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Chiprovtsi Fire in Balkan Range Reported Extinguished
October 30 (BTA) - A fire which has been burning for three days at an altitude of 1,800 m in the western Balkan Range, has been put down. There are still flames nearby, across the border in Serbian territory, but the fire there has been localized, said the head of the nat...
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Total Producer Price Index Up by 3.7% in September Y-Y
October 30 (BTA) - In September 2019, the Total Producer Price Index increased by 3.7 per cent compared with the same month of 2018, the National Statistical Institute reported. Prices rose in the electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply by 11.7 per cent, in th...
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Bulgaria Allowed Two Russian Military Transport Planes' Flyover for Exercise in Serbia on October 22
Bulgaria authorized the flyover on October 22, 2019 of two Russian military transport aircraft with personnel, combat equipment and armaments, including S-400 air-defence missile systems, in connection with an exercise codenamed "Slavic Shield 2019" taking place in the territory ...
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Russian Diplomat Implicated in Espionage Asked to Leave within 24 Hours
October 29 (BTA) - A Russian diplomat posted in Sofia, who has been implicated in espionage, has been declared a persona non grata, the Bulgarian Foreign Ministry implied in a press release on Tuesday. "After the Russian Embassy notified us on Monday evening that the d...
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Business Climate in Industry, Construction, Retail Trade Worsens in October
October 29 (BTA) - In October 2019, the total business climate indicator dropped by 1.4 percentage points compared to September, reflecting the more unfavourable situation in industry, construction and retail trade. The Business Climate in Industry composite indicator fell by ...
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Voter Turnout in Local Elections Nearly 51% Based on 91% of Tally Sheets Processed
POLITICS - ELECTIONS - VOTER TURNOUT
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Bulgaria and Armenia Will Focus on Increasing Connectivity
October 28 (BTA) - Bulgarian Foreign Minister Ekaterina Zaharieva and her Armenian counterpart Zohrab Mnatsakanyan have agreed to work for greater bilateral cohesion, said the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in a press release. This is Zaharieva's first visit to Armenia. During her t...
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Varna Airport Announces Direct Flights to 17 Destinations This Winter
October 28 (BTA) - This winter the airport in the Black Sea port of Varna will have direct flights to 17 destinations, including five new ones, Fraport Twin Star Airport Management AD reported. The winter schedule for Varna and Bourgas will be valid until the end of March...
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Bulgaria Local Elections: Exit Polls
October 27 (BTA) - Following are the results of the Sunday mayoral elections in some of the major cities according to exit polls conducted by Market LINKS and Alpha Research and 42.85 per cent voter turnout at 17:30 hrs. local time: Sofia: Yordanka Fandakova (GERB) 35.4 per c...
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President, PM Trade Accusations over Election of New Prosecutor General
October 27 (BTA) - During the the local elections voting day on Sunday President Rumen Radev and Prime Minister Boyko Borissov traded accusations in connection with last week's election of the new prosecutor general, Ivan Geshev. The Supreme Judicial Council (SJC) elect...
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Various Political Leaders Cast Their Votes, Most Say They Vote for Change
October 27 (BTA) - Bulgarian Socialist Party leader Kornelia Ninova cast her local elections vote at the 25th Petar Beron Primary School in the capital, saying to reporters: "I voted in favor of changing the status quo, for a cleaner, greener, tidier and more modern Sofia...
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Prime Minister Borissov Votes for Completing Key Infrastructure
October 27 (BTA) - After casting his vote at the 78th Hristo Smirnenski School in Bankya, Prime Minister Boyko Borissov said that he "voted for those who will continue to build [the infrastructure] between the Sofia Mladost district and the Trakia Motorway Southern Arc, j...
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President Radev: Only Mass Voting Can Render Useless Any Election Manipulation Attempts
October 27 (BTA) - President Rumen Radev urged Bulgarians to vote and not let anyone else determine the future for them. "Only a mass voting can render any attempts to manipulate this election useless," Radev told reporters Sunday after voting for mayors and municipal co...
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Bulgaria Holds Local Elections
Bulgarians are going to the polls on Sunday to elect their local government. The polls opened at 7:00 a.m. and will close at 8:00 p.m. By exception, if voters are still waiting outside the polling site at 8:00 p.m., voting may continue until 9:00 p.m. Balloting is taking place in...
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Tirana to Host 15th World Meeting of Bulgarian Media
October 25 (BTA) - The 15th World Meeting of Bulgarian Media will take place in Tirana between November 21 and 25, 2019, Bulgarian News Agency (BTA) Director General Maxim Minchev told a news conference at the BTA Multimedia Centre on Friday. The venue of the event will ...
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October 27, 2019 Local Elections: Facts and Figures
October 24 (Lyubomir Gigov of BTA) - After a month-long campaign and a day of reflection, Bulgarians are going to the polls on Sunday to elect their local government authorities. These will be the country's eighth local elections since the start of democratic changes in 1...
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Ivan Geshev Is Elected Prosecutor General
October 24 (BTA) – The Supreme Judicial Council (SJC) Thursday elected Ivan Geshev to become Bulgaria’s Prosecutor General. He was supported by a wide majority of 20 members of the SJC with only four voting against him. Coming to replace Sotir Tsatsarov, whose tenure expires in ...
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Foreign Minister Zaharieva: Bulgaria and Slovakia Are Among Staunchest Supporters of EU Enlargement
October 24 (BTA) - After meeting with Slovakia's chief diplomat Miroslav Lajcak here on Thursday, Bulgarian Foreign Minister Ekaterina Zaharieva said the two countries are some of the staunchest supporters of EU enlargement. Zaharieva commented: "We deeply regret that th...
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President Radev to Japan's PM Abe: Bulgaria Is Open to Much More Active Economic, Investment Partnership
October 24 (BTA) - Meeting with Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Thursday, President Rumen Radev said Bulgaria is open to much more active economic and investment partnership with Japan, his press secretariat said. Radev is in Tokyo for Emperor Naruhito's enthronement...
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Bomb Threat Marks Supreme Judicial Council's Meeting to Elect New Prosecutor General
October 24 (BTA) - A bomb threat was received during the Supreme Judicial Council's (SJC) meeting here on Thursday morning. The SJC is meeting to elect the only candidate for the position of prosecutor general, Ivan Geshev. This is the final step of the procedure for electing the...
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