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Energy and Water Regulator Sets Lower Prices for All District Heating Companies from July 1
June 30 (BTA) - The Energy and Water Regulatory Commission (EWRC) has set lower prices for all district heating utilities as of July 1, Chairman Ivan Ivanov said on Tuesday. Prices are going down as follows: about 6 per cent in Sofia, 13.5 per cent in Bourgas, 12 per cent in ...
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Bulgaria to Contribute EUR 100 Mln to Investment Plan for Europe
June 30 (BTA correspondent Nikolay Jeliazkov) - Bulgaria has announced that it will contribute 100 million euro to projects benefiting from finance by the European Fund for Strategic Investments (EFSI), at the heart of the 315 billion euro Investment Plan for Europe, the Euro...
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Plovdiv Administrative Court Repeals Karlovo Mayor's Decision to Ban Muslim Protest
June 30 (BTA) - The Plovdiv Administrative Court has repealed Karlovo Mayor Emil Kabaivanov's decision to ban the Muslims' protest, scheduled to take place in the town on Tuesday, the Mayor himself told BTA. Kabaivanov said that he would not comment the Court's decision, add...
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Interior Ministry Officers Cancel Protests as Unions Open Talks with Leaders
June 30 (BTA) - Interior Ministry officers on Tuesday cancelled their July 5 protests after trade unions started talks with the ministry leadership on Monday. The Trade Union Federation of Interior Ministry Employees (TUFIME) warned, however, that if the talks prove unproduc...
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11 Bankrupt Companies Have Submitted Applications to Employees' Guaranteed Receivables Fund This Year
June 30 (BTA) - Eleven bankrupt companies have applied for support from the Employees' Guaranteed Receivables Fund (EGRF) so far this year, National Social Security Institute Deputy Director Vesselina Karaivanova told BTA on June 29. Since January, EGRF has also received 44...
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Regulator Postpones Adoption of New Electricity Prices until July 31
June 29 (BTA) - The Energy and Water Regulatory Commission (EWRC) said on Monday that it has postponed the adoption of new electricity prices until July 31 pursuant to Energy Act amendments which were promulgated in the State Gazette on Saturday.
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Economist Georgi Angelov: Greek Crisis Unlikely to Spill Over into Neighbouring Countries
June 29 (Mara Bareva of BTA) - The Greek crisis is not expected to spill over into neighbouring countries, nor are the clients of Greek banks outside Greece likely to behave as they do inside the country, Georgi Angelov, an economist with the Open Society Institute-Sofia, sai...
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Labour Minister Kalfin: "People with Secondary Vocational Education in Strong Demand in Bulgaria"
June 29 (BTA) - "There is a strong demand for people with secondary vocational education in Bulgaria, who have learnt a trade back at school and are well trained," Bulgarian Deputy Prime Minister and Labour and Social Policy Minister Ivailo Kalfin said here on Monday, quoting...
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Deputy PM Kuneva: Underestimating Entry of Bulgaria, Romania in Border-free Schengen Area Extremely Unhealthful
June 29 (BTA) - Underestimating the entry of Bulgaria and Romania in the border-free Schengen Area at the moment is extremely unhealthful, Deputy Prime Minister for European Policy and Institutional Affairs Meglena Kuneva said on Monday. Kuneva attended the opening ceremony o...
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Police Intercepts Truck Full of Migrants near Sofia
June 29 (BTA) - A TIR-truck full of illegal migrants was intercepted by police near the village of Lozen, Sofia Region, in the early hours of Monday. Тhe police found a TIR-truck, carrying nearly 120 people, including whole families, who are thought to be Syrians.
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Central Bank: Bulgaria's Banking System Has High Liquidity, Is Independent of Negative Developments in Neighbouring Coun...
June 29 (BTA) - The Bulgarian National Bank said on Monday that Bulgaria's banking system has very high levels of capital adequacy and liquidity which guarantee its stability, normal functioning and independence of negative developments in neighboring countries. The statemen...
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Foreign Ministry Issues Advisory to Travellers to Greece
June 29 (BTA) - The Bulgarian Foreign Ministry has warned Bulgarians citizens who are planning on travelling to Greece that limits may be imposed on bank services, including ATM cash withdrawals and credit cards transactions, for an indefinite period. The Foreign Ministry is ...
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Bulgaria Places 27th in European Games Medal Table
June 28 (BTA) - Bulgaria placed 27th among 50 countries in the medal table of the Baku 2015 European Games, which ended on Sunday. The country earned one gold, four silver and five bronze medals.
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Socialists' Plenum Approves Election Campaign Platform
June 28 (BTA) - The Plenum of the Bulgarian Socialist Party (BSP) on Sunday approved the party's campaign platform for this autumn's local elections and discussed matters of organization. BSP Executive Bureau secretaries Anton Koutev and Kristian Vigenin were removed from the...
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President Congratulates First Bulgarian Gold Winners at Baku 2015 European Games
June 28 (BTA) - President Rosen Plevneliev congratulated the first Bulgarian gold winners at the Baku 2015 European Games, the President's Press Secretariat reported on Sunday. The sisters Gabriela and Stefani Stoeva won the champions' title in the badminton women's doubles o...
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Stoevi Sisters Secure First Bulgarian Gold at Baku 2015 European Games
June 27 (BTA) - Sisters Gabriela and Stefani Stoevi won Bulgaria's first gold medal at the games in Baku. They defeated second seeds Ekaterina Bolotova and Evgeniya Kosetskaya of Russia in the women's badminton doubles competition.
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Patriotic Front Co-Floor Leader: State Does Nothing Against Conventional Crime
Troyan, Central Bulgaria (June 27) - National Assembly Deputy Chairman and Patriotic Front co-floor leader Krassimir Karakachanov told journalists on Saturday that the state does nothing to address conventional crime and that this leads to tensions between Bulgarians and Roma...
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DSB Sofia Chapter Nominates Vili Lilkov as Sofia Mayor
June 27 (BTA) - The Sofia chapter of Democrats for Strong Bulgaria (DSB) nominated unanimously Vili Lilkov as Sofia mayor. Lilkov's nomination was put forward by DSB deputy leader and Health Minister Peter Moskov.
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MRF Leader Condemns Terror Attacks in France, Kuwait, Tunisia and Somalia
June 27 (BTA) - In a statement released on Saturday, Movement for Rights and Freedoms leader Lyutvi Mestan condemned a wave of terror attacks in France, Tunisia, Kuwait and Somalia. Mestan said: "Human life is a blessing and cannot be turned into a price for any values. Let...
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Prime Minister Borissov to Support Agreement with Poland on MiG-29 Jet Fighters Repairs
June 26 (BTA corr. Nikolay Jeliazkov) - Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borissov supported Friday the option whereby Bulgaria and Poland sign an integrovernmental agreement for the repairs of the twin-engine MiG-29 jet fighters in service at the Bulgarian Air Force.
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