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Persons Hired under Employment Contracts 3.6% More in June than in March
August 8 (BTA) - The persons hired under employment contracts and civil servants were 80,900 (3.6 per cent) more at the end of June than at the end of March and numbered 2,310,000, the National Statistical Institute said.
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Coast Centre in Bourgas Joins Fight against Fuel Smuggling
August 8 (BTA) - The coast centre in Bourgas will help fighting fuel smuggling, Prime Minister Boyko Borissov said at its opening on Saturday. The investment of 20 million leva means that ships which transfer petrol or ship fuel from one to the other at sea cannot go unno...
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World Bank to Review Financial Position of Bulgarian Energy Sector
August 7 (BTA) - The Bulgarian Energy Holding (BEH) signed a consulting service agreement with the World Bank during a ceremony in Sofia Friday in the presence of Energy Minister Temenouzhka Petkova. Under the agreement, the World Bank will carry out a comprehensive review of ...
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Former Intelligence Service Head Gen. Kirov Sentenced to 10 Years Imprisonment
August 7 (BTA) - Former National Intelligence Service (NIS) director Gen. Kircho Kirov was sentenced by a military court-martial to ten years imprisonment and forfeiture of half of his property. Kirov was put on trial for embezzling close to five million leva. According to t...
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President Challenges Constitutionality of Provisions in Classified Information Protection Act, Armed Forces Act
August 7 (BTA) - President Rosen Plevneliev, who is also Supreme Commander of the Bulgarian Armed Forces, has referred to the Constitutional Court provisions in the Classified Information Protection Act and the Defence and Armed Forces Act, which deny persons under investig...
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National Folklore Festival Opens in Koprivshtitsa, UNESCO Director General Bokova Addresses Participants
August 7 (BTA) - The National Folklore Festival opened in the mountain town of Koprivshtitsa on Friday. The three-day event will highlight the diversity and richness of Bulgaria's intangible cultural heritage. More than 12,000 performers are expected to take part in the Festi...
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Eight More Rila Residents Test Positive for Brucellosis, Bringing Number of Infected to 21
August 7 (BTA) - Eight new persons from the town of Rila have tested positive for brucellosis, said Health Minister Peter Moskov during a press conference here on Friday. "The local population does not have the feeling that what they are doing is wrong and harmful to their...
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Robbie Williams Arrives in Bulgaria for SPIRIT of Burgas Festival
August 7 (BTA) - The two-day music festival SPIRIT of Burgas is starting on Friday evening. British singer Robbie Williams landed at Bourgas Airport late on Thursday with his private jet amidst tight security, said the organizers. Robbie Williams is here with support sta...
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Robbie Williams Arrives in Bulgaria for SPIRIT of Burgas Festival
August 7 (BTA) - The two-day music festival SPIRIT of Burgas is starting on Friday evening. British singer Robbie Williams landed at Bourgas Airport late on Thursday with his private jet amidst tight security, said the organizers.
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Former Intelligence Service Head Gen. Kirov Sentenced to 10 Years Imprisonment
August 7 (BTA) - Former National Intelligence Service director Gen. Kircho Kirov was sentenced to ten years imprisonment and forfeiture of half of his property by a military court-martial. Kirov was put on trial for embezzling close to five million leva. According to the p...
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No Bulgarian Servicemen Injured in Kabul Bombing
August 7 (BTA) - No Bulgarian servicemen have been injured in Friday's bombing in the Afghan capital Kabul, the Defence Ministry said.
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Prominent Bulgarian Actor Vassil Popov Passes Away
August 7 (BTA) - Prominent Bulgarian actor Vassil Popov passed away after a long illness on Thursday. He was 81. Culture Minister Vezhdi Rashidov sent condolences to Popov's relatives, the Culture Ministry said.
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Final Conference for Romania-Bulgaria SPATIAL Project Takes Place in Bucharest
August 6 (BTA) - In Bucharest on Thursday, Bulgarian Deputy Regional Development and Public Works Minister Ivan Asparouhov took part in the final conference for the SPATIAL Project "Common Strategy for Sustainable Territorial Development of the cross-border area Romania-Bul...
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Second Meeting of Project for Linking Telecom Grids in Border Areas of Bulgaria, Romania, Serbia
August 6 (BTA) - The second meeting in a project for linking the telecommunication grids of Bulgaria, Romania and Serbia in the border areas between the three countries started here on Thursday, the Bulgarian Transport, IT and Telecommunications Ministry said.
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Unemployment Falls for Fourth Straight Month in July
August 6 (BTA) - Bulgaria's official unemployment rate decreased for the fourth straight month, the Employment Agency reported on Thursday. At 9.4 per cent, unemployment in July 2015 fell by 0.2 percentage points compared with June 2015 and 1.2 percentage points compared with Jul...
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EC Approves Bulgaria-Macedonia Cross-border Cooperation Programme
August 6 (BTA) - The European Commission on Wednesday approved the Bulgaria-Macedonia Cross-border Cooperation Programme, the Regional Development and Public Works Ministry said. The programme comprises the regions of Blagoevgrad and Kyustendil in Bulgaria and Macedonia's Nort...
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Reformist Bloc Petitions Supreme Administrative Court about Refusal to Disclose Salary of Central Bank's Ex-governor
August 5 (BTA) - Two MPs of the Reformist Bloc, Martin Dimitrov and Peter Slavov, have petitioned the Supreme Administrative Court about the refusal of the newly elected central bank Governor, Dimiter Radev, to disclose the salary of his predecessor, Ivan Iskrov.
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Government Adopts Measures to Promote Literacy
August 5 (BTA) - The government on Wednesday adopted measures in the 2015-2016 plan for the implementation of the National Strategy for Literacy Promotion.
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Government Proposes Amendments to Asylum and Refugees Act
August 5 (BTA) - The Council of Ministers on Wednesday approved a bill to amend the Asylum and Refugees Act aimed to transpose into national legislation the EU's 2013 Directive on Common Procedures for Granting and Withdrawing International Protection.
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Government Adopts 2015 National Programme for Prevention of Human Trafficking, Victim Protection
August 5 (BTA) - Targeted information campaigns and improving personnel capacity are among the measures against labour exploitation, set out in a national programme for human trafficking prevention and victim protection.
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