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Prime Minister Borissov: Sending Army Troops to the Border with Turkey Has Never Been Discussed
January 7 (BTA) - In all the meetings that have been held and with my personal participation in some sending army troops to the border with Turkey has never been raised as an issue, Prime Minister Boyko Borissov said. He was speaking on the subject of refugees and border cont...
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31-Day Electricity Billing Period Complied with in 99 Per Cent of Cases - Minister
January 7 (BTA) - A check conducted at the electricity distribution companies found that in 99 per cent of the cases electricity consumption is billed within the mandatory 31-day period, Energy Minister Temenouzhka Petkova said at Wednesday's Cabinet meeting, cited by the Gov...
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Bulgarian Politicians React to Deadly Attack on French Satirical Magazine
January 7 (BTA) - Bulgarian politicians condemned strongly Wednesday's attack on the offices of the French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo which left 12 people dead.
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Non-Russian Foreign Investor Thought to Be Interested in Belene Nuclear Plant Project
January 7 (BTA) - A non-Russian foreign investor is interested in buying the project for a second Bulgarian nuclear power plant at Belene, ABV party Deputy Chairman Roumen Petkov told a news conference in Pleven on Wednesday. Petkov said that, using personal channels, he has ...
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Government Proposes Effective Penalties for Breach of EU Roaming Rules
January 7 (BTA) - Bulgaria's Council of Ministers on Wednesday approved a bill to amend and supplement the Electronic Communications Act, which is aimed to introduce effective penal sanctions for breach of Regulation (EU) No 531/2012 on roaming on public mobile communications...
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A Third Judge Withdraws from "Belvedere" Case
January 7 (BTA) - A third reporting judge, Haigouhi Bodikyan, recused himself from the "Belvedere" case, the Sofia City Court said on Wednesday. The bankruptcy case against two subsidiaries of France's Belvedere Group had been at the centre of a scandal as French Ambassado...
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Grisha Ganchev Goes on Trial as Criminal Group Leader
January 6 (BTA) - Businessman Grisha Ganchev will be tried as the leader of an organized criminal group set up to commit tax fraud. This is one of the charges in the indictment against him, the Specialized Prosecution Office said.
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Novo Selo Hosts Joint Bulgarian-US Training Operation Platinum Lion 2015
January 6 (BTA) - Between January 5 and 30, Bulgaria is hosting Platinum Lion 2015, a joint Bulgarian-US training operation involving also elements of the Romanian and Serbian armed forces, the Bulgarian Defence Ministry said on Tuesday.
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2014 Saw Political Aftershocks - Institute of Social Values
January 6 (BTA) - In its annual analysis the Ivan Hadjiiski Institute of Social Values and Structures says 2014 was a year of aftershocks in the political process. What began as an anti-system protest was institutionalized. Once it was given controlled access to governance, i...
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Gas Experts Forecast That 2015 Will Be Ever More Unpredictable Geopolitically
January 6 (BTA) - 2014 was a hard year with surprise events, the South Stream gas pipeline project has not yet been shut down, despite all the talking from politicians and analysts, but still it is very difficult to forecast what will happen, Prof. Nina Dyulgerova of the Cher...
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President Plevneliev: The Bulgarian Army Guarding Border with Turkey Is Not a Good Idea
January 6 (BTA) - The idea for the Bulgarian Army to participate in guarding the border with Turkey is "not a good one, to put it mildly," said President Rosen Plevneliev here on Tuesday answering a question about the confrontation which emerged between the defence and the in...
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Deputy Prime Minister Kalfin Confers with US Ambassador Ries
January 6 (BTA) - Deputy Prime Minister for Demographic and Social Policy and Minister of Labour and Social Policy Ivailo Kalfin on Tuesday conferred with US Ambassador here Marcie Ries, his ministry said. Minister Kalfin raised issues related to social security and the U...
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Bulgaria Celebrates Epiphany
January 6 (BTA) - On 6 January, Bulgarians observe Epiphany, locally known as "Yordanovden" [the Day of the River Jordan]. The day celebrates the baptism of Jesus Christ in the River Jordan, which gives the origin of the water blessing ritual and its power to purify and bring...
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Action Plan on Refugee Problem to Be Presented to Cabinet within Two Weeks
January 5 (BTA) - An action plan on guarding the border and addressing the refugee pressure will be presented to the Council of Ministers in two weeks' time. An agreement to this end was reached at a working meeting of Deputy Prime Minister Meglena Kuneva, Interior Minister ...
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Three Men Investigated for Terrorism in Spain Extradited by Haskovo Court
January 5 (BTA) - The Haskovo District Court has decided that three men wanted by Interpol for involvement in a terrorist group must be extradited and turned over to the Spanish authorities. At separate court hearings on Monday, Brazilian Kaike Guimaraes and Moroccans Moh...
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Pamporovo Ski Resort not Affected by Russia, Ukraine Crisis, Resort's Executive Director Says
January 5 (BTA) - The crisis stemming from the developoments in Russia and Ukraine does not have a significant impact on the Pamporovo ski resort, said Pamporovo AD Executive Director Marian Belyakov.
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Programme for Retrofitting of Buildings to Finance Better Energy Efficiency of Lifts
January 5 (BTA) - The Regional Development and Public Works Ministry is mulling an idea whereby the national programme for retrofitting of apartment blocks also provides financing for improving the energy efficiency of lifts, sources from the Ministry told BTA. The idea is to...
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No Further Layoffs Planned in Interior Ministry System
January 5 (BTA) - Interior Minister Vesselin Vouchkov said on Monday that no further layoffs are planned in the Interior Ministry system. Speaking to journalists after a Police Officer of the Year award ceremony, Vouchkov said that a week from now he will unveil his plan for ...
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Conservationists List 60-Plus Environmental Problems that Competent Institutions Must Address
January 4 (BTA) - Conservationist NGOs will hand the Ministers of Environment and Water, of Agriculture and Food, and of Regional Development and Public Works an updated list of ten key subjects and more than 60 outstanding environmental problems, Toma Belev of For the Nature...
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Deputy PM Kuneva: Economy Tops Bulgaria's Agenda in 2015
January 4 (BTA) - The economy will top Bulgaria's agenda in 2015, and the primary concern is to create a favourable environment for businesses to prosper, Meglena Kuneva, Deputy Prime Minister responsible for Coordination of EU Policies and Institutional Affairs, told Bulgari...
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