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NATO's Sofia Centre Part of Plans for Strengthening Internal Defence
February 4 (BTA correspondent Nikolay Jeliazkov) - NATO's plans to set up a command and control centre in Sofia are part of the plans to reconsider the Alliance's defence strategy, senior NATO officials said. A decision on establishing such centres in Bulgaria, Poland, Romani...
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President Plevneliev Decrees Appointment of Lozan Panov as Supreme Court of Cassation President
February 3 (BTA) - After a meeting with Lozan Panov, who has been elected President of the Supreme Court of Cassation (SCC) by the Supreme Judicial Council (SJC), Bulgarian President Rosen Plevneliev decreed Panov's appointment to the post, the head of State's Press Secretari...
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Defence Minister Nenchev: "I Have the Feeling that Russia Is the Source of Rumours that We Are Preparing for War"
February 3 (BTA) - "I have the feeling that the rumours that we are preparing for war come from Russia," Bulgarian Defence Minister Nikolay Nenchev said on Nova Television Tuesday morning. He was referring to recent reports, and especially statements made by Ataka Party l...
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CE Human Rights Commissioner Advises Bulgaria to View Syrian Refugees as People Who Will Stay
February 3 (BTA correspondent Nikolai Jeliazkov) - Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights Nils Muiznieks Tuesday presented his opinion on Syrian refugees, urging Bulgaria to start viewing them as people who will stay, not as temporary residents.
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Ex-Defence Minister, Judge, Former Finance Ministry Official Conclusively Acquitted in High-Profile Bribery Case
February 3 (BTA) - The Supreme Court of Cassation has rendered judgment conclusively acquitting former defence minister Nikolai Tsonev, judge Peter Santirov and the Finance Ministry's ex-chief secretary Tencho Popov in a high-profile bribery case.
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Government Considers Establishment of National Migration and Integration Council
February 3 (BTA) - A proposal to set up a National Migration and Integration Council will be submitted to the Council of Ministers at its weekly meeting on Wednesday by Deputy Prime Ministers Meglena Kuneva and Ivailo Kalfin and Interior Minister Vesselin Vouchkov, Kuneva sa...
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Controlled Release of Ten Dams Is in Progress after the Recent Rains, Environment Minister Says
February 3 (BTA) - The controlled release of ten dams in Bulgaria is currently in progress, Environment and Water Minister Ivelina Vasileva said in Varna Tuesday. The situation along the flow of the Arda is improving and Kurdzhali dam is not overflowing. The condition of the ...
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GERB Floor Leader Tsvetanov Meets with National Democratic Institute Officials in Washington
February 3 (BTA) - GERB party Floor Leader and Deputy Chairman Tsvetan Tsvetanov had a working meeting at the National Democratic Institute (NDI) in Washington on February 2, the party said in a press release. Tsvetanov is in the US capital for the annual National Prayer Brea...
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3 Million Leva Worth of Cocaine Seized at Sofia Airport
February 3 (BTA) - Three million leva worth of cocaine was intercepted by customs officers at Sofia Airport, the Customs Agency said on February 2. The drug, weighing about 2.5 kg, was placed in bottles which were found in the luggage of a Chilean woman arriving in Bulgari...
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Trade Union President: Deflationary Crisis Can Be Worse than Hyperinflation
February 2 (BTA) - Plamen Dimitrov, President of the Confederation of Independent Trade Unions in Bulgaria (CITUB), said that deepening deflation would lead to stagnation and job cuts. Talking at a news conference after a forum on the economic and social dimensions of deflat...
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Regional Minister Pavlova Says Housing Rehabilitation Programme Is Target of Slander Campaign
February 2 (BTA) - A campaign against the national programme for rehabilitation of pre-fab dwellings has been launched on such a scale that flyers full of lies are being put in people's post boxes, Regional Development and Urban Planning Minister Lilyana Pavlova said at Monda...
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Preliminary Estimates: January Sees Budget Surplus of Lv 85 Mln
February 2 (BTA) - The Finance Ministry said on Monday that according to preliminary estimates the Consolidated Fiscal Programme (CFP) balance on a cash basis is expected to be positive in January 2015, amounting to around 85 million leva, or 0.1 per cent of the estimated GD...
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Economy Minister Discusses Growth, Investment, Relations with Russia
February 2 (BTA) - Economy Minister Bozhidar Loukarski said on Monday that his Ministry's goals include improving the business environment, reducing the administrative burden on businesses and individuals, making efficient and transparent use of EU aid under Operational Prog...
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Foreign Minister Mitov Talks with EU Ambassadors
February 2 (BTA) - Foreign Minister Daniel Mitov held a working meeting with the ambassadors of the EU Member States on Monday at the invitation of Ambassador Ilgvars Klava of Latvia, which is holding the rotating EU Presidency, the Foreign Ministry said.
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Bulgaria Condemns Killings of Japanese Nationals Haruna Yukawa and Kenji Goto
February 2 (BTA) - A statement of Foreign Minister Daniel Mitov released by his Ministry on Monday says that Bulgaria sharply condemns the horrendous killings of Japanese Nationals Haruna Yukawa and Kenji Goto, the responsibility for which was assumed by the Islamic State ter...
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NGOs Want President to Conduct Public Consultations before Signing Decree to Appoint New Chairman of Supreme Court of Ca...
February 2 (BTA) - Six nongovernmental organisations Monday called upon President Rosen Plevneliev to conduct public consultations before he decides to sign the decree for appointing Lozan Panov as President of the Supreme Court of Cassation (SCC).
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Lawyer Arrested for Instigation, Arson of Property
February 2 (BTA) - Lawyer Vladimir Eldurov was arrested on Friday and charged with instigation and involvement in arsons in Plovdiv and the region, Plovdiv Police Director Plamen Ouzounov said.
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Energy Regulator: Energo-Pro Failed to Comply with December Meter Reading Schedule
February 2 (BTA) - The State Energy and Water Regulatory Commission (SEWRC) said on Monday it has established that electricity distributor Energo-Pro failed to comply with December meter reading schedule and duly notify its customers about the change.
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Louvre-hosted Thracian Art Exhibition Short of EUR 300,000, Campaign for Public Donations Launched
February 2 (BTA) - There is a shortage of 300,000 euro in the funding of the exhibition titled the "Epopee of Thracian Kings: Archaeological Finds in Bulgaria" which will be on display from April 15 to July 20, 2015 in the Richelieu Wing of the Louvre. The French embassy in ...
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PM Borissov: Work Continues to Get Situation Back to Normal after Latest Floodings
February 2 (BTA) - Prime Minister Boyko Borissov wrote on Facebook on Sunday that all teams of the Civil Protection, the local administrations and ministers are working in the flood-hit areas so that the situation gets back to normal. Borissov offered condolences to the relat...
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