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Carriers, Employers Demand Road Toll System Be Delayed Until 2020
April 22 (BTA corr. Lyudmila Spasova) - Ivaylo Konstantinov, Board member of the Bus Carriers Confederation, commented Monday in a BTA interview the introduction of an electronic road toll system, which will drop vignettes for trucks and will introduce a toll fee per mileage. The...
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BSP and GERB Exchange Political Accusations at Respective Party Forums
April 20 (BTA) - The Bulgarian Socialist Party (BSP) and the GERB party exchanged political accusations on Saturday at their respective party forums. The forums were dedicated to the European Parliament (EP) elections, but were mostly dominated by internal political confl...
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Criminal Group Dealing in Human Trafficking, Money Laundering Busted in Drenovets Village
April 20 (BTA) - Nine people were arrested in the village of Drenovets, Northwestern Bulgaria, in a police operation targeting an organized criminal group dealing with human trafficking, money laundering and begging, said Deputy Prosecutor General Ivan Geshev on Saturday ...
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Parliament Chair Meets with Iranian Minister of Roads and Urban Development
April 19 (BTA) - National Assembly Chair Tsveta Karayancheva Friday met with Iran's Roads and Urban Development Minister Mohammad Eslami, Parliament's press office said. The Iranian official is in Bulgaria for the 19th session of the Bulgaria-Iran Joint Commission for Economic...
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Parliament Adopts New Tighter Rules for Child Allowances and Monthly Social Benefits
April 19 (BTA) - Amending conclusively the Social Assistance Act on Friday, Parliament set in place new and righter rules for the payment of child allowances and monthly benefits to unemployed people. Under the new rules, if a student misses five classes a month without a...
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Podkrepa President Manolov: "Raising Teacher Salaries Is Important but Not Enough"
April 18 (BTA) - The Podkrepa Confederation of Labour-affiliated Education Trade Union held its Tenth National Conference in Sofia on Thursday. Podkrepa President Dimiter Manolov addressed the participants, commenting that "there is nothing without education no economy, nor healt...
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Bulgaria, International Labour Organization to Cooperate on Issues Related to Future of Work
April 18 (BTA) - The Bulgarian Government, trade unions and employers will cooperate with the International Labour Organization (ILO) in addressing issues related to the future of work. This transpired from statements made here on Thursday by Bulgarian Deputy Prime Minister and N...
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EP Foresees 0.1% Difference in Results of GERB, Socialists in May EP Elections
April 18 (BTA corr. Nikolay Zhelyazkov) - The European Parliament (EP) foresees a difference of 0.1 per cent in the results of GERB and the Bulgarian Socialist Party (BSP) in the upcoming EP elections, according to data published by the EP and based on public opinion polls conduc...
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PM Borissov Meets with Iranian Minister of Roads and Urban Development
April 18 (BTA) - Prime Minister Boyko Borissov met with Iranian Minister of Roads and Urban Development Mohammad Eslami here on Thursday, the Government Information Service said. The two talked about strengthening the bilateral ties in transport, energy, agriculture, and tourism.
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Bulgaria Ranked 111th in 2019 World Press Freedom Index
April 18 (BTA) - Bulgaria remains 111th out of 180 countries in the latest edition of the Reporters without Borders' World Press Freedom Index, published on Thursday. Just like in the 2018 edition of the ranking, Bulgaria is in 111th place with a score of 35.11.
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Eurohold Granted Exclusivity in Talks on Acquisition of CEZ' Assets in Bulgaria
April 17 (BTA) - Czech energy group CEZ has granted Eurohold exclusivity in further negotiations in the acquisition of CEZ' Bulgarian assets, the Czech daily Lidovky reported on Tuesday. The story says that with this decision the Indian Power consortium falls out of the game as a...
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Prosecution Service Launches Probe Against Deputy Economy Minister
April 17 (BTA) - Bulgarian Supreme Prosecutor's Office of Cassation has launched a probe against Deputy Economy Minister Alexander Manolev to determine whether he has misappropriated EU funds, the prosecution service said Wednesday. The probe follows media publications on the con...
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Supreme Cassation Court President Warns of Dark Days of Repressions Looming in Bulgarian Judiciary
April 17 (BTA) - Supreme Cassation Court President Lozan Panov warned Wednesday of dark days of repressions looming in the judiciary in Bulgaria. Panov, who is known for his pro-reform stance and long-standing feud with the Establishment in the judicial system, told a forum on ju...
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Medical Association Seeks Support of Standing Committee of European Doctors against Continuing Aggression against Medics...
April 17 (BTA) - The Bulgarian Medical Association (BMA) said on Wednesday that it has sought support from the Standing Committee of European Doctors in their fight against the continuing aggression towards medics in this country.
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International Finance Corporation and EBRD Assist Bulgarian Authorities in Selling Concession for Sofia Airport
April 17 (BTA) - The International Finance Corporation, a member of the World Bank Group, and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) are assisting the Bulgarian Ministry of Transport, Information Technology and Communications in conducting a competitive biddi...
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Court Dismisses BSP's Appeal against Coalition for Bulgaria Election Registration
April 16 (BTA) - The Supreme Administrative Court has decided to take no further action on an appeal submitted by the Bulgarian Socialist Party (BSP) against the registration of Coalition for Bulgaria for the May 26 European Parliament elections, the Court said on Tuesday. It rec...
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Georgian Prime Minister Discusses Digital and Energy Connectivity, Ferry Services in Sofia
April 16 (BTA) - Prime Ministers Boyko Borissov of Bulgaria and Mamuka Bakhtadze of Georgia met in Sofia on Tuesday to discuss digital and energy connectivity between their countries and a planned major increase in two-way ferry services. Borissov expressed Bulgaria's support for...
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GERB, Nikola Petkov Party Sign Political Partnership Agreement
April 16 (BTA) - GERB and the Nikola Petkov political party signed here on Tuesday a political partnership agreement to support GERB's list of candidates for the upcoming European Parliament elections.
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Parliament Adopts Address to Bulgarian People for 140th Anniversary of Turnovo Constitution's Adoption
April 16 (BTA) - The National Assembly adopted unanimously with 211 votes in favour an address to the Bulgarian people on the occasion of the 140th anniversary of the Turnovo Constitution's adoption. This happened at a solemn parliamentary sitting at the National Reviva...
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Twenty Parties Failed to Submit Financial Statements for 2018
April 16 (BTA) - Twenty parties have failed to submit their financial statements for 2018, the National Audit Office said on Tuesday. A total of 128 parties have submitted both their financial statements and the lists of their donors as required. Eight of the 20 politi...
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