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Medical Association Criticizes Proposed Health Insurance Model
July 18 (BTA) - In a statement on Thursday, the Bulgarian Medical Association (BMA) said that a draft health insurance model, which was presented on July 15, lacks actual cost estimations, forecasts, risk and impact assessment.
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World Bank Group Unveils Shared Services Centre in Sofia
July 18 (BTA) - A Shared Services Centre of the World Bank Group was unveiled at the Sofia Tech Park in the Bulgarian capital on Thursday. The grand opening was attended by World Bank Managing Director and World Bank Group Chief Administrative Officer Shaolin Yang, Bulgar...
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Foreign Minister Zaharieva, PM Borissov Address Bulgarian Ambassadors at Annual Conference
July 18 (BTA) - Bulgarian Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ekaterina Zaharieva opened the annual conference of Bulgaria' ambassadors and permanent representatives at Sofia's Central Military Club on Thursday. Addressing the diplomats, the Deputy PM pointed out ...
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Specialized Prosecution Probes Air Force Supplies
July 18 (BTA) - The specialized prosecution is searching the offices of Balkantel and three private homes over possible trade in influence in contracting supplies for the Bulgarian Air Force. The specialized prosecution has requested documents from the Defence Ministry and the...
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Military Intelligence Director Resigns
July 17 (BTA) - The director of the Military Information Service - the military intelligence of Bulgaria, Gen. Plamen Angelov, has asked to step down, Defence Minister Krassimir Karakachanov told the press here Wednesday. He asked to leave "in the interest of the service". The...
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French-German Consortium Wins 35-Year Concession for Sofia Airport
July 17 (BTA) - The French-German consortium SOF Connect has been selected to operate Sofia Airport in the next 35 years. The decision of the concession award commission was announced Wednesday by Transport Minister Rossen Zhelyazkov. He said that all five bidders placed very str...
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President Radev Meets with Security Services Chiefs
July 17 (BTA) - President Rumen Radev on Wednesday held a working meeting with National Intelligence Service head Atanas Atanassov, State Agency for National Security Chairman Dimiter Georgiev, Col. Antoan Gechev, deputy director of the Defence Information Service and Interior Mi...
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Parliament Elects Council for Electronic Media Member
July 17 (BTA) - Parliament elected GERB's nominee Galina Georgieva member of the Council for Electronic Media (CEM) by a vote of 97-57, with 24 abstentions. She is replacing Ivo Atanassov, who was elected in 2013 as the nominee of the Bulgarian Socialist Party (BSP). His ...
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20-Year-Old Suspect Arrested for Revenue Agency Hack
July 17 (BTA) - A 20-year old resident of Plovdiv (South Central Bulgaria), identified by prosecutors as K.B., was arrested on Monday afternoon in connection with a hacker attack against the servers of the National Revenue Agency (NRA), BTA learnt from investigators on We...
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Parliament Unanimously Adopts BTA's 2018 Activity Report
July 17 (BTA) - Bulgaria's Parliament Wednesday voted, 110-0, to adopt unanimously the 2018 Activity Report of the Bulgarian News Agency's (BTA), including an annual financial statement. The report notes that BTA celebrated it 120th anniversary in 2018, making it one of the wo...
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Road Hauliers, Road Agency Officials Hold Consultations on Electronic Toll System
July 16 (BTA) - A working group of experts representing road hauliers and the Road Infrastructure Agency held a second meeting on Tuesday to discuss the toll rates and the roads to be covered by an electronic road toll system which will charge vehicles heavier than 3.5 tonnes gro...
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President Imposes Vetoes Revisions to State Budget Act 2019 Relevant to Party Funding
July 16 (BTA) - President Rumen Radev has returned for new discussion texts in sections 2 and 3 of the Bill to Amend the State Budget Act 2019, which allows for funding political party with donations from legal persons and sole traders, the head of state's Press Secretariat said ...
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Cabinet's Security Council Reviews Unauthorized Access to National Revenue Agency Servers
July 16 (BTA) - The information sent to Bulgarian media by a Russian domain definitely tallies with the information available on the servers of the National Revenue Agency (NRA), Interior Minister Mladen Marinov said here Tuesday. He noted that this confirms that unauthor...
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Bulgaria Has Highest Death Rate in EU - Eurostat
July 16 (BTA) - With 1,602 deaths per 100,000 inhabitants, Bulgaria had the highest death rate in the EU in 2016, compared to an EU average of 1,002 deaths per 100,000 for the same year, shows a report on the causes and occurance of deaths in the EU, published on Tuesday by the E...
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State Energy Regulatory Commission Discusses Ten Year Development Plan for Bulgartransgaz
July 16 (BTA) -аA public discussion of a ten-year development plan for Bulgartransgaz for the 2019 - 2028 period was held on Tuesday by the State Energy and Water Regulatory Commission (SEWRC).
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No Bulgarians Injured in Kandahar International Airbase Shooting in Afghanistan
July 16 (BTA) - The Kandahar International Airbase in Afghanistan was shot at on Monday evening (10:23 pm local time). No Bulgarian servicemen have been injured in the shooting, the Bulgarian Defence Ministry reported on Tuesday. LI/MY
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National Revenue Agency, Law Enforcement Bodies Check for Potential Vulnerability in Agency's Computer System
July 15 (BTA) - The National Revenue Agency (NRA), the Interior Ministry and the State Agency for National Security are checking an alert about potential vulnerabilities in the NRA's computer system, the latter said in a press release late on Monday.
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More than 100 t of Carbon Disulfide to be Carried Out of Former Urea Maker Plant
A one-of-a-kind operation is taking place near Vratsa involving the safe disposal of 100 t of carbon disulfide from the former urea-making plant Chimco. The carbon disulfide has been kept in special containers for nearly 20 years. Now it will be pumped out of the containers ...
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Project Proposes Medical Prices to Be Negotiated between Insurance Funds and Healthcare Providers
July 15 (BTA) - At a national round table on Monday, Health Minister Kiril Ananiev presented a new healthcare model to legislative and executive branch representatives, associations, professional and patient organizations, scientific circles, trade unions and directors of...
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Government Proposes Revising 2019 State Budget Act to Accommodate F-16 Fighter Jets Deal
July 15 (BTA) - The Council of Ministers on Monday approved a bill to amend and supplement the 2019 State Budget Act to accommodate the costs of buying eight F-16 fighter aircraft for the Bulgarian Air Force, the government press service reported. The ministers wrote in t...
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