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Floods in Bulgaria Caused by Climate Change Says Prof. Pimpirev
September 18 (BTA) - The climate change affects the whole planet and some pretty serious floods were seen in Bulgaria over the past year, which are the result of the global climate change, the head of the Bulgarian Antarctic Institute and longstanding leader of the Bulgarian ...
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EBRD Downgrades 2014 Economic Growth Forecast for Bulgaria
September 18 (BTA) - The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) downgraded its forecast for Bulgaria to 1.5 from 1.9 per cent of its GDP, Bulgarian National Radio said on Thursday. The 0.4 percentage point difference from the bank's May forecast is mainly ...
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Miners from Bourgas-based Mine Remain Underground to Protest Unpaid Wages
September 18 (BTA) - Miners from the Bourgas-based Cherno More Mines did not come out from their night shift on Thursday morning as a sign of protest over unpaid wages, the Bulgarian National Television reported. The last time the workers were paid was in July. Despite their ...
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PACE Delegation to Carry Out Pre-Electoral Mission to Sofia
September 17 (BTA) - A four-member delegation of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE), led by Doris Fiala (Switzerland, ALDE), will carry out a pre-electoral mission to Sofia on September 18-19 to assess the election campaign and political climate prior ...
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Central Election Commission Reports Record Number of Polling Districts Abroad
September 17 (BTA) - The number of polling districts abroad is higher for the forthcoming early general elections, and the increase in Turkey is not at all the most significant one, Central Election Commission (CEC) Spokesperson Tsvetozar Tomov said in reply to a journalist's...
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Electricity Price to Increase by Up to 10%, Energy Regulator Chair Forecasts
September 17 (BTA) - The electricity price will definitely go up as of October 1, but the increase will not exceed 10 per cent, Svetla Todorova, Chair of the State Energy and Water Regulatory Commission (SEWRC), told journalists on Wednesday.
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NATO Crisis Management, Disaster Response Centre of Excellence Unveiled in Sofia
September 17 (BTA) - A NATO Crisis Management and Disaster Response Centre of Excellence was officially unveiled in Sofia on Wednesday. Speaking at the opening ceremony, President Rosen Plevneliev said: "Peace and security are not free of charge, they have their price whic...
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Bulgaria Air Selected to Fly to China and Belarus
September 17 (BTA) - The government on Wednesday selected flagcarrier Bulgaria Air to operate scheduled air services between Bulgaria and China and between Bulgaria and Belarus, the Government Information Service reported.
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EC: We Have No Police in Bulgaria and Serbia to Monitor South Stream's Construction, but We Have Infringement Procedures
September 17 (BTA correspondent Nikolay Jeliazkov) - The European Commission urged Bulgaria to stop construction of the South Stream natural gas pipeline. The Commission said it does not have police on the ground in Serbia or Bulgaria to monitor what is happening.
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Bulgaria Welcomes Ratification of Association Agreement between EU, Ukraine
September 17 (BTA) - Bulgaria welcomes the simultaneous ratification of the Association Agreement between the EU and Ukraine by the European Parliament and Ukraine's Verkhovna Rada, reads a statement of Caretaker Foreign Minister Daniel Mitov circulated by his ministry's pre...
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Bulgaria Welcomes Ratification of Association Agreement between EU, Ukraine
September 17 (BTA) - Bulgaria welcomes the simultaneous ratification of the Association Agreement between the EU and Ukraine by the European Parliament and Ukraine's Verkhovna Rada, reads a statement of Caretaker Foreign Minister Daniel Mitov circulated by his ministry's pres...
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Deputy PM Zaharieva: We Are Preparing for Gas Crisis in Winter
September 17 (BTA) - There is a big chance that there will be problems with the supply of natural gas, Deputy Prime Minister for Economic Policy Ekaterina Zaharieva told journalists here on Wednesday at the Council of Ministers. "This is why we are preparing for such a crisis...
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Serbia Confirms Tsvetan Vassilev's Detention, Places Him under House Arrest
September 17 (BTA) - Serbia Wednesday confirmed the detention of Corpbank majority owner Tsvetan Vassilev. "Bulgarian national Tsvetan Vassilev, who is wanted for the purpose of arrest and extradition, was detained by the Serbian judicial authorities at 9:00 a.m. local tim...
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Sofia Celebrates Day of Its Patron Saints
September 17 (BTA) - Museums in Sofia will be free for all visitors on Wednesday as the Bulgarian capital celebrates the day of its patron saints, Faith, Hope, Charity and Sophia. Open-door day has been announced for the Vrana museum park, the archaeological museum of the S...
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Central Bank's Governing Council Extends Corpbank's, Victoria Bank's Special Supervision by Two More Months
September 16 (BTA) - The Bulgarian National Bank's (BNB) Governing Council decided on Tuesday to extend the special supervision of Corporate Commercial Bank AD (Corpbank) and Victoria Commercial Bank EAD by two more months, until November 20 and 22, respectively, said the cen...
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Council of Europe's Anti-Racism Commission Report on Bulgaria: Some Progress Achieved but Problems Remain
September 16 (BTA correspondent Nikolay Jeliazkov) - The European Commission against Racism and Intolerance (ECRI) published Tuesday a report on Bulgaria. The report notes steps forward, but also a number of outstanding issues, such as low achievement in education and disprop...
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Lot 2 of Marista Motorway Could Be Ready by Late November, Deputy PM Zaharieva Says
September 16 (BTA) - In case of favourable climate conditions Lot 2 of Maritsa Motorway could be ready by the end of November 2014, Deputy Prime Minister and Regional Development Minister Ekaterina Zaharieva told journalists Tuesday. She and Lazar Lazarov, Head of the Manage...
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Vote-buying Offers Range from Firewood And Hens to Bank Fee Payment: Experts
September 16 (BTA) - Firewood deliveries, beer or soft drink handouts, car transport for voters, distribution of hens, flour or bread coupons, payment of state and bank fees and issuance of ID are just part of the offers used by vote-buyers to tempt people to cast their vote....
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MRF Leader Mestan: "I Expect My Meeting with Erdogan in Ankara to Be Welcomed"
September 16 (BTA) - "I expect my meeting with Erdogan in Ankara to be welcomed rather than met 'at daggers drawn'," Movement for Rights and Freedoms (MRF) leader Lyutvi Mestan told a news conference here on Tuesday.
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Total of 74.6% of Bulgarians Would Not Sell Their Vote, Centre for Analyses and Marketing Survey Shows
September 16 (BTA) - A nationally representative survey of the Centre for Analyses and Marketing shows that 74.6 per cent of the 1,2021 respondents would not agree to sell their vote. A total of 4.4 per cent would vote for a specific political force for not less than 500 leva...
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