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Access to Information Programme Recommends Return of Two-instance Proceedings for Protection of Right to Access to Infor...
June 4 (BTA) - The Access to Information Programme (AIP) recommends return of the two-instance proceedings for protection of the right to access to information. The recommendation is included in AIP's annual report for 2018 presented at a BTA-hosted news conference on Tue...
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Cigarette Tax Revenues Reach 9.5% of All Tax Revenues
June 4 (BTA) - Tax revenues from tobacco products in Bulgaria reached three billion leva in 2018, or 9.5 per cent of all tax revenues in the budget, senior researcher Petur Ganev of the Institute for Market Economics (IME) told journalists on Tuesday. Revenues from excise...
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Supreme Administrative Prosecution Office Approaches Finance Minister, National Audit Office about Party Subsidies in Ex...
June 4 (BTA) - The Supreme Administrative Prosecution Office (SAPO) has approached the Finance Minister, the Bulgarian National Audit Office and the Supreme Cassation Prosecuting Magistracy about party subsidies paid out in 2018 in excess of the legal amount of 11 leva pe...
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US Congress Approves Financial Framework for Bulgaria's Acquisition of 8 F-16C Block 70 Fighter Jets
June 4 (BTA) - The US Defense Security Cooperation Agency published a statement saying that the US Congress has approved Bulgaria's acquisition of a complete package of eight F-16C Block-70 multi-fighter jets worth 1.6 billion dollars, the Bulgarian Defense Ministry said ...
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Energy Minister Petkova Participates in Forum on Energy Security
June 3 (BTA) - Real diversification can be achieved only through cooperation between Southeastern European countries, Bulgarian Energy Minister Temenouzhka Petkova said at a forum on energy security in the region, quoted Monday by her Ministry. The forum takes place in Belgrade, ...
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Problems in Southern Bulgaria in Wake of Abundant Rain
June 3 (BTA) - Commenting on recent intensive rains and the condition of rivers and major dams, Environment and Water Minister Neno Dimov told journalists on Monday that the current situation is gravest around Plovdiv, Southern Bulgaria.
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UDF Willing to Keep Coalition with GERB in Local Elections
June 3 (BTA) - The Union of Democratic Forces (UDF) is willing to keep its alliance with GERB in the upcoming local elections, UDF leader Roumen Hristov told a news conference on Monday which discussed the European election results. He was approached about the future cooperation ...
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Bulgaria Proposes More Active Cooperation with Bosnia and Herzegovina, Algeria In Tourism Sector
June 2 (BTA) - Bulgarian Tourism Minister Nikolina Angelkova met with Mirko Sarovic, Minister of Foreign Trade and Economic Relations of Bosnia and Herzegovina, within the framework of the International Conference for Sustainable Investment in Tourism in Sunny Beach, on the Black...
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Fallen for Bulgaria's Freedom and Independence Remembered on June 2
June 2 (BTA) - On June 2, Bulgaria honours Bulgarian revolutionary Hristo Botev, his group of volunteers, and the fallen for Bulgaria's freedom and independence. The date marks the anniversary of Botev's heroic death after a battle with regular Ottoman troops and bashi-bazouk ...
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Standard&Poor's Affirms Bulgaria's Credit Rating, Outlook is positive
June 1 (BTA) - S&P Global Ratings affirmed its long- and short-term foreign and local currency sovereign credit ratings on Bulgaria at 'BBB-/A-3'. The outlook remains positive, the Bulgarian Finance Ministry said in a press release Saturday,
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Parents of Disabled Children with New Protest Rally
June 1 (BTA) - Parents of children with disabilities Saturday held a new protest in front of the building of the Council of Ministers in Sofia. The protest was organized by the initiative "The System is Killing Us" which held continued protest rallies in 2018 and 2019 which resul...
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Prime Minister and GERB Leader Borissov: Tsvetanov's Resignation Was His Own Decision
May 31 (BTA) - The ruling GERB party discussed at a meeting on Friday the outcome of the May 26 European elections. The meeting came a day after GERB's deputy chairman and election campaign manager Tsvetan Tsvetanov resigned from all the posts he held in the party.
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Central Election Commission Names Newly Elected Bulgarian MEPs
May 31 (BTA) - The Central Election Commission (CEC) Friday declared the names of the Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) for Bulgaria elected on May 26, 2019. CEC Chair Stefka Stoeva read out the Commission's decision and handed certificates to the new MEPs.
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PM Borissov Meets with Chinese Ambassador to Bulgaria
May 31 (BTA) - Prime Minister Boyko Borissov met with Chinese Ambassador to Bulgaria Dong Xiaojun, the Government Information Service said Friday. The meeting focused on the promotion and activization of the bilateral political and economic dialogue.
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President Radev Calls on Politicians to Focus on People, Not Parties' Internal Affairs
May 31 (BTA) - President Rumen Radev Friday called on politicians to focus on the people, and not on political parties' internal affairs. When their focus is directed at the public processes of use to Bulgarian children, the parties will not have such internal problems, the head ...
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Environment Minister Dimov Presents New System for Real-time Ambient Air Quality Monitoring
May 30 (BTA) - Environment and Water Minister Neno Dimov participated Thursday in the presentation of a new system for providing information to the public about ambient air quality in real time, which was developed by the Executive Environment Agency (ExEA).
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Deputy Economy Minister Ivanova Visits Japan-Bulgaria Business Forum in Dusseldorf
May 30 (BTA) - The Bulgarian Economy Ministry will support all Japanese companies that are interested in investing in Bulgaria or in looking for trade and business cooperation with Bulgarian companies, Deputy Economy Minister Lilia Ivanova said Thursday at a Japan-Bulgaria busine...
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Central Election Commission Announces Final EP Election Results
May 30 (BTA) - The Central Election Commission (CEC) announced the final results of the European Parliament election, held in Bulgaria on May 26. The voter turnout is 32.64 per cent. GERB garnered the most votes - 31.07 per cent, followed by BSP for Bulgaria - 24.26 per cent. The...
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Tsvetan Tsvetanov Resigns from All Leadership Posts in GERB
May 30 (BTA) - Tsvetan Tsvetanov has resigned from all leadership posts in GERB after a discussion with GERB leader Boyko Borissov, the party said on Thursday. Tsvetanov's resignation has been accepted by Borissov, who thanked him for his work throughout the years.
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PM Borissov Congratulates North Macedonia, Albania on EC's Recommendation to Open EU Entry Negotiations
May 29 (BTA) - In a Facebook post on Wednesday, Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borissov congratulated his counterparts Zoran Zaev of North Macedonia and Edi Rama of Albania on the European Commission's recommendation to open negotiations with the two countries on their entry ...
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