalfin and European Commission Vice President Kristalina Georgieva agreed during a Friday meeting here, Kalfin's Minist...
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Unemployment Drops to 9.9% in June
August 14 (BTA) - The unemployment rate in the second quarter of 2015 stands at 9.9 per cent, which is 1.5 percentage points compared to the same period of 2014, said the National Statistical Institute in a Friday press release.
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Leasing Companies' Claims Stand at BGN 3.248 Bln at End of June
August 14 (BTA) - The total amount of leasing companies claims under financial and operational leases stood at 3.248 billion leva (3.9 per cent of GDP) at the end of June, 2015, compared to 3.337 billion leva (4.1 per cent of GDP 2 ) at the end of last June, the Bulgarian N...
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GDP Grows 2.2 Per Cent in Second Quarter of 2015 Y/Y
August 14 (BTA) - The Gross Domestic Product (GDP) grew 2.2 per cent in the second quarter of 2015 compared to the like period in the previous year, according to snap estimates the National Statistical Institute released on Friday.
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PM Borissov Argues that Role of Family is Crucial in Averting Road Accidents Caused by Street Racing
August 14 (BTA) - The role of the family is of crucial importance in averting illegal street racing, Prime Minister Boyko Borissov said on Friday, approached by a reporter about the frequent cases of street racing recently which claimed the lives of a number of children.
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Only 20 Electric Cars Sold in Bulgaria in First Half of 2015
August 14 (BTA) - Only 20 electric cars were sold in Bulgaria in the first half of 2015, the Association of European Car Makers said. Only two electric cars were sold in the like period in 2014. No hybrid cars were sold in January-June 2015.
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Around 10,000 Refugees Have Sought Asylum in Bulgaria Since Year's Start
August 13 (BTA) - A total of 9,780 foreigners have sought asylum at refugee accommodation centres since the beginning of 2015, the State Refugee Agency's Deputy Chair, Vassil Vurbanov, told Bulgarian National Radio on Thursday.
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Three Public Advocates to Handle Complaints against Sofia's Heating Utility
August 13 (BTA) - Three ombudspersons will mediate disputes between the capital's residents and the Toplofikacia Sofia district heating company.
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Party Urges against Overlapping Numbers of Parties, Candidates for Municipal Councillors in Upcoming Local Elections
August 13 (BTA)- A meeting of the National Executive Council of the Union of Democratic Forces (UDF) on Thursday decided to make a proposal to the Central Election Commission not to have overlapping of numbers of the parties and of the candidates for municipal councillors at the ...
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Renewed Use of Ferry Service at Rousse-Giurgiu Hampered by Romania
August 13 (BTA) - Trucks have difficulty crossing the Danube Bridge between Rousse (Bulgaria) and Giurgiu (Romania) this summer due to repairs on the Romanian side, but Romania has been hampering the renewed use of the ferry service, it emerged from a meeting between Region...
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Construction of Sofia Metro's 3rd Line to Start at End of 2015, Beginning of 2016
August 13 (BTA) - Construction of the third line of Sofia's Metro will start at the end of 2015 or beginning of 2016, Metropoliten EAD Executive Director Stoyan Bratoev told journalists here on Thursday. Bratoev and Sofia Mayor Yordanka Fandakova were inspecting the progress of c...
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Galina Georgieva-Marinova Appointed Regional Governor of Razgrad
August 13 (BTA) - The government appointed Galina Georgieva-Marinova as the new Regional Governor of Razgrad, Northeastern Bulgaria, the cabinet's information service said. The decision was passed without meeting.
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Greek Prefect Gives Guarantees That Roudozem-Xanthi Checkpoint Will Be Completed in 2017
August 13 (BTA) - Giorgos Pavlidis, Prefect of the Eastern Macedonia and Thrace Region, gave guarantees to GERB Deputy Chairman Tsvetan Tsvetanov that the Roudozem-Xanthi checkpoint will be ready in 2017, GERB's press centre said.
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