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May Inflation in Bulgaria at 0.1 Per Cent
June 14 (BTA) - Inflation stood at 0.1 per cent in Bulgaria in May, the National Statistical Institute said Friday. The inflation rate since the beginning of the year (May 2019 compared to December 2018) has been 1.8 per cent, and the annual inflation in May 2019 co...
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Sixth News Agencies World Congress: Day 2
June 14 (BTA) - The Sixth News Agencies World Congress, mottoed "The Future of News", continued into its second day in here. The event is organized by BTA and the News Agencies World Council. "Things are not as gloomy as they seem. The future of journalism is a bright one, but...
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Bulgaria Returns to Turkey 63 Antique, Byzantine Artefacts
June 14 (BTA) - Sixty-three archaeological artefacts seized by the Bulgarian customs authorities at the Kapitan Andreevo Border Checkpoint were handed over to Turkey here on Thursday. The ceremony, which took place at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences' National Archaeolo...
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UNICEF: Bulgaria Has Third Longest Full-Pay Parental Leave among OECD and EU Countries
June 13 (BTA) - Bulgaria ranks third among the members of the Organisation of Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) and the European Union in terms of the duration of parental leave at full pay, a UNICEF report says. Produced by UNICEF's Office of Research Innocenti...
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Subsidies Concern Opposition Rather Than Ruling Parties - President Radev
June 13 (BTA) - President Rumen Radev told journalists that "the ruling parties do not need subsidies as they are directly financed by the State and they do not even hide it." His commentary comes after Parliament approved on principle the Government's proposal to reduce the par...
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News Agencies from Around the World Hold Congress in Sofia to Discuss Future of Newsmaking
News agencies from around the world are meeting in Sofia Thursday for their sixth congress to discuss the future of news-making. In his opening remarks, Bulgarian President Rumen Radev said that the Congress offers a chance to discuss the going trends, challenges and opportunitie...
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Government Is Determined to Press Ahead with Dual Education in Bulgaria
June 12 (BTA) - A conference was held in Sofia Wednesday to outline a vision for the further development of dual education in Bulgaria after the completion of the Swiss-supported Domino project for apprenticeship during school education. Education Minister Krassimir Vulchev said ...
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President Radev Hosts Roundtable on Criteria and Public Expectations about Next Prosecutor General's Election
June 12 (BTA) - President Rumen Radev opened here on Wednesday a roundtable on the criteria and public expectations for the upcoming election of the next prosecutor general. Invited to participate are representatives of NGOs working in the field of the judicial system and...
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Cabinet's Security Council Holds Regular Meeting
June 12 (BTA) - Prime Minister Boyko Borissov presided over a regular meeting of Cabinet's Security Council, held here on Wednesday, the Council of Ministers' press service reported. A draft annual report on the state of Bulgaria's national security in 2018 was discusse...
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Bulgarian Prosecution, Romanian Directorate for Investigating Organized Crime and Terrorism Sign Cooperation Agreement
June 12 (BTA) - Prosecutor General Sotir Tsatsarov and the Chief Prosecutor of the Romanian Directorate for Investigating Organized Crime (DIICOT), Oliver-Felix Banila, signed a cooperation agreement on Wednesday, the Bulgarian prosecution said. The agreement provides ...
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Thirteen EU Member States Demand Faster EU Integration of Western Balkans
June 12 (BTA) - Bulgarian Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ekaterina Zaharieva, together with the ministers of 12 other EU Member States, urged for the speeding up of the European integration of the Western Balkans. The thirteen Ministers (Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, ...
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General Labour Inspectorate Reports Rising Trend of Child Labour in Bulgaria
June 11 (BTA) - In connection with June 12, World Day Against Child Labour, the Bulgarian General Labour Inspectorate (GLI) reported Tuesday in a press release that there is a constant increase of child labour in Bulgaria in the past years. The International Labour Organization r...
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Bulgarian Trade Union Leader Elected Vice-President of International Labour Conference
June 11 (BTA) - Bulgarian Confederation of Independent Trade Unions (CITUB) President Plamen Dimitrov was elected Worker Vice-President of the 108th Session of the International Labour Conference (ILC), which is taking place in Geneva, June 10-21.
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Bulgaria Wants Mobility Package 1 Reviewed by European Parliament
June 11 (BTA) - Bulgaria will insist on a review of Mobility Package 1 in the European Parliament, Transport Minister Rossen Zhelyazkov told a news briefing on June 10, emerging from a coordination meeting with some of the newly elected Bulgarian MEPs and road hauliers.
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President Rumen Radev Confers Order of the Balkan Range, First Class, on US Ambassador Eric Rubin
June 10 (BTA) - President Rumen Radev conferred here on Monday the Order of the Balkan Range, First Class, on US Ambassador Eric Rubin for his contribution to the development of the Bulgarian-American relations. Ambassador Eric Rubin's term in Bulgaria is nearing its end...
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Over 200 Delegates from 100 Countries Gather for Sixth News Agencies World Congress in Sofia
June 10 (BTA) - The Sixth News Agencies World Congress will take place at Sofia's NDK convention centre on June 13 and 14. The Bulgarian News Agency (BTA) is hosting the forum. The congress is mottoed "The Future of News" and on its agenda are fake news, artificial inte...
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Bulgaria, North Macedonia Report Progress in Implementation of Friendship Treaty
June 10 (BTA) - Foreign Ministers Ekaterina Zaharieva of Bulgaria and Nikola Dimitrov of North Macedonia Monday reported progress in the implementation of the Treaty of Friendship, Good Neighbourliness and Cooperation during the first meeting of the Joint Intergovernmenta...
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Bulgarian Economy Minister Meets with Chinese Vice Premier
June 10 (BTA) - Bulgarian Economy Minister Emil Karanikolov met with Chinese Vice Premier Hu Chunhua on the sidelines of the annual China-CEEC Investment and Trade Expo in Ningbo, Karanikolov's ministry reported on Monday. They discussed trade and economic cooperation between the...
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Economy Ministry Signs Memorandum with Chinese City of Ningbo
June 9 (BTA) - The Bulgarian Economy Ministry and the Municipal People's Government of the Chinese seaport of Ningbo signed a memorandum of cooperation to boost trade and economic relations. Economy Minister Emil Karanikolov and Zheng Shanjie, Secretary of the Ningbo Munici...
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Bulgarian Socialists Call for Debate on Reducing Party Subsidies; Discuss Party Issues
THIS IS AN UPDATED VERSION OF A STORY WHICH BTA RAN ON SATURDAY, JUNE 8. THE NEW INFORMATION IS IN THE LAST FOUR PARAGRAPHS. Sofia, June 9 (BTA) - The Bulgarian Socialist Party (BSP) decided in favour of reducing party subsidies but not to one lev per valid vote, the par...
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