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Parliament Amends Safe Use of Nuclear Energy Act
February 13 (BTA) - Parliament on Thursday passed on second reading amendments to the Safe Use of Nuclear Energy Act. Under the changes the technical supervision of high-risk facilities on the premises of a nuclear plant which are specifically designed to be used in nucl...
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Embattled Gambling Mogul Vassil Bozhkov Charged with Two More Crimes, to Add up to 11 Charges
February 13 (BTA) - Two more charges have been pressed against the embattled gambling mogul Vassil Bozhkov. The spokesperson of the Prosecutor General, Siika Mileva, told a news briefing on Thursday that he has also been charged with trading in influence and unlawful poss...
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Counter-Corruption Commission Ascertains Conflict of Interest in Respect of Three Senior Public Office Holders
February 12 (BTA) - Bulgaria's Counter-Corruption and Unlawfully Acquired Assets Forfeiture Commission (CCUAAFC) said on Wednesday that it had ascertained a conflict of interest in respect of three senior public office holders. Peter Iliev, member of the Board of Directo...
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Prosecutor General Tasks National Security Agency to Probe Entire Privatization Period
February 12 (BTA) - Prosecutor General Ivan Geshev has tasked the State Agency for National Security (SANS) to carry out a comprehensive probe of the entire process of privatization in Bulgaria and of post-privatization control, the prosecution said on Wednesday. The check wil...
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Bulgaria's Parliament Chair in Skopje: Our Two Countries Used to be Neighbours, Now We Are Strategic Allies within NATO
February 11 (BTA) - Bulgaria's Parliament Chair Tsveta Karayancheva met with her North Macedonian counterpart Talat Xhaferi in Skopje. She expressed her satisfaction with North Macedonia's successful journey toward NATO accession, as well as her hope that the two countrie...
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Deputy Prime Minister Nikolova Confers with HOTREC Vice President Van Muylders
February 11 (BTA) - Deputy Prime Minister in charge of economic and demographic policy Mariyana Nikolova on Tuesday conferred with Marc van Muylders, Vice President of HOTREC, the umbrella association of hotels, restaurants and cafes in Europe, the government information ...
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Children, Disabled People in Institutions Are Most Vulnerable - Ombudsman's Annual Report
February 11 (BTA) - Disabled children and people in social care institutions are the most vulnerable groups, Ombudsman Diana Kovacheva told journalists. On Tuesday she presented the eighth annual National Preventive Mechanism Report 2019. Last year, the Ombudsman's tea...
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Justice Minister's Proposal for Dismissal of Judge Implicated in Corruption Is Deficient and Unclear - Supreme Court Pre...
February 11 (BTA) - Bulgaria's Supreme Court of Cassation (SCC) President Lozan Panov said on Tuesday that Justice Minister Danail Kirilov's proposal for Judge Andon Mitalov's dismissal is deficient and unclear and does not specify the acts by which Mitalov damaged the prestige o...
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PM Borissov Confers with US Deputy Assistant Secretary of State Palmer
February 10 (BTA) - On Monday Prime Minister Boyko Borissov met with US Deputy Assistant Secretary of State, Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs, Matthew A. Palmer, the government information service said. Borissov is quoted as saying that Bulgaria and the United States are a...
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Prosecutor General Geshev: Recently Publicized Recordings Likely Featuring President Are Part of Investigation against A...
February 9 (BTA) - In an interview to the Bulgarian National Radio on Sunday Prosecutor General Ivan Geshev said that the wiretaps which the prosecuting magistracy released on January 29 implicating President Rumen Radev in criminal activity are part of an investigation again...
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Revisions to Gambling Act Expected to Raise Transfers to Sports Ministry, State Licence Tax by Nearly Lv 60 Mln in 2020
February 8 (BTA) - According to estimates of the State-owned Bulgarian Sports Totalizator (BST), the entry into force of the amendments to the Gambling Act no later than mid-2020 will lead to an increase of the transfers to the Youth and Sports Ministry and the State licence...
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Parliament Bans Privately Operated Lotteries
February 7 (BTA) - Without a debate, Bulgaria's National Assembly Friday conclusively amended the Gambling Act practically banning privately operated lotteries in the country and making this business a State monopoly. Under the amendments, a licence to organize lotteries ...
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Ruling Party Decides Not to Start Impeachment Procedure against President
February 7 (BTA) - The Executive Committee of the ruling GERB party decided on Friday not to initiate or support a possible impeachment procedure against President Rumen Radev. "The main reason is that the party does not want a war of institutions," Deputy Prime Minister ...
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Foreign Ministers of Bulgaria, Belarus Discuss Potential to Advance Bilateral Cooperation
February 6 (BTA) - Deputy PM and Foreign Minister Ekaterina Zaharieva and Belarusian Foreign Minister Vladimir Makei discussed ways to deepen cooperation between their two countries in the area of economy, energy, tourism, education and technology here on Thursday. Spe...
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Bulgarian Prosecutor General Geshev, EC Executive Vice President Timmermans Discuss Strengthening of Rule of Law in EU
February 6 (BTA) - Bulgarian Prosecutor General Ivan Geshev held a working meeting on Wednesday in Brussels with Executive Vice President of the European Commission Frans Timmermans, the Prosecuting Magistracy said in a press release Thursday. The two officials discus...
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Bulgaria Wants to See Proofs Implicating Judge Mitalov in Corruption after U.S. Issues Ban on His Entry
February 6 (BTA) - A day after the US State Department said it bars Specialized Criminal Court judge Andon Mitalov from entering the United States because of his alleged involvement in "significant corruption", the Presidents of his court and of the Supreme Court of Cassation ask...
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US State Department Designates Judge Andon Mitalov Due to Involvement in Significant Corruption
February 5 (BTA) - In a statement published by the US Embassy here on Wednesday, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo publicly designated judge Andon Mitalov due to involvement in significant corruption. "In his official capacity, Mitalov was involved in corrupt acts that...
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President Radev: Japan is Bulgaria's Key Partner in Eastern Asia
February 5 (BTA) - Japan is Bulgaria's key partner in Eastern Asia, not only by way of economic and trade cooperation, but most of all for the opportunities it represents: we have already attracted Japanese investment, and we are glad that they are in the high technology ...
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Prosecutor General Approaches European Institutions over Difficulties in Extradition of Fugitive Banker from Belgrade
February 5 (BTA) - Prosecutor General Ivan Geshev has sent a letter to the office of the Secretary General of the Council of Europe and to the European Committee on Crime Problems, in which he once again alerts the institutions of the difficulties in the implementation of two req...
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President Radev: "I Officially Strip the Government of Confidence"
February 4 (BTA) - In an address to the nation on Tuesday, President Rumen Radev said he was stripping the Government of confidence.
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