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President Radev: "Jordan Is a Very Important Partner in the Middle East"
December 16 (BTA special correspondent Asen Boyadjiev) - Bulgarian President Rumen Radev and his wife, Dessislava Radeva, were given a ceremonial welcome by King Abdullah II bin Al-Hussein and Queen Rania Al-Abdullah in Al-Maquar, the Royal Palace in Amman, on Sunday. ...
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Security, Energy, Bilateral Relations Top Agenda of Meetings of Visiting US Deputy Secretary of State Sullivan with Bulg...
December 15 (BTA) - Prime Minister Boyko Borissov conferred with US visiting Deputy Secretary of State John Sullivan, the government's information service said on Saturday. Security, energy, investments and the bilateral relations were high on the agenda of the talks. ...
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Bulgarian Prime Minister Hopes Russia Will Release Ukrainian Sailors
December 14 (BTA correspondent Nikolay Jeliazkov) - Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borissov expressed hope here on Friday that Russia will release at least the ordinary Ukrainian sailors who were detained in the Kerch Strait clash between the two countries. "This would he...
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State Fund Agriculture Provides LV 112 Mln to Stockbreeders
December 14 (BTA) - State Fund Agriculture (SFA) continued its 2018 campaign for disbursing financial aid to stockbreeders, the SFA press office reported on Friday. The facility provided 111,951,388 leva to 12,325 animal farms under six coupled payment schemes.
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Parliament Starts Investigating Bribery Reports about Bulgarian Citizenship Award System
December 14 (BTA) - The National Assembly on Friday established an ad hoc committee to investigate European and Bulgarian media reports about a bribery scheme for awarding Bulgarian citizenship to foreign nationals. The vote was 161 in favour of establishing the committee, 1 agai...
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Parliament Criminalizes Illegal Production, Distribution of Excise Goods
December 13 (BTA) - Bulgaria's Parliament Thursday passed conclusively amendments to the Penal Code criminalizing the illicit production and distribution of excise goods. Any person who produces or holds, for the purpose of distribution, any alcohol, alcoholic beverages or tobacc...
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Pope Francis to Visit Bulgaria May 5-7
December 13 (BTA) - Pope Francis will make an apostolic journey to Bulgaria between May 5 and 7, 2019. The news was announced by Bulgaria's Council of Ministers and the President's Press Secretariat, quoting an official press release by the Holy See.
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President Proposes Video Surveillance in Election Commissions, Volya Claim It Was Their Idea
December 13 (BTA) - President Rumen Radev on Thursday proposed installing video surveillance systems in the offices of district election commissions to ensure greater transparency of vote counting. The parliamentary Volya party said Radev stole the idea from them. Spea...
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Internal Security and Public Order Committee Chair Tsvetanov Meets with Europol Executive Director De Bolle
December 13 (BTA) - Internal Security and Public Order Committee Chair Tsvetan Tsvetanov held a working meeting with Europol Executive Director Catherine De Bolle on Thursday. The two met on the sidelines of Tsvetanov's visit to Vienna to participate in the 109th Europol ...
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Bulgaria Receives EUR 71 Mln for Better Emergency Care Services
December 12 (BTA cor. Nikolay Zhelyazkov) - The European Commission announced that a total of 71 million euro from Cohesion Policy funds will finance better equipped, more efficient and more accessible emergency healthcare services in Bulgaria.
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Cabinet Puts Forward Sofia Police Head Ivanov for Post of Interior Ministry Chief Secretary
December 12 (BTA) - The government puts forward incumbent head of the Sofia Directorate of the Interior, Senior Commissar Ivailo Ivanov, to be appointed at the post of chief secretary of the Interior Ministry, Interior Minister Mladen Marinov told reporters here on Wednesday.
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Lv 248 Mln Allocated for Restoring Capacities of the Bulgarian Army
December 12 (BTA) - A total of 248 million leva will be allocated to the Bulgarian Army and for restoring the service life of MiG-29, Su-25 and L-39 aircraft, and for the maintenance of Cougar helicopters, Defense Minister Krassimir Karakachanov said during a briefing at the Coun...
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Construction Companies Rally to Defend Their Industry
December 12 (BTA) - Construction companies are holding a protest on Wednesday to defend their industry and raise demands for rules. Building equipment is deployed for nearly 11 km alongside the centrebound lanes of Tsarigradsko Chaussee Boulevard without blocking traffic.
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Former Sofia Deputy Mayor Charged in Connection with Street Renovation
December 11 (BTA) - The prosecution service on Tuesday charged former Sofia deputy mayor Evgeni Kroussev with malfeasance in office. The accusation is related to a procedure for installing tramway anti-vibration pads on the city's central Graf Ignatiev Street, which has been reno...
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Court Terminates Case against BTA Director General, Returns It to Prosecution
December 11 (BTA) - The Sofia City Court has terminated the case on charges of loss-making contracts for the supply of mineral water in return for advertisement services against BTA Director General Maxim Minchev. The proceedings were launched in October 2018 in relation to pr...
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Huge Majority in EP Supports New Call for Bulgaria's and Romania's Admission to Schengen Area
December 11 (BTA correspondent Nikolay Jeliazkov) - A huge majority in the European Parliament (EP) supported Tuesday a new call for allowing Bulgaria and Romania into the visa-free Schengen area. The vote in Strasbourg was attended by 659 MEPs, of whom 514 supported a report to ...
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Report by MEP Stanishev Blasts EU Council for Not Admitting Bulgaria and Romania to Schengen Area
December 11 (BTA correspondent Nikolay Jeliazkov) - The European Parliament (EP) discussed Monday evening a report by Bulgarian MEP Sergei Stanishev (Progressive Alliance of Socialists & Democrats) in which he blasts the EU Council for not allowing Bulgaria and Romania admission ...
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Minister Zaharieva: It Is in Bulgaria's National Interest that Macedonia Join NATO, Start Accession Negotiations with EU
Brussels, December 10 (BTA Correspondent Nikolay Jeliazkov) - Approached by Bulgarian reporters here on Monday, Bulgarian Foreign Minister Ekaterina Zaharieva said that it is in Bulgaria's national interest that Macedonia join NATO and start accession negotiations with the EU.
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Price of Water Services to Increase in 2019
December 10 (BTA) - The price of water services across the country will go up from January 1 2019, according to a report of the Energy and Water Regulatory Commission. It will be put up for public consultation on December 17. In Sofia, water will appreciate by 0.231 lv p...
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Firefighters Warn that Budget Cuts May Jeopardize Human Lives
December 10 (BTA) - Proposed budget cuts in the Fire Safety and Civil Protection Directorate General may jeopardize human lives, the firefighters' trade union affiliated with the Confederation of Independent Trade Unions (CITUB) in Bulgaria said here, quoted by CITUB Monday.
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