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Energy Regulator Chairman: There Is No Legal Possibility to Further Postpone Decision on Electricity Prices
July 28 (BTA) - There is no legal possibility to postpone again the decision on the new electricity prices as of August 1, Energy and Water Regulatory Commission Chairan Ivan Ivanov told journalists Tuesday. He quoted the amendments to the Energy Act published in the State ...
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Indictment against Hristo Bisserov Re-submitted
July 28 (BTA) - The Sofia City Prosecution Office re-submitted an indictment against Hristo Bisserov on Tuesday. The indictment was first filed in April but in May the Sofia City Court returned it, asking the Prosecution Office to remove inconsistencies in its factual part.
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No New Gas Pipelines in SE Europe in Near Future - Expert
July 28 (BTA) - Plamen Dimitrov of the Bulgarian Geopolitics Society said that no new major gas pipelines would be built in Southeastern Europe in the near future. He was talking on Monday at a BTA-hosted news conference on the Balkan gas geometry against the backdrop of the ...
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Bulgarian Defence Ministry Dismisses Reports about US Heavy Military Equipment in Bulgaria
July 27 (BTA) - The Bulgarian Defence Ministry announced on Monday that currently there no US heavy military equipment is deployed on Bulgarian territory. The Ministry reacted to media reports about US military equipment from the Novo Selo firing range deployed in the town o...
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Employers Want Electricity Price Hike Postponed Again, Plan Protests
July 27 (BTA) - Employers on Monday demanded the planned electricity hike to be postponed by another five months after the initial one-month delay, and said they will stage nationwide protests on Wednesday. They insisted that electricity prices should not rise until January ...
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Irina Bokova Stands Every Chance of Becoming UN Secretary-General, Deputy Parliament Speaker Says
July 27 (BTA) - Deputy National Assembly Chairman Krassimir Karakachanov met with UNESCO Director-General Irina Bokova in Sofia Monday as part of Bokova's series of talks with Bulgarian politicians focusing on the country's cooperation with the UN education and culture agency. ...
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1,333,000 Foreigners Visit Bulgaria in June
July 27 (BTA) - In June 2015, foreign visitors' arrivals to Bulgaria numbered 1,33,000 or 3.7 more than in June 2014, the National Statistical Institute reported. Trips for other purposes and for a professional purpose increased by 42.2 per cent and 4.6 per cent, respectively, wh...
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2015 World Rowing Under 23 Championships Hosted by Plovdiv Makes History with Online Streaming
July 27 (BTA) - The 2015 World Rowing under 23 Championships hosted by this Bulgarian city will be remembered in the history of the the World Rowing Federation, FISA, as the first under 23 championships with direct online streaming. Thanks to the service, tens of thousands rowing...
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Mt Rila Fire Fully Localized and Contained
July 27 (BTA) - The fire in Mt Rila has been fully localized and contained, local police sources said on Monday. Two critical points remain, which will be handled by 111 firefighters from Kyustendil. A helicopter, specialized machines and service people from the Bulgarian ...
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Man Detained with 1 Kilo of Heroin
July 27 (BTA) - A 35-year-old resident of Varna, on the Black Sea, carrying one kilo of heroin, has been detained, sources from the prosecuting magistracy said. The man has been detained for 72 hours. On Tuesday the prosecuting magistracy is expected to demand that he remain in ...
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First European Map of Old Bulgarian Erkesiya Boundary Wall Donated to UN Library
July 27 (BTA) - The first European map of the old Bulgarian Erkesiya boundary fortification is one of the itmes in a donation of a Bulgarian map collection to the Library of the United Nations in New York. The donation was handed over by Bulgarian UN Ambassador Stefan Tafrov and ...
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PM Borissov: Nearly Lv 2 Bln More in Revenues due to Crackdown on Smuggling in Last 1.5 Years
July 26 (BTA) - Prime Minister Boyko Borissov said here on Sunday that after the crackdown on smuggling rings in the last one and a half years nearly 2 billion leva more were earned in revenues, part of which went towards the co-financing of EU-funded projects.
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Socialist Party Leader Mikov: Bill Amending Constitution "On Hold", Parliamentarism Suffers Heavy Blow
July 26 (BTA) - Mihail Mikov, leader of the Bulgarian Socialist Party (BSP), said the first bill of amendments to the Constitution introduced in Parliament was "put on hold" and parliamentarism suffered a heavy blow. He was addressing a BSP plenum on Sunday.
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Defence Minister Nenchev: Mt Rila Fire Almost Fully Contained
July 26 (BTA) - The fire in Mt Rila has been almost fully contained, and what remains of it will be dealt with on Sunday, Defence Minister Nikolay Nenchev said. He had been at the scene of the fire since Saturday.
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Police Officers Stage 44th Day of Protests
July 25 (BTA) - Employees in the security sector staged their 44th day of protest on Saturday. The rally was held in front of the Alexander Nevsky Cathedral in downtown Sofia.
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Bulgaria Comes Second in World at International Olympiad in Computational Linguistics
July 25 (BTA) - Seven out of the eight Bulgarian competitors at the 13th International Olympiad in Computational Linguistics won medals, Musala Soft, which co-organized the event, said. The Olympiad was held in July 24 to 24, at the American University in Blagoevgrad, Southwe...
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Bulgarian, Macedonian Historians Participate in First Open Scholarly Discussion of Important Events on the Balkans
July 25 /BTA/ - For the first time Bulgarian and Macedonian historians joined one and the same table during a scientific conference to have an open scholarly discussion of important events that took place on the Balkan Peninsula, Macedonian media said late on Friday evening.
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Fire in Mount Rila Put under Control
July 25 (BTA) - The fire in the Rila Mountain has been put under control, Head of the Southwestern Forestry Unit Damyan Damyanov said at noon on Saturday. However, the fire is still burning. Damyanov said it is impossible to tell when the fire is going to be fully quenched a...
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President Plevneliev: Bulgaria's Entry in Schengen, ERM II Are Objectives until 2018
July 24 (BTA) - President Rosen Plevneliev participated in the second day of the annual meeting of Bulgarian ambassadors at the Boyana Residence on Friday. Plevneliev singled out four key objectives until the second half of 2018 when Bulgaria assumes the rotating EU Presidency...
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Youth Unemployment Stands at Six-year Low - Employment Agency Data
July 24 (BTA) - According to the Employment Agency's latest data, youth unemployment currently stands at a six-year low, Labour and Social Policy Minister Ivailo Kalfin said during question time in Parliament on Friday.
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