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Flooding Closes Kapitan Andreevo Border Checkpoint
Haskovo, December 4 (BTA) - A flooding caused by the incessant heavy rain in Southeastern Bulgaria has closed for traffic by all vehicles the Kapitan Andreevo-Kapikule border checkpoint to Turkey, the National Customs Agency said on Thursday. Drivers are instructed to use...
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U.S. Government Invests $700,000 to Preserve Saint John Aliturgetos Church in Nessebar
December 3 (BTA) - The U.S. Embassy announced that as part of the Ambassador's Fund for Cultural Preservation (AFCP), the U.S. State Department is providing 700,000 US dollars to preserve and conserve the 14th Century medieval church, Saint John Aliturgetos, in the ancient c...
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Meteorology Institute Seeks Funding for Very Short-term Local Flood Forecasts
Sofia, December 3 (BTA) - The National Institute of Meteorology and Hydrology (NIMH) with the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences has the capacity to make very short-term forecasts - within a range of zero to six hours - using radar and satellite data, the Institute's new di...
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Twelfth Edition of Bulgarian Christmas Charity Campaign to Help Children with Congenital Diseases
Sofia, December 2 (BTA) - Unveiling the 12th edition of the Bulgarian Christmas charity campaign in the National Cardiology Hospital in Sofia on Tuesday, President Rosen Plevneliev said that following consultations with leading experts in paediatrics, with NGOs and many pa...
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Eased Procedures for Visas Issued to Turkish Holiday Makers Visiting Bulgaria in Winter Season
December 2 (BTA) - The Bulgarian consular services in Turkey have been instructed to issue double-entry and multiple-entry three-month visas to Turkish nationals wishing to holiday in Bulgarian resorts, the Economy and Energy Ministry said in a press release Tuesday. The meas...
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Eased Procedures for Visas Issued to Turkish Holiday Makers Visiting Bulgaria in Winter Season
Sofia, December 2 (BTA) - The Bulgarian consular services in Turkey have been instructed to issue double-entry and multiple-entry three-month visas to Turkish nationals wishing to holiday in Bulgarian resorts, the Economy and Energy Ministry said in a press release Tuesday...
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Fourth Review of Higher Schools: Facts and Figures
Sofia, December 2 (BTA) - The fourth review of higher schools in Bulgaria shows that people who have graduated in one of ten groups of university subjects will normally earn over 1,000 leva in average monthly contributory income. These groups of subjects are: military scie...
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195 New HIV Cases Registered in Bulgaria Since Start of 2014
December 1 (BTA) - A total of 195 new cases of HIV positive persons have been registered in Bulgaria since the start of this year, said the head of the Program for Prevention and Control of HIV/AIDS, Dr. Tonka Vurleva, during a Monday news conference in the Health Ministry, ...
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National Academy of Arts Marks 50th Anniversary of Product Design Education
Sofia, December 1 (BTA) - The National Academy of Arts marks the 50th anniversary of the start of product design education with a series of events in December 1 through to December 13, sources from the Academy said. The first event is a retrospective exhibition of the Ind...
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Pamporovo Ski Resort Reports Unusual Increase of Greek Tourists for Upcoming Christmas
Smolyan, Southwestern Bulgaria, December 1 (BTA) - The Pamporovo ski resort starts the new winter season with almost full hotels for Christmas, sources from the resort said. Pamporovo reports a considerable increase in Greek tourists coming for the Christmas holidays. The ...
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Processed Grapes Less than Half of 2013 Amount
November 30 (BTA) - In 2014, 109,000 tonnes of grapes were processed, over two times less than in 2013, Agriculture Minister Dessislava Taneva said on Friday at the opening of a Young Wine Festival in Plovdiv's Old Town.
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Exhibition Showcases Bulgarian Pigeon Breeds
November 29 (BTA) - An international pigeon and poultry exhibition will take place in Sofia's Festivalna Hall between December 5 and 7. The exhibition is organized by the Union of Fanciers and Small Domestic Animal Breeders in Bulgaria. The event will bring together 40 club...
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Experts to Discuss Ways of Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions Ahead of 2015 UN Climate Change Conference
Sofia, November 28 (BTA) - Opportunities should be sought and creative solutions and new production models should be put forward ahead of the Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change in Paris in November 2015, said French Ambassador to Bul...
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Eurostat: EU28 Unemployment Rate Stable in October, Bulgaria Reports Slight Decrease to 11.1%
Brussels, November 28 (BTA) - In October, monthly unemployment rates in the EU28 and the eurozone remained stable at 10 and 11.5 per cent respectively. Year-on-year inflation declined from 10.7 per cent and 11.0 per cent. In October, the unemployment rate in Bulgaria drop...
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Permanent Bulgarian Showroom Begins Operating in China as of March 3, 2015
Sofia, November 28 (BTA) - A permanent Bulgarian showroom begins operating in Zhangjiagang, China, as of March 3, 2015, Viktor Azmanov, Chairman of the Bulgarian-Chinese Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BCCCI), said Friday during a forum of exporters of Bulgarian produce ...
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Weather in December: Lows from Minus 10 to 5C, Highs from 9 to 14C
Sofia, November 28 (BTA) - In December, the lowest temperatures will vary from minus 10 to 5C and the highest temperatures from 9 to 14C, said meteorologist Mariana Popova of the National Institute of Meteorology and Hydrology with the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences. In h...
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Svetlozara Leseva Receives Annual Krastan Dyankov Translation Award
Sofia, November 28 (BTA) - Svetlozara Leseva received the Krastan Dyankov Translation Award of the Elizabeth Kostova Foundation at an award ceremony here Thursday. The prize, which has been given annually since 2007 for an outstanding translation of a contemporary novel of...
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Visits by Foreigners with Holiday, Recreation Purposes Down by 23.3% in October Y/Y
Sofia, November 27 (BTA) - The visits by foreigners to Bulgaria in October 2014 totalled 557,100, up by 1.9 per cent from October 2013, the National Statistical Institute said Thursday. A decrease was registered in the visits with holiday and recreation purposes and with p...
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Chiprovski Carpets, Tradition of Carpet-making in Chiprovtsi Inscribed on UNESCO's Representative List of Intangible Cul...
November 26 (BTA) - The ninth session of the UNESCO Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage taking place in Paris has decided unanimously to inscribe the Tradition of Chiprovtsi Carpet Making on the Representative List of Intangibl...
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First Group of 23rd Bulgarian Antarctic Expedition Lands on Livingston Island
November 26 (BTA) - The first group of the 23rd Bulgarian Antarctic Expedition successfully reached the Bulgarian St Kliment Ohridski Base on Livingston Island (South Shetland Islands), the base commander Yordan Yordanov reported, cited in an announcement sent to BTA on Wedne...
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