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Five Companies Shortlisted for Negotations on Belene N-Plant Project
December 19 (BTA) - Russia's Rosatom, Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power Co. Ltd. (KHNP), the China National Nuclear Corporation (CNNC), France's Framatome and General Electric of the US have been shortlisted for negotiations on the Belene N-Plant project, Bulgarian Energy Minis...
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Defence Minister, Chief of Defence Greet Bulgarian Military Contingentson Overseas Missions
December 19 (BTA) - On the occasion of the forthcoming Christmas season, Bulgarian Deputy Prime Minister and Defence Minister Krassimir Karakachanov and the Chief of Defence General Andrei Botsev Thursday had a video conference with the commanders of the Bulgarian military contin...
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Illegal Cigarettes Decrease by 0.1 Per Cent in Q3 Compared to Q2
December 18 (BTA) - The illegal cigarettes trade in the third quarter of 2019 decreased by 0.1 per cent from the second quarter of the year, and by 2 per cent compared to the third quarter of 2018, findings based on an empty packs survey show. The Q3 level of contraband t...
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Ivan Geshev Sworn In as Prosecutor General
December 18 (BTA) - Ivan Geshev took the oath of office as Bulgaria's new Prosecutor General at the Grand Hall of Sofia's Palace of Justice on Wednesday. With his hand on the official copy of the Constitution kept at the National Assembly, Geshev swore to accurately apply the law...
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President Radev Discusses Need of Constitutional Amendments with Legal Council, Academics
December 17 (BTA) - Bulgarian President Rumen Radev Tuesday met with his Legal Council and members of the academic community to discuss the need of amending the Constitution. "Does the Constitution provide sufficient safeguard mechanisms against the trampling of the sepa...
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Electricity Price in Bulgaria May Rise 50 Per Cent by 2030 - Expert
December 17 (BTA) - The price of electricity in Bulgaria may rise 50 per cent by 2030, sustainable economy expert Dimiter Stoyanov predicted. He specified that this will be the effect of attaining the contemplated EU target of a 50 per cent cut of carbon emissions. If this i...
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Water Prices Rise by Up to 9.26% across Bulgaria in January
December 17 (BTA) - Water prices are likely to rise across Bulgaria by up to 9.26 per cent from January. The Energy and Water Regulatory Commission will approve the prices of water at a closed-door meeting on December 23, its Chairman Ivan Ivanov said on Tuesday. The regulator...
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Protesting Nurses Meet with PM, Tell Him of Flagrant Violations in Hospitals
December 16 (BTA) - Meeting with nurses who have been protesting for months against inadequate working conditions and low pay, Prime Minister Boyko Borissov heard from them stories of flagrant violations of the rules in hospitals. The Prime Minister met with the nurses after they...
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Education Minister: Pre-school Education Will Become Compulsory for 4-Year Olds from 2020
December 16 (BTA) - Pre-school education will become compulsory for four-year old children from the 2020/2021 school year, Education Minister Krasimir Valchev told a news briefing at the Council of Ministers on Monday. He spoke after a meeting of the unit which oversees a mec...
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Foreign Minister Zaharieva Confers with Kazakh Counterpart
December 16 (BTA) - Deputy Prime Miister and Foreign Minister Ekaterina Zaharieva conferred with Kazakh Foreign Minister Mukhtar Tleuberdi on the sidelines of the 14th Europe-Asia Foreign Ministers Meeting in Madrid, her ministry said.
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Bulgarian Industrial Association Survey Suggests Lack of Skilled Labour Is Biggest Issue for Businesses
December 16 (BTA) Nearly 70 per cent of surveyed entrepreneurs consider the lack of skilled labor as the biggest obstacle in their work, said Bulgarian Industrial Association (BIA) Chairman Radosvet Radev at a BTA press conference. He presented the annual survey among BIA...
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November Inflation at 0.5% - Statistics
December 16 (BTA) - The monthly inflation in November was 0.5 per cent, the National Statistical Institute reported here on Monday. The inflation rate since the beginning of the year (November 2019 compared to December 2018) was 3.1 per cent and the annual inflation ...
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Nurses Stage Indefinite Protest in Front of Council of Ministers
December 15 (BTA) - During a national protest in front of the Council of Ministers on Sunday, Bulgarian healthcare professionals in nursing said they will stay there "until something new is born" to solve the problems in healthcare. They insist on seeing Prime Minister Boyko Bori...
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PM Borissov: "I Hope North Macedonia Will Show Different Development after It Joins NATO"
December 14 (BTA) - Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borissov hopes that North Macedonia will show a different way of development when it joins NATO. "I hope that North Macedonia, once it becomes the 30th NATO member and joins this [North-Atlantic] family, will soon show a diff...
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Socialist Party to Elect Leader in Direct Vote, Approves Election Rules
December 14 (BTA) - The leadership of the opposition Bulgarian Socialist Party (BSP) Saturday approved rules for direct election of a party leader on April 26, 2020, said the BSP press office. For the first time the socialist leader will be elected in a direct vote by all party m...
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Two Ministers Are Among Officials Responsible for Water Supply Crisis in Pernik - Prosecutor
December 13 (BTA) - According to the Pernik, Western Bulgaria, District Prosecution Office, the ministers of regional development, and of environment and water are among the officials who are responsible for the water supply crisis in the town, Nova TV said on Friday. It is argue...
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Prime Minister Comments on Issues Figuring on EU Agenda
December 13 (BTA correspondent Nikolay Jeliazkov) - Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borissov, who is in Brussels for a European Council meeting on December 12 and 13, commented on a wide range of issues on the EU agenda during a news briefing in the Belgian capital Friday....
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President Radev: "We Value Highly the Order's Presence in Bulgaria"
December 12 (BTA) - "We value highly the presence of the Sovereign Order of Malta in Bulgaria and its humanitarian work in supporting those in need," said President Rumen Radev on Thursday. This was part of his welcoming address to Grand Master of the Sovereign Order of...
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Prime Minister Borissov Confers with NATO Secretary General Stoltenberg in Brussels
December 12 (BTA correspondent Nikolay Jeliazkov) - Emerging from a meeting with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg in Brussels on Thursday, Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borissov said that NATO is the only guarantor of security in the Balkan region. "We are armi...
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Social Partners Discuss Minimum Wage in 2020, All Employer Organizations Except One Boycott Meeting
Sofia, December 12 (BTA) - The National Council for Tripartite Cooperation (NCTC), made up by the government, employers and trade unions, discussed the minimum wage in 2020 on Thursday. Only one employer organization, the Union for Private Economic Enterprise (UPEE), part...
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