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Culling of Animals in Areas Affected by Ovine Rinderpest Temporarily Halted
July 19 (BTA) - Meeting on Wednesday, the ovine rinderpest task force postponed planned euthanasia on Thursday of animals in areas affected by ovine rinderpest (also known as peste des petits ruminants (PPR)), the Interior Ministry said in a press release.
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Beginning in December 2018, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty Resumes News Services in Bulgaria, Romania
July 18 (BTA) - Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) has announced plans to launch news services in Bulgaria and Romania in a bid to strengthen the media landscape in both countries, says a report in the website of the Broadcasting Board of Governorss, an official website of ...
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GERB Accused of Lobbyist Amendments by MPs of NFSB
July 18 (BTA) - Reacting to the adoption of amendments to the Privatization and Post-Privatization Control Act, Valentin Kassabov MP of the National Front for the Salvation of Bulgaria (NFSB, part of the power-sharing United Patriots coalition) said GERB sold the State for 58 mil...
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Bulgaria Officially Asks to Establish Close Cooperation with ECB on Road to Euro Zone
July 18 (BTA) - The Bulgarian government has mandated the Finance Minister to officially apply for establishing close cooperation with the European Central Bank (ECB) in keeping with Regulation 1024 relating to the prudential supervision of credit institutions. The mandate was ma...
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PM Tells Ministers to Do All It Takes to Deal with Ovine Rinderpest Outbreak
July 18 (BTA) - At the opening of the government's weekly meeting Wednesday, Prime Minister Boyko Borissov instructed the government ministers to do all it takes to deal with the outbreak of ovine rinderpest (also known as peste des petits ruminants (PPR)). Agriculture Minister R...
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Bulgaria's EU Presidency Gets Predominantly Positive Assessments among Bulgarians - Poll
July 18 (BTA) - The Bulgarian Presidency of the Council of the EU in the first half of 2018 is assessed as "rather successful" by 46.2 per cent of Bulgarians and 24.3 per cent see it as totally successful, according to a poll by the Centre for Analyses and Marketing. It was prese...
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Parliament Supports Sofia Airport Concession
July 18 (BTA) - Parliament rejected the Bulgarian Socialist Party's (BSP) draft motion to terminate the activities for awarding Sofia Airport under concession with 59 to 95 against and seven abstentions.
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Defence Minister Karakachanov Adamant that Bulgarian Military Airports Not Used for Illegal Bringing of Imigrants
July 18 (BTA) - Deputy Prime Minister and Defence Minister Krassimir Karakachanov once again refuted as fake news reports published on many websites that migrants are secretly being transported into Bulgaria on military aircraft.
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European Commissioner Vice President Dombrovskis: Bulgaria May Join Eurozone Three Years after Joining ERM II
July 18 (BTA corr. Nikolay Jeliazkov) - Bulgaria may join the Eurozone three years after joining ERM II, considered the euro "waiting room," European Commission Vice-President for the Euro and Social Dialogue, also in charge of Financial Stability, Financial Services and Capital ...
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Bulgaria Has 884 Dams in Need of Fixing, 450 Require Urgent Repairs
July 17 (BTA) - A total of 884 dams in Bulgaria need to be repaired, and 450 of these require urgent repairs. This transpired at an extended sitting of the staff for implementing the Disaster Protection Plan here on Tuesday.
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Tripartite Cooperation Council Discusses Draft Changes to Medical Expert Examinations
July 17 (BTA) - The National Council for Tripartite Cooperation (NCTC) Tuesday discussed a draft Council of Ministers decree amending and supplementing the Rules of Organization of the Work of Medical Expert Examination Bodies and Regional Registers of Medical Expert Examination,...
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Ovine Rinderpest Outbreak Registered in Seven Municipalities across Two Regions
July 17 (BTA) - An ovine rinderpest outbreak has been conclusively established in seven municipalities across two regions in Bulgaria, it transpired here from Tuesday's extraordinary parliamentary meeting. The emergency centre dealing with the outbreak detailed the floor leaders ...
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Over Half of Wheat in Dobrich Region Harvested
July 17 (BTA) - Close to 60 per cent of the wheat fields in the region of Dobrich have been harvested already, the Regional Agriculture Directorate reported Monday. According to the latest data, a total of 381,799 tonnes of wheat have been harvested from 70,800 ha of land.
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Parliament Chair Karayancheva Invites Hunger Striker Kolev to Participate in Ad Hoc Committee
July 16 (BTA) - National Assembly Chair Tsveta Karayancheva and Interior Minister Valentin Radev visited hunger striker Nikolai "Barefoot" Kolev in his home here on Monday. Karayancheva told journalists that she has offered him to join a parliamentary ad hoc committee on the tran...
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Joint Flights of Bulgarian, Greek, US and UK Air Forces during Thracian Star 2018 Exercise
July 16 (BTA) - Air Force personnel of Bulgaria, Greece, the US and the UK will be participating in joint training during the Thracian Star 2018 exercise beginning Monday, said the Defence Ministry. They will be practicing a broad range of tactical missions and tasks.
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Representatives of Relevant Institutions in Bulgaria, Norway Hold Consultations on Children's Rights
July 16 (BTA) - Representatives of Bulgarian and Norwegian institutions have held bilateral consultations concerning the application of the effective international treaties and the applicable national legislation regulating children's rights and protection, the Bulgarian Foreign ...
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Bulgartabac Announces Shareholding Change
July 16 (BTA) - Bulgartabac Holding AD has put up a notice on the website of the Bulgarian Stock Exchange about a shareholding change in the company.
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Economic and Social Council Urges for Passage of Bill on Development of Mountainous, Semi-mountainous Areas
July 16 (BTA) - The Economic and Social Council (ESC) holds that a special bill on mountainous and semi-mountainous areas in Bulgaria is needed to ensure the successful development of such regions and to make up for the delay in these efforts.
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EU Inspectors to Check Ovine Rinderpest Control Effort in Bulgaria
July 16 (BTA) - The European Commission's Directorate-General for Health and Food Safety will conduct an inspection in Bulgaria between July 17 and 21, the Bulgarian Food Safety Agency (BFSA) reported on Monday. The inspectors will look into the BFSA's work in controlling an outb...
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National Statistical Institute Releases 2017 Crime Statistics
July 16 (BTA) - In 2017, 1,681 crimes against the work of state authorities, public organizations and entities performing public activities ended with convictions, which is 6.3 per cent of all sanctioned crimes, the National Statistical Institute said Monday, releasing 2017 crime...