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US Army Europe Commanding General Expected in Sofia
May 31 (BTA) - Lieutenant General Frederick "Ben" Hodges, Commanding General of the United States Army Europe, will pay a visit to Bulgaria between Monday and Tuesday, the Defence Ministry in Sofia reported on Sunday.
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Finance Ministry Projects Budget Surplus in May
May 30 (BTA) - The Finance Ministry has forecast a budget surplus of 1,150 million leva, or 1.4 of projected GDP, on a cash basis under the Consolidated Fiscal Programme by May 2015. May will be the third straight month to see a surplus. This has been the largest surplus fo...
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Bulgaria Hosts Regular Meetings of International Monetary Fund, World Bank Group
May 30 (BTA) - Bulgaria on Saturday hosted the regular meetings of an International Monetary Fund constituency group and World Bank Group organizations of which it is member. Meeting with representatives of the two institutions, Prime Minister Boyko Borissov said that the g...
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Former Bulgarian Ambassador to Moscow Issued with Travel Ban by Russia
May 30 (BTA) - Former Bulgarian Ambassador to Moscow (2000 - 2006) Iliyan Vassilev has been banned from entering Russia along with another 88 EU citizens, the Foreign Ministry said. On Friday afternoon Bulgaria's Embassy to Moscow notified the Ministry about a list communic...
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Bulgarian Politicians Strongly Object to EC's Immigrants Relocation Proposal
May 29 (BTA) - Representatives of the Patriotic Front and the Reformist Bloc on Friday expressed strong objections against a proposal made by the European Commission on Thursday about the relocation of illegal immigrants in the EU member states, according to which Bulgaria is...
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Health Minister: Healthcare Deficit Will Be Reigned In at Lv 30 Mln
May 29 (BTA) - Health Minister Peter Moskov told journalists on Friday that the National Health Insurance Fund (NHIF) and the Health Ministry are aiming to contain NHIF's deficit at 30 million leva. Moskov took part in the fifth national congress of patients' organizations. H...
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Bulgaria Launches Projects under New Operational Programme about an Year Earlier Than in Previous Period
May 29 (BTA) - Bulgaria will launch projects under the new operational programmes, Innovations and Competitiveness and Human Resources, about a year earlier than this happened during the first programme period in 2007-2013, Deputy Prime Minister for European Policies Coordina...
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Regulator Proposes Electricity Price for Household Users to Be Increased by 1.99% on Average
May 29 (BTA) - A working group of the Energy and Water Regulatory Commission (EWRC) proposes in a report that the electricity distribution companies in Bulgaria increase the price of electricity for household users by an average of 1.99 per cent as of July 1. The report has ...
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PM Borissov Meets with Macedonian Opposition Leader Zaev
May 29 (BTA) - Speaking at a news conference following his meeting with Macedonian opposition leader Zoran Zaev here on Friday, Prime Minister Boyko Borissov said: "We insist very much that the political crisis is resolved democratically and we are firmly against any talk abo...
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Justice Minister Unveils Amendments to Judiciary Act
May 29 (BTA) - Justice Minister Hristo Ivanov on Friday unveiled amendments to the Judiciary Act, proposed by his Ministry, which include comprehensive integrity checks of magistrates, direct elections for representatives of the judiciary on the Supreme Judicial Council, grea...
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Justice Minister: 75 Disciplinary Proceedings Opened against Private Enforcement Agents in 2014, 55 Resolved
May 29 (BTA) - Three private enforcement agents were temporarily suspended in 2014, said Justice Minster Hristo Ivanov during Friday's Question Time in Parliament. He was responding to a question by socialist MP Maya Manolova. A group of experts is reviewing thoroughly the pr...
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Justice Minister: 75 Disciplinary Proceedings Opened against Private Enforcement Agents in 2014, 55 Resolved
May 29 (BTA) - Three private enforcement agents were temporarily suspended in 2014, said Justice Minster Hristo Ivanov during Friday's Question Time in Parliament. He was responding to a question by socialist MP Maya Manolova. A group of experts is reviewing thoroughly the pr...
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PM Borissov: There Will Be No Cadre Changes in Cabinet
May 28 (BTA) - There will be no cadre changes in the Government, Prime Minister Boyko Borissov told journalists on Thursday evening. "I am firmly against cadre changes in the Cabinet at the moment. The Cabinet is working wonderfully - whoever can propose a better option is we...
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Interior Minister: What Happened in Gurmen Was Petty Incident Followed by Political Speculations, Attempt at Classifying...
May 29 (BTA) - What happened in Gurmen (Southwestern Bulgaria) several days ago was a petty incident followed by political speculations and an attempt at classifying it as an ethnic conflict, Interior Minister Roumyana Buchvarova said during Question Time in Parliament Friday...
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Deputy PM Kalfin: Entire Mechanism of Disclosing State Security Archives Is Unnecessary, Disclosure Committee Should be ...
May 29 (BTA) - The entire mechanism of disclosing intelligence archives is unnecessary and harmful to the State, and the Committee on Disclosure of Documents and Announcing Bulgarian Citizens' Affiliation to State Security and the Intelligence Services of the Bulgarian Peopl...
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European Commission Closes Copyright Policy Infringement Procedure against Bulgaria
May 28 (BTA correspondent Nikolay Jeliazkov) - The European Commission said on Thursday it has closed infringement proceedings pending against Bulgaria and three other EU member states for failings in the field of copyright policy. The proceedings were closed after Bulgaria, ...
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New Square 500 National Gallery Unveiled
May 28 (BTA) - The new Square 500 National Gallery was officially unveiled on Thursday. The ceremony was attended by Prime Minister Boyko Borissov, Vice President Margarita Popova, Deputy Prime Ministers Roumyana Buchvarova and Tomislav Donchev, as well as nearly all cabinet ...
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MPs Vote Ad Hoc Committee To Work on Constitution Revisions
May 28 (BTA) - With 118 votes "for", four "nays" and 14 abstentions MPs Thursday voted in favour of the establishment of an ad hoc committee to work on the revisions to the Constitution tabled by GERB, the Reformist Bloc, the Patriotic Front and eight MPs for the parliamentar...
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Bulgaria, UNFPA to Promote Cooperation in Order to Establish Good Practices
May 28 (BTA) - The demographic situation both in Bulgaria and many developed countries is complicated and, therefore, a serious approach and special programmes are needed in this sphere, Bulgarian Foreign Minister Daniel Mitov said at a meeting with United Nations Population ...
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EU Commissioner Cretu's Visit Postponed for June
May 28 (BTA) - The visit of European Commissioner for Regional Policy Corina Cretu, scheduled for May 28-29, is postponed for June, the Government's Information Service said on Thursday. An accident at the Brussels Airport prevented Commissioner Cretu from flying to Bulgaria.
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