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Socialist Leader Mikov: There Are Grounds for Protests Every Day and Everywhere
May 1 (BTA) - "Under the Constitution, people have a right to express their voice in the street, when they are deprived of rights and aren't heard by the incumbent," Bulgarian Socialist Party (BSP) leader Mihail Mikov told journalists on Friday. He was speaking during a ral...
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Employers' Association Concerned with Healthcare Policy
April 30 (BTA) - In an open letter that reached BTA on Thursday, the members of the Confederation of Employers and Industrialists in Bulgaria (CEIBG) voiced concern with the health policy that is being conducted, the changes unveiled by Peter Moskov's Ministry and the way the...
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Supreme Judicial Council Fails for Third Time to Elect Sofia Appellate Court Chair
April 30 (BTA) - The Supreme Judicial Council (SJC) failed for a third time to elect a chair of the Sofia Appellate Court (SAC). The only candidate on Thursday was judge Neli Kutskova, who received nine votes in favour out of the 13 required, four votes against and six abs...
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Q1 2015 Cost of Living Is 563.21 Lv - Trade Union
April 30 (BTA) - The monthly per capita cost of living in a family of four with two dependent children amounted to 563.21 leva at the end of March, the Institute for Social and Trade Union Research with the Confederation of Independent Trade Unions in Bulgaria (CITUB) sai...
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Parliament Tightens Regulations for Hypermarkets
April 30 (BTA) - Bulgaria's Parliament Thursday passed on first reading amendments to the Protection of Competition Act dealing with the relationships between retail chains and producers. The bill was moved by Bulgarian Socialist Party (BSP) Chairman Mihail Mikov and a group ...
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Parliament Adopts Conclusively Energy Efficiency Act
April 30 (BTA) - Parliament adopted conclusively on second reading all texts from the new Energy Efficiency Act, the enforcement of which is assigned to the ministers of Energy, of Economy and of Transport, Information Technology and Communications.
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Assistance to Be Provided to Bulgarian Businesses when Applying with Projects under Juncker Plan - Deputy PM Kuneva
April 30 (BTA) - Internet platforms or direct advising centres will assist businesses when applying with projects under the so called Juncker Plan, said Deputy Prime Minister for European Policy and Institutional Affairs Meglena Kuneva here on Thursday after meeting busines...
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Bulgaria, Switzerland Sign Agreement on Project for Swiss Support for Introduction of Dual-Track Principles in Bulgaria...
April 30 (BTA) - Bulgarian and Swiss officials signed Thursday an agreement between the two countries on implementation of a project entitled, "Swiss Support for the Introduction of the Dual-Track Principles in Bulgaria Vocational Education System".
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Growing Number of Bulgarians Buy Properties in Winter Resorts
April 30 (BTA) - The first quarter of the year witnessed brisk sales of properties in Bulgarian winter resorts, a real estate company reports in an analysis of holiday and rural properties. The quarter proved most successful for the Pamporovo ski resort in Southern Bulgaria ...
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Finance Ministry Transfers State Subsidy to All Political Parties Eligible for Payment
April 29 (BTA) - The Finance Ministry said Wednesday that in pursuance of the Political Parties Act it has transferred the first quarter portion for 2015 of the state subsidy to political parties to all parties eligible for it. The Bulgaria without Censorship party too has b...
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Parliament Assigns National Audit Office to Examine Efficiency of Banking Supervision from 2012 to 2014
April 29 (BTA) - The National Assembly assigned the Bulgarian National Audit Office (BNAO) to conduct an audit on the banking supervision, carried out by the Bulgarian National Bank between January 1, 2012 and December 31, 2014. The draft decision was submitted by Reformist B...
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Commission Asks Bulgaria to Comply with Certain Obligations under EU Document Security Legislation
April 29 (BTA Correspondent Nikolay Zheliazkov) - By sending reasoned opinions, the European Commission has asked four countries, Bulgaria, Estonia, Greece and Lithuania, to ensure the mandatory exchange of information under the EU document security legislation and the integr...
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ТV7 About to Discontinue Broadcasts after Enforcement Agent Seizes Equipment
April 29 (BTA) - TV7 announced Wednesday noon that its servers will be turned off any time now and it will discontinue broadcasts. According to the TV channel, a private enforcement agent and movers arrived at its offices in the morning with an order to shut down the TV and s...
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Legislator Excludes Public Companies from Scope of Entities Not Allowed to Own Farm Land in Bulgaria
April 29 (BTA) - The legislators Wednesday excluded public companies which are traded on the Bulgarian stock market, from the scope of entities not allowed to own farm land in Bulgaria. The decision followed more than two hours of debates on proposed revisions in the Financia...
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EC Asks Bulgaria to Upgrade Its Mining Waste Legislation
April 29 (BTA correspondent Nikolay Jeliazkov) - The European Commission (EC) has urged Bulgaria to upgrade its legislation on the waste management from extracting industries in compliance with EU rules, the EC said in a Wednesday press release.
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Judges Ask Supreme Judicial Council to Say whether Corruption Mechanisms Exist in Judiciary and Who Is to Blame
April 29 (BTA) - Judges of Sofia City Court (SCC) have asked the Supreme Judicial Council to say whether or not corruption mechanisms exist in the judiciary and who is to blame for this. "A single judge cannot be blamed for all malpractice at the SCC," said SCC Judge Atanas A...
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Prosecutor General Moves for Suspension of Pleven District Prosecutor
April 29 (BTA) - Prosecutor General Sotir Tsatsarov has moved for the suspension of Pleven, Northern Bulgaria, District Prosecutor Ivo Radev, Tsatsarov's office said Wednesday. The motion to the Supreme Judicial Council came a week after Radev was charged with trying to induc...
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Regional Development Minister Presents Opportunities for Participation in Infrastructure Projects in Bulgaria before Aus...
April 29 (BTA) - Regional Development and Public Works Minister Lilyana Pavlova Wednesday presented the opportunities for participation in infrastructure projects in Bulgaria before Austrian business people. Speaking at a forum on Transport Infrastructure Pavlova said that th...
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Bulgarian Ambassador in Iran Requests Official Information about Detained Ship
April 29 (BTA) - Bulgarian Ambassador in Iraq has requested official information from the Iranian authorities on the case with the grounded ship that would provide details about the detention and confirm the nationality of the crew members. He also inquired about the whereabo...
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Agriculture Minister Taneva Meets Israeli Counterpart
April 28 (BTA) - Meeting on Tuesday, Agriculture and Foods Minister Dessislava Taneva and her Israeli counterpart Yair Shamir discussed opening the Israeli market to Bulgarian meat and livestock imports.