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Prime Minister Orders Review of Financial Position of Municipal Hospitals
February 7 (BTA) - Prime Minister Boyko Borissov ordered the Health Ministry to review the financial position of each and every municipal hospital in Bulgaria, the government press service reported on Thursday. Meeting with representatives of the Municipal Hospitals As...
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GERB Floor Leader Tsvetanov Holds Meeting in US Atlantic Council
February 7 (BTA) - Bulgarian National Assembly Internal Security and Public Order Committee Chairman and GERB Floor Leader Tsvetan Tsvetanov, who is in Washington for the traditional Prayer Breakfast with US President Donald Trump, took part in a meeting with high-ranking...
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GERB Floor Leader Tsvetanov Attends Security Conference in Washington, D.C.
February 6 (BTA) - Bulgarian National Assembly Internal Security and Public Order Committee Chairman and GERB Floor Leader Tsvetan Tsvetanov, who is in Washington for the traditional Prayer Breakfast with US President Donald Trump, took part in a conference on security in...
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Socialists Move to Launch Procedure for Election of New Central Election Commission Members
February 6 (BTA) - BSP for Bulgaria on Wednesday filed a draft proposal to open a procedure for the election of new members of the Central Election Commission, Deputy Floor Leader Kroum Zarkov told journalists in Parliament.
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Parliament Rejects Opposition-Sponsored Revisions to Liability for Damage Incurred by State and Municipalities Act
February 6 (BTA) - Parliament on Wednesday rejected on first reading amendments to the Liability for Damage Incurred by the State and Municipalities Act, sponsored by the opposition BSP for Bulgaria. The vote was 57-34 with 63 abstentions.
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Parliament Adopted Trade Secret Protection Bill at First Reading
February 6 (BTA) - On Wednesday, Parliament adopted at first reading the trade secret protection bill regarding the illegal acquisition, usage and disclosure of unrevealed know-how and trade information with 90 votes "in favour", three "against" and 27 abstained. The bill was put...
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Bulgaria Recognizes Juan Guaido as Interim President of Venezuela
February 5 (BTA) - The Security Council with Bulgaria's Government held an extraordinary meeting here on Tuesday in connection with the situation in Venezuela, the Government Information Office said. Prime Minister Boyko Borissov presided over the Council, which included Depu...
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Opposition Socialists Urge GERB to Withdraw Election Code Amendments
February 5 (BTA) - Bulgarian Socialist Party (BSP) leader Kornelia Ninova accused GERB of trying to establish dictatorship in Bulgaria by submitting "last-minute and surreptitiously" amendments to the Election Code of the "one party, one state" sort.
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President Radev Meets with US Ambassador Eric Rubin
February 5 (BTA) - President Rumen Radev had a working meeting on Tuesday with the American ambassador to Bulgaria, Eric Rubin, Radev Press Secretariat said. The meeting, initiated by the President, included discussion of the strategical Bulgaria-USA partnership, global and regi...
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Energy Minister Petkova Presents Main Priorities of Development of Sector to EU Ambassadors in Bulgaria
February 5 (BTA) - Meeting with the Ambassadors of EU member states in Bulgaria on Tuesday, Energy Minister Temenouzhka Petkova discussed the main priorities and challenges for the energy sector in Bulgaria, Petkova's Ministry said in a press release. The meeting was held on an i...
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PM Borissov: Bulgaria, Macedonia to Work towards Zero Customs Tariffs
February 4 (BTA) - After meeting with Macedonian Prime Minister Zoran Zaev here on Monday evening, Bulgaria's Prime Minister Boyko Borissov told a news briefing the two countries would work towards zero customs tariffs. Borissov stressed that Bulgaria's EU Council Presidency m...
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President Radev Vetoes Personal Data Protection Act Amendments
February 4 (BTA) - President Rumen Radev has vetoed a regulation from the Personal Data Protection Act amendments, passed by Parliament late January, his Press Secretariat said on Monday. Radev's objections are in regard to the criteria for personal data processing for journalist...
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EU Should Take Up Its Functions on INF Treaty - Ivaylo Kalfin
February 4 (BTA) - At a press conference on Sunday, former foreign minister and current ABV party member Ivaylo Kalfin demanded that the Bulgarian government refine its position on the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty and ask the EU to take up its function as a part...
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MPs from Opposition Bulgarian Socialist Party Send Alert to European Anti-Fraud Office about Suspected Misuse of EU Fund...
February 4 (BTA) - MPs from the opposition Bulgarian Socialist Party (BSP) send an alert to European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF) about suspected misuse of EU funding in a project for a makeover of the Sofia Largo, the BSP said in a press release Monday.
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No Bulgarians Injured in the Kandahar International Airbase Attack in Afghanistan
February 4 (BTA) - No Bulgarian service members were injured in rocket fire on the Kandahar International Airbase in Afghanistan. The airbase was attacked on February 3 at 22:19 local time (19.49 Bulgarian time), the Defence Ministry said.
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Bulgarian Prosecutor General, Interior Minister Pay Official Visit to Abu Dhabi
February 4 (BTA) - Bulgarian Prosecutor General Sotir Tsatsarov and Interior Minister Mladen Marinov are on a two-day official visit to Abu Dhabi, at the invitation of United Arab Emirates Attorney General Dr Hamad Saif Bin Musallim Al Shamsi, the Prosecuting Magistracy said in a...
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Ombudsman Sues Sofia Heating Utility for Refusing to Disclose Information on Jurisconsult Fees
February 4 (BTA) - Bulgaria's National Ombudsman Maya Manolova has lodged an appeal with the Sofia City Administrative Court against the refusal of the Toplofikacia Sofia district heating company to disclose information concerning jurisconsult fees. The request for information wa...
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PM Borissov Quotes IMF as Projecting 3.2% Economic Growth for Bulgaria in 2019
February 3 (BTA) - Bulgaria's economic growth is expected to reach 3.2 per cent in 2018, the unemployment rate to drop to nearly 5 per cent, and the current account to register yet another significant surplus. The prospects for 2019 are similar, Prime Minister Boyko Borissov wrot...
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PM Borissov Opens Overpass, Comments Recent Scandal
February 3 (BTA) - Prime Minister Boyko Borissov opened here on Sunday a renewed four-lane overpass that connects the city of Stara Zagora with the industrial zone and the Trakia Motorway. The 550 metres-long overpass ensures the safety of vehicles and pedestrians, while the r...
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Bulgarian Defence Minister Meets with Swedish Counterpart in Bucharest
February 1 (BTA) - Bulgarian Defence Minister Krassimir Karakachanov met with his Swedish counterpart Peter Hultqvist in Bucharest, Karakachanov's Ministry said Friday. They talked on the sidelines of an Informal Meeting of EU Defence Ministers held in the Romanian capital on Jan...