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Parliament Eliminates Machine Voting in Local Elections
July 14 (BTA) - Parliament abolished Wednesday machine voting for the local elections. The revisions to the Election Code passed on 129-69 votes and one abstention, leaving machine voting only in the elections for national and European Parliament, and President.
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State of Emergency Declared in Several Municipalities Due to African Swine Fever
July 24 (BTA) - The northeastern regions of Pleven, Razgrad and Rousse have declared a state of emergency due to African swine fever. In Pleven Region, the state of emergency will be in effect until July 31 but could be extended if needed. The operations will be headed by the ...
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Parliament Overcomes President's Veto on Revisions to State Budget Act Relevant to Party Funding
July 24 (BTA) - At its sitting on Wednesday, Parliament overcame a presidential veto on the Bill to Amend the State Budget Act 2019, which allows for funding political party with donations from legal persons and sole traders. The MP re-adopted the amendments with 129 votes in fav...
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Central Election Commission Adopts Time Schedule for October 27 Local Elections
July 23 (BTA) - The Central Election Commission (CEC) published Tuesday a schedule for the October 27 local elections in Bulgaria, CEC Chairperson Stefka Stoeva said. Stoeva participated in a national meeting of local powers which took stock of the organization of the May 26 Euro...
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President Radev Vetoes Act on Ratification of Agreements on Purchase of Eight F-16 Jet Fighters
July 23 (BTA) - President Rumen Radev has vetoed a law ratifying the four agreements on the purchase by Bulgaria of eight F-16 Block 70 aircraft that Parliament passed on July 19, Radev's press secretariat said Tuesday. The four Letters of Agreement (LOAs) are the following: LOA ...
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Revenue Agency Hacking Suspect Searched for Data on Prime Minister and Prosecutor General
July 23 (BTA) - Three days before a July 15 massive leak of National Revenue Agency (NRA) data, the office computer of the suspect in the hacking attack, Kristian Boikov, was used to make searches in the NRA database by entering the personal identification numbers (EGNs) of Prime...
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Swine from Nikolovo Farm Are Killed to Prevent African Swine Fever from Spreading
July 23 (BTA) - The animals infected with African swine fever in a farm in Nikolovo, Rousse Region (Northeastern Bulgaria) are being humanely destroyed in accordance with a regulation on the protection of animals at the time of killing. According to it, the animal should be kille...
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Criminal Drug Trafficking Group Plead Guilty to Attempted Murder of Prosecutors
July 22 (BTA) - Eight out of 18 detained members of a drug trafficking organized criminal group, who also attempted to murder prosecution officers, plead guilty and reached a deal with the prosecution, the Specialized Prosecutor's Office said.
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Personal Data Protection Commission Prevents Attempted Data Breach
July 22 (BTA) - The Commission for Personal Data Protection has prevented an attempted data breach, the Bulgarian National Radio reported Monday. The breach attempt was confirmed for the radio by Commission chair Ventsislav Karadjov. The hacker used the Commission's wireless n...
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Ivan Geshev Nominated as Candidate for Prosecutor General
July 22 (BTA) - Deputy Prosecutor General Ivan Geshev was nominated as the first candidate for prosecutor general by all 11 members of the Prosecutors Chamber of the Supreme Judicial Council (SJC), including the incumbent, Sotir Tsatsarov, whose term expires in January 2020.
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Agropolychim Will Invest Lv 26 Mln to Expand Ammonia Import Terminal
July 22 (BTA) - Economy Minister Emil Karanikolov awarded a Class A investment certificate to fertilizer manufacturer Agropolychim under the Investment Promotion Act. The investment, worth nearly 26 million leva, is made to expand an existing import terminal for ammonia. The p...
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Revenue Agency Faces Hefty Fine for Personal Data Leak
July 21 (BTA) - The National Revenue Agency (NRA) faces a hefty fine for a massive leak of personal data after its information system was hacked on July 15. This transpired in a Nova TV interview with the head of the Personal Data Protection Agency (PDPA), Ventsislav Karadjov, on...
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Sofia Zoo Aims to Constantly Improve Conditions for Animals, Get Increasingly Involved with Conservation - Director
July 20 (BTA) - Sofia Zoos aims to constantly improve the conditions for animals and get increasingly involved with conservation work, Zoo director Dobromir Borislavov said in a BTA interview. It is in a process of constantly expanding and merging the animals' enclosures. Curren...
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Bulgaria Will Back Laura Kovesi for European Chief Prosecutor
July 20 (BTA) - Bulgaria will support Romania's Laura Kovesi in her bid to become European Chief Prosecutor, Prime Minister Boyko Borissov told "24 Chassa". Borissov said: "Kovesi has our support but it was unnecessary to declare it in advance as the opposition does." Bulgaria...
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State Fund Agriculture Has New Management
July 19 (BTA) - The Governing Board of the State Fund Agriculture (SFA) elected a new management of the Fund at a meeting on Friday, SAF said in a press release. Vassil Groudev was elected Executive Director, replacing Zhivko Zhivkov who resigned. Ivan Kapitanov was elected S...
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Bulgarian Parliament Ratifies F-16 Deal
July 19 (BTA) - On first and second reading on Thursday, the Bulgarian National Assembly ratified 2.1 billion leva worth of contracts on the purchase of eight F-16 Block 70 fighter aircraft from the United States for the Bulgarian Air Force and the provision of related eq...
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Trade Unions Reiterate Suggestions for Changes to Tax System
July 19 (BTA) - Confederation of Independent Trade Unions in Bulgaria (CITUB) Chair Plamen Dimitrov reiterated on Friday suggestions for nine measures that would change the Bulgarian tax system. He took part in a round table, titled "The Tax System in Bulgaria: Trends, Ch...
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Finance Minister: LV 2 Bln Leva Is Significant Fiscal Effort for Bulgaria But It Can Afford It
July 19 (BTA) - Commenting the upcoming purchase of F-16 Block 70 fighter jets for the Bulgarian Air Force, Finance Minister Vladislav Goranov told reporters Friday that the 2 billion leva which is to be paid for the deal is a significant fiscal effort but Bulgaria can afford it...
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Interior Minister Marinov Speaks about Importance of Trans-border Cooperation as Factor Guaranteeing Security in Europe
July 18 (BTA) - Bulgarian Interior Minister Mladen Marinov participated in an informal meeting of the EU Justice and Home Affairs Council in Helsinki which discussed the internal security in the EU, Marinov's Ministry said in a press release Thursday.
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Tourism Ministry to Award Concessions on Seaside Beaches
July 18 (BTA) - Passing amendments to the Concessions Act at second reading on Friday, Parliament resolved that the concessions on seaside beaches will be awarded and overseen under the terms and conditions of the Black Sea Coast Development Act, i.e., by the Tourism Ministry.
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