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Glitch Shuts Down Commercial Register, Prosecution and Security Services Alerted
August 13 (BTA) - The Justice Ministry has alerted the prosecution service, the State Agency for National Security and the Interior Ministry of a glitch which had shut down the Commercial Register and the register of NGOs, the Justice Ministry's Registry Agency said Sunday.
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Nessebur Municipal Councillor Yankov Charged with Participation in Drug Lord Zhelyazkov's Crime Ring
August 13 (BTA) - The Specialized Prosecution Office (SPO) has charged Nessebur (on the Black Sea) municipal councillor Peyko Yankov with participating in a crime ring involved in racketeering and drug dealing, and led by convicted drug lord Dimiter "Mityo the Eyes" Zhelyazkov, S...
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NGO Calls for Dramatic Job Cuts in State Administration
August 13 (BTA) - An NGO calls for dramatic job cuts in the state administration. Dimiter Dimitrov of the Citizens for Sustainable Development told a news conference here Monday that the government departments are not manned by experts but only by members of political offices.
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Bulgarians Consume Ever More Products Containing Palm Oil - Expert
August 13 (BTA) - According to Ivan Gruncharov, member of the Bulgarian Association of Dairy Processors' Governing Board, in the last several years Bulgarians have been buying ever more products containing palm oil. For example, in 2017 they ate a total of 12,000 tonnes of palm o...
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President Slams Government on Several Points, GERB Say He Is Waging a Political War
August 12 (BTA) - President Rumen Radev, who was in Varna on Sunday for the holiday of the Bulgarian Navy, spoke to the media about a range of issues, criticizing the government on several points. His remarks led Finance Minister Vladislav Goranov to conclude that the President i...
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On Bulgarian Navy Day, President Radev Says Black Sea Region Is Becoming Increasingly Important
August 12 (BTA) - President and Supreme Commander-in-Chief Rumen Radev attended a celebration of the holiday of the Bulgarian Navy and a military rank award ceremony for Class 2018 of the Naval Academy in Varna on Sunday. The ceremony was also attended by the Chief of Defence, Ge...
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Opposition Socialist MP Vigenin Demands Probe by Prosecuting Magistracy in Work of Bulgarian Food Safety Agency
August 11 (BTA) - Kristian Vigenin, MP of the opposition Bulgarian Socialist Party (BSP), demanded that the prosecuting magistracy probe the work of the Bulgarian Food Safety Agency (BFSA), in particular the public procurement procedures held in the past several years. Vigenin sa...
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Agriculture, Food and Forestry Ministry Has Taken Measures in Respect of Organic Farming
August 11 (BTA) - The Agriculture, Food and Forestry Ministry has taken measures in respect of organic farming already at the end of 2017 and the start of 2018, head of the Plant Growing and Organic Farming Directorate in the Ministry Anton Velichkov said here on Friday. Velichko...
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Agreement Reached for Ending Hunger Strike of Postal Wokers
August 11 (BTA) - The management of Bulgarian Posts EAD, representatives of the Zashtita Trade Union and National Ombudsman Maya Manolova reached an agreement on Friday on ending the hunger strike by employees in the Bulgarian Posts, the company said in a press release.
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General Labour Inspectorate Develops 33 New Online Interactive Risk Assessment Tools for Health and Safety at Work
August 10 (BTA) - The General Labour Inspectorate (GLI) has developed 33 tools for online interactive risk assessment for health and safety at work in a project financed under the Human Resources Development Operational Programme, GLI said in a press release Friday. In 2017 and e...
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Tax Service, Police to Check Security Firm Employing Drug Lord Zhelyazkov
August 10 (BTA) - The Specialized Prosecution Office has assigned the National Revenue Agency and the National Police a check of Arcus-Security Bourgas EOOD and natural and legal persons related to it, the prosecution service said in a press release on Friday.
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Works Start of Dams in Urgent Need of Repair
August 10 (BTA) - Peter Gornovski, head of the State Agency for Metrological and Technical Surveillance (SAMTS), said here in Friday that repair works are set to start soon of dams in most urgent need of fixing, which currently number 850. The repair works can start after the cab...
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Dr Georgi Deyanov Appointed New Director of Fund for Treatment of Children
August 10 (BTA) - Doctor Georgi Deyanov has been appointed director of the Fund for the Treatment of Children, the government's informations service said on Friday.
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Mothers of Disabled Children, Ombudsman, Slam Draft Bill on People with Disabilities
August 10 (BTA) - Mothers of children with disabilities and National Ombudsman Maya Manolova have slammed a draft bill on the people with disabilities. On Friday, Manolova called the bill 'discriminatory' and 'damaging' to many people.
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Interior Ministry Announces New Road Safety Measures
August 10 (BTA) - A border police helicopter will help patrol roads to the seaside from Friday, the Traffic Police said.
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Economy Ministry, Bulgarian Chamber of Commerce and Industry to Partner in Opening Trade Representations Abroad
August 9 (BTA) - The Economy Ministry and the Bulgarian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BCCI) will partner in public-private partnership in posting of cpmmercial attaches abroad, the Economy Ministry said in a press release Thursday. An agreement to this effect was reached by D...
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Supplementary Pension to Be Guaranteed by Legislative Amendments
August 9 (BTA) - By a pension contract signed with the pensioners upon retirement, universal pension funds will undertake to guarantee them a lifetime supplementary pension of a minimum amount to be calculated on the basis of the gross total of the contributions as actually trans...
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European Commission Approves Additional Technical Aid Requested by Bulgaria through Structural Reform Support Programme
August 9 (BTA) - The European Commission (EC) has approved additional technical aid Bulgaria has requested through the Structural Reform Support Programme (SRSP), the Representation of the EC in Sofia said on Thursday.
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Prime Minister Borissov Congratulates Participants in Platinum Lion 2018 Exercise at Novo Selo Training Range
August 9 (BTA) - Prime Minister Boyko Borissov Thursday congratulated the participants in the Platinum Lion 2018 multinational joint exercise at the Novo Selo training range, noting the excellent results of the training, the government's information service said. Borissov...
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Bourgas Municipal Councillor Benchev Subpoenaed by Appellate Prosecuting Magistracy
August 8 (BTA) - The Bourgas Appellate Prosecuting Magistracy has subpoenaed municipal councillor Bencho Benchev to press charges against him in connection with the tracking down and arrest of alleged drug lord Dimiter "Mityo the Eyes" Zhelyazkov in Istanbul in the night to Augus...