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Two New Deputy Ministers Appointed
August 8 (BTA) - Two new deputy ministers were appointed by order of Prime Minister Boyko Borissov, the government press service reported on Wednesday.
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Nearly 700 Servicepersons from Eight Countries Take Part in Platinum Lion 18 Exercise at Novo Selo Training Area
August 8 (BTA) - Nearly 700 servicepersons with up to 100 units of military equipment from the Bulgarian, US, Albanian, Georgian, Moldovan, Romanian, Serbian and Montenegrin armed forces take part in the multinational joint exercise Platinum Lion 18 taking place at the Novo Selo ...
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Protesting Postal Workers Ask to Meet with Prime Minister
August 8 (BTA) - Protesting employees of Bulgarian Posts, including hunger strikers, asked on Wednesday to meet with Prime Minister Boyko Borissov. The workers complain of low wages, poor working conditions and lack of work clothes. They also call for a comprehensive financial au...
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Police Officers Seize 10 Kg of Illegal Drugs in Sofia
August 8 (BTA) - Police officers have discovered a large quantity of drugs in Sofia's Druzhba residential district, the Interior Ministry reported on Wednesday.
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Eighty-one Kilometres of 133-Km Wire Fence along Border with Romania Built as Prevention against African Swine Fever
August 8 (BTA) - Eighty-one kilometres of the 133-km wire fence along the land border with Romania have been built as prevention against the possible spreading of African swine fever by wild boars from Romania crossing over to Bulgaria, the Agriculture, Food and Forestry Ministry...
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Study Shows Lowest Level of Share of Consumption of Contraband Cigarettes
August 8 (BTA) - The share of consumption of contraband cigarettes in Bulgaria in 2018 is 5.8 per cent, down 0.8 per cent from the last quarter of 2017, and the lowest since studies of the market share of illegal cigarettes began in Bulgaria, according to the results of the ...
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Official of Security Police in Sofia Detained for Driving Migrants
August 7 (BTA) - A 29-year-old policeman of the Security Police of the Sofia Regional Directorate of the Interior has been detained for driving migrants, as part of a pre-trial proceeding conducted by the Karlovo, Southern Bulgaria, Regional Prosecution Office, Plovdiv District P...
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Opposition Bulgarian Socialist Party Denies Receiving Donations from Bourgas Municipal Councillor Benchev
August 7 (BTA) - The Bulgarian Socialist Party (BSP) firmly denies being financed in any way by Bourgas, on the Black Sea, municipal council Deputy Chairman Bencho Benchev, BSP Deputy Chairman Kiril Dobrev told a news conference in his party's headquarters on Tuesday.
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Universities in Bulgaria and Macedonia Step Up Cooperation
August 7 (BTA) - The University of Veliko Turnovo in Bulgaria and the International Slavic University in Macedonia signed two annexes to their 2016 cooperation agreement, the Bulgarian institution reported on Tuesday.
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Interior Minister Denies Leak of Information about Alleged Drug Lord's Arrest
August 7 (BTA) - Interior Minister Valentin Radev on Tuesday denied that a leak of information from the police caused Dimiter 'the Eyes' Zhelyazkov to leave the country before the operation against an extortion ring, allegedly led by him.
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Carriers Protest against Product Charge on Trucks and Buses
August 7 (BTA) - Bulgaria's Union of International Carriers (UIC) has filed an appeal with the Supreme Administrative Court against amendments to the Product Charges Ordinance which were adopted by governmental decree on July 16, the UIC press office reported on Tuesday.
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NSI: Inflation Expectations Rise in July
August 7 (BTA) - In July 2018, the total consumer confidence indicator decreased by 0.6 percentage points compared to its level three months ago which is due entirely to the decreased confidence among the rural population, said the National Statistical Institute on Tuesday.
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Bulgarian Navy to Take Part in NATO Operations
August 7 (BTA) - The Bulgarian Navy will commit the frigate Drazki to NATO's Operation Sea Guardian in the Mediterranean Sea in November. Before that, the Bulgarian minehunter Tsibar will join Standing NATO Mine Countermeasures Group 2. The news was unveiled by the Navy Comma...
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Bulgarian Environment Minister Dimov Shares EU Council Presidency Experience with Romanian Counterpart Gavrilescu
August 6 (BTA) - Bulgarian Environment Minister Neno Dimov shared the experience of the Bulgarian EU Council Presidency and the progress achieved on environmental topics with Romanian Deputy Prime Minister and Environment Minister Gratiela Gavrilescu, Dimov's Ministry said in a p...
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Bulgarian Air Traffic Services Authority Handles Record Number of Flights in July
August 6 (BTA) - The Bulgarian Air Traffic Services Authority (BULATSA), which manages air traffic for the whole country, handled a record 100,418 flights in July 2018, up by 11.51% compared with July 2017.
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Bourgas Municipal Councillor Bencho Benchev Released from Custody
August 6 (BTA) - Bourgas Municipal Council Deputy Chairman Bencho Benchev, who was arrested in Istanbul together with suspected Bulgarian drug lord Dimiter Zhelyazkov, was released from custody in Bourgas without any charges against him, Benchev's lawyer Boycho Boev said on Monda...
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Labour Minister Petkov on Working Visit to Plovdiv
August 6 (BTA) - Labour Minister Bisser Petkov visited on Monday two centres for people with disabilities in the southern town of Plovdiv and met with protesters. He recalled that the state funds as delegated activities over 1,000 social services with a budget of 230 million leva...
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152 Projects under OP Innovations and Competitiveness Are Underway
August 6 (BTA) - A total of 152 projects are currently implemented under the Operation Programme Innovations and Competitiveness across the country, said Monday Nikoleta Mincheva of the Regional Information Centre in Pleven.
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Alleged Drug Lord Zhelyazkov Nabbed in Istanbul, Turkey Hands Over Seven Other Detainees to Bulgaria
August 5 (BTA) - Alleged drug lord Dimiter "Mityo the Eyes" Zhelyazkov was arrested in Istanbul on the night of Friday to Saturday, Roumyana Arnaoudova, a Spokesperson for Bulgaria's Prosecutor General Sotir Tsatsarov, told a news briefing here on Saturday. The arrest follows ...
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Audit Office: Control over Organic Products Is Insufficient
August 4 (BTA) - The system for control over the production and market of organic foods does not protect sufficiently the interests of consumers, found the National Audit Office in a report. The Office audited the control system in the period between January 2016 and June 2017.