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Unemployment in Q4 of 2014 Stands at 10.6%
February 16 (BTA) - There were a total of 354,500 unemployed persons in the fourth quarter of 2014, which account for a 10.6 per cent unemployment rate, said the National Statistical Institute on Monday. There were 19.4 per cent less unemployed persons, compared to the fourth...
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Ukrainian Foreign Minister: No Disproportionate Mobilization in Ukraine
February 16 (BTA) - Meeting with Bulgarian Foreign Minister Daniel Mitov, his Ukrainian counterpart Pavlo Klimkin ruled out any disproportionate mobilization in Ukraine. Klimkin is on an official visit to Bulgaria at Mitov's invitation from Monday.
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Bulgarian News Agency Marks 117th Anniversary
February 16 (BTA) - The Bulgarian News Agency (BTA) is marking its 117th anniversary on Monday. It issued its first newsletter on February 16, 1898. On January 27, 1898, Prince Ferdinand decreed the establishment of a state news agency with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and ...
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Exhibition Marks Assumption of St Constantine Cyril the Philosopher
February 15 (BTA) - The Cyrillo-Methodian Research Centre with the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences (BAS) and the Earth and Man National Museum in Sofia mark together the Assumption of St Constantine Cyril the Philosopher with an exhibition titled "The Church in Samuel's Bulgari...
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Movement for Rights, Freedoms Condemns Terrorist Attacks in Copenhagen
February 15 (BTA) - The Movement for Rights and Freedoms (MRF) condemns, now more strongly than after the attacks against Charlie Hebdo in Paris, the terrorist attacks in Copenhagen which claimed human lives, reads a position of MRF leader Lyutvi Mestan circulated by his part...
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National Assembly Chair Tsacheva Attends Inauguration of Croatian President
February 15 (BTA) - National Assembly Chair Tsetska Tsacheva Sunday attended the ceremony on the inauguration of the new Croatian President, Kolinda Grabar-Kitarovic, Parliament's Press Centre said.
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Foreign Minister Mitov: Bulgaria Strongly Condemns Shootings in Copenhagen
February 15 (BTA) - Bulgaria strongly condemns the shootings in Copenhagen which claimed lives and injured innocent civilians, reads a statement of Foreign Minister Daniel Mitev circulated by his ministry's press centre on Sunday.
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Prosecution Accuses Judge Nikolay Stefanov from Rousse Regional Court of Bribery
February 15 (BTA) - The prosecuting magistracy has accused judge Nikolay Stefanov from the Regional Court in Rousse (on the Danube) of bribery, the institution said in a press release Sunday.
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It Is a High Time for Changes in Security Agency - President
February 14 (BTA) - It is a high time to carry out changes at the State Agency for National Security (SANS), Bulgarian President Rosen Plevneliev said here on Saturday. "We have sufficient grounds to categorically state this," he added mentioning several scandalous cases thro...
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Economy Minister:There Is Shortage of Technical Staff in Industry
February 14 (BTA) - There is a shortage of technical staff for the industrial sector, Economy Minister Bozhidar Loukarski told journalists in Veliko Turnovo. A programme complied with the real demands of the business should be drafted jointly with the Education Ministry, he a...
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There Is No Increase of Applications for Bulgarian Citizenship by Ukrainian Nationals
February 14 (BTA) - The Commission on Citizens' Affairs with the Presidency and the Justice Ministry have not reported a higher number of applications for Bulgarian citizenship by Ukrainian nationals, Vice President Margarita Popova told journalists on Saturday.
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Parliament Chair Tsacheva to Attend Inauguration of Croatian President
February 14 (BTA) - National Assembly Chairperson Tsetska Tsacheva will attend the ceremony on the inauguration of the new Croatian President, Kolinda Grabar-Kitarovic, Parliament's Press Centre said.
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Government Reports First 100 Days in Office
February 13 (BTA) - Positive assessments and optimism prevailed as deputy prime ministers and ministers of Boyko Borissov's government reported their performance in their first 100 days in office on Friday, while the political parties varied in their views.
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Judges Association Urges Politicians Not to Jeopardize Law-Based State
February 13 (BTA) - In a position circulated to the news media on Friday, the Bulgarian Judges Association (BJA) urged politicians discussing Operation Worms to focus on achieving a genuine judicial reform and to adhere to a statesmanlike approach in constituting the Supreme ...
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Foreign Minister Mitov Confers with Chairman of Association of Bulgarians in Ukraine
February 13 (BTA) - The Bulgarian state has never lost track of what is happening in Ukraine and the situation of the Bulgarians there has always been particularly important to this country. The present conflict makes Bulgaria follow the development of events even more closel...
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Justice Minister Urges for Clear, Fast Progress in Justice Reform
February 13 (BTA) - "If we do not mark any clear progress in reforming justice within a short time, we will pay for the delayed critical political remarks, absent from the European Commission report, along with the interests," Justice Minister Hristo Ivanov said at a discus...
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Official Statistics: Month-on-Month 0.4 Per Cent Deflation for January 2015
February 13 (BTA) - The National Statistical Institute (NSI) Friday reported a 0.4 per cent deflation for January 2015 compared to December 2014 according to preliminary data. The annual inflation in January 2015 compared to January 2014 was -1.0 per cent.
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PM Indicates He Has No Plans to Replace Interior Ministry's Chief Secretary, Head of State Agency for National Security
February 13 (BTA) - Prime Minister Boyko Borissov has indicated that he intends to keep the Interior Ministry Chief Secretary and the head of the State Agency for National Security (SANS) despite the pressure for their replacement amid an illegal surveillance scandal.
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Bulgarian GDP Up by 1.2% in Last Quarter of 2014
February 13 (BTA) - In the last quarter of 2014, the Gross Domestic Product of Bulgaria grew by 1.2 per cent from this time last year and by 0.3 per cent from the previous quarter, according to seasonal data of the National Statistical Institute released Friday.
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Government Reports First 100 Days in Office
February 13 (BTA) - Deputy Prime Ministers and other members of the government of Boyko Borissov reported their performance in their first 100 days in office on Friday. Deputy Prime Minister in charge of coalition policy and the state administration, Roumyana Buchvarova, asses...