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Ruling GERB Party: Russia Is Not a Threat to Bulgaria
February 11 (BTA) - "Russia is not a threat to Bulgaria. The biggest threat comes from those, who are spreading rumours that we are preparing for a war," Valentin Radev said from the parliamentary rostrum on Wednesday reading a declaration on behalf of the Parliamentary Group...
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Bulgarian Inventors Contribute to Major Breakthroughs in World Science
February 11 (BTA) - There are numerous examples of successful Bulgarian inventors at world level. Due to the lack of financing and equipment and, sometimes, subjective human factors, most of them implement their projects abroad in cooperation with international teams.
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President Plevneliev Discusses Defence Spending, NATO Presence in Bulgaria, Denies "Insolent" Rumours about Mobilizatio...
February 10 (BTA) - "While risks are increasing, defence spending in Bulgaria is decreasing. This is inadmissible," Bulgarian President Rosen Plevneliev, who is also Supreme Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, told journalists here on Tuesday after taking part in the conf...
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Bulgarian Deputy PM Kuneva Raises Issue of Bulgaria's Accession to Schengen Area at EU General Affairs Council
February 10 (BTA corr. Nikolay Jeliazkov) - Bulgarian Deputy Prime Minister Meglena Kuneva raised the issue for Bulgaria's accession to the border-free Schengen Area at the General Affairs Council of the European Union taking place on Tuesday, Kuneva said, speaking to Bulgari...
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President Plevneliev on Security Risks and Defence Spending
February 10 (BTA) - "The risks are increasing while defence spending in Bulgaria is decreasing. This is inadmissible," Bulgarian President Rosen Plevneliev, who is Supreme Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, told journalists here on Tuesday after taking part in the confe...
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Bulgaria Facilitates Issuing of Visas for Ethnic Bulgarians in Ukraine
February 10 (BTA) - The Bulgarian Government follows closely the reports about tension among representatives of the minorities in Ukraine, including the Bulgarian minority, amidst the fourth wave of mobilization there, the press service of the Bulgarian Government said.
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Bulgaria, Azerbaijan to Expand Economic Cooperation
February 10 (BTA) - Economy Minister Bozhidar Loukarski conferred here with Azerbaijani Minister of Economic Development Shahin Mustafayev as part of his working visit to Azerbaijan. The two agreed to enhance economic cooperation and investment activities between the two coun...
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Four Banks to Manage Bulgarian Bond Issues over Next Three Years
February 10 (BTA) - Bulgaria has chosen four banks as agents for a mid-term bond programme worth 8 billion euro over the next three years, according to a bill introduced in Parliament and published on its website.
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Employers Threaten to Quit National Council on Tripartite Cooperation
February 10 (BTA) - Employers on Tuesday threatened to quit the National Council on Tripartite Cooperation (NCTC) if the government does not immediately give up its practice of getting around NCTC in dealing with crucial matters of social and economic development.
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Socialists Issue Declaration against Stationing Foreign Armed Forces in Bulgaria and for Lifting Sanctions against Russi...
February 10 (BTA) - The Bulgarian Socialist Party's (BSP) Executive Bureau issued a declaration against the stationing of foreign armed forces and equipment in Bulgaria and for suspending the sanctions against Russia, the socialists' press centre said on Tuesday.
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President Plevneliev: "European Energy Union Will Raise EU Integration to New Level"
February 10 (BTA) - Meeting with European commissioners in Sofia on February 9, Bulgarian President Rosen Plevneliev said that the building of a European Energy Union will raise the EU's political and economic integration to a new level, the President's Press Secretariat repo...
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PM, Interior Minister, Prosecutor General Discuss Probe Into Unlawful Wiretapping of Participants in 2013-14 Anti-Govern...
February 9 (BTA) - Prime Minister Boyko Borissov met here Monday with Prosecutor General Sotir Tsatsarov and Interior Minister Vesselin Vouchkov to discuss reports from a probe into the wiretapping of participants in last year's protests against the government of Plamen Ores...
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Another 103,000 Ha of Forests to Be Proclaimed as Protected
February 9 (BTA) - Deputy Agriculture and Food Minister Georgi Kostov said on Monday that another 103,000 hectares of forests will be proclaimed as protected by February 15. The government is considering a possible moratorium on timber exports and a revision to the Value Adde...
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Projected Gas Hub Construction Cost in Bulgaria Stands at Bln 2.2 Euro
February 9 (BTA) - Prime Minister Boyko Borissov presented a project on Monday during the meeting of the High Level Group on Central and South Eastern Europe Gas Connectivity, according to which the projected cost for building a gas hub on Bulgarian territory stands at 2.2 bi...
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Second-instance Court Confirms Prison Sentence of Former Interior Minister Tsvetanov
February 9 (BTA) - The Sofia Appellate Court Monday upheld the four-year prison sentence of former Interior Minister Tsvetan Tsvetanov for impeding the criminal prosecution against four persons. Tsvetanov was Interior Minister in the first GERB government between 2009 and...
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High Level Group on Central and South Eastern Europe Gas Connectivity Inaugurated in Sofia
February 9 (BTA) - A High Level Group on Central and South Eastern Europe Gas Connectivity (CESEC) held its inaugural meeting in Sofia on Monday, the Bulgarian Government Information Service reported. The event was organized on the initiative of Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko...
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Amnesty International Report: No Adequate Investigation of Hate Crimes in Bulgaria
February 9 (BTA) - An Amnesty International report presented at BTA's National Press Club on Monday says that hate crimes are not investigated adequately in Bulgaria. Gauri van Gulik, Deputy Director for Europe at Amnesty International, said the police should investigate wh...
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Meeting on Central and Southeastern Europe Gas Connectivity Opens in Sofia
February 9 (BTA) - The High Level Group on Central and South Eastern Europe Gas Connectivity (CESEC) opened its first meeting in Sofia on Monday, the Bulgarian Government Information Service reported. The event has been organized on the initiative of Bulgarian Prime Minister ...
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Another Disciplinary Procedure Opened against Judge Roumyana Chenalova
February 9 (BTA) - The Supreme Judicial Council (SJC) on Monday opened a second disciplinary procedure against Sofia City Court (SCC) judge Roumyana Chenalova upon a proposal by Justice Minister Hristo Ivanov.
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Environment Ministry to Suggest Measures against Air Pollution
February 9 (BTA) - The Ministry of Environment and Water will propose measures to tackle air pollution. Environment fees at registering motor vehicles will also be analysed, Environment and Water Minister Ivelina Vassileva told BTA Monday.
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