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Bulgaria Hands Over Rotating EU Presidency to Austria
June 30 (BTA spec. corr. Hristo Vodenov) - Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borissov, Austrian Federal Chancellor Sebastian Kurz and European Council President Donald Tusk held a meeting here on Saturday for the symbolic handover of the rotating EU Presidency from Bulgaria to Austr...
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PMs of Bulgaria, Greece Sign Declaration of Political Support for Completion of Bulgaria-Greece Gas Interconnector
June 29 (BTA) - In the presence of European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker in Brussels Friday, the Prime Ministers of Bulgaria and Greece, Boyko Borissov and Alexis Tsipras declared political support for the completion of the Bulgaria-Greece gas interconnector, said the...
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Anti-Trust Commission Finds Distortion of Competition on Media Market
June 29 (BTA) - Having done an analysis of the media market in Bulgaria, the Commission for the Protection of Competition found worsening market conditions and distortion of competition for distribution of TV programmes and the market for television content. The regulator says th...
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PM Borissov: Rights of Bulgarian People Are Foremost
June 29 (BTA correspondent Nikolay Jeliazkov) - "The rights of the Bulgarian people are foremost," Prime Minister Boyko Borissov said on Friday, speaking to Bulgarian media in Brussels after Thursday's European Council on migration.
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Deputy PM Simeonov: UNESCO Decision Allows New Gondola Lift in Bansko
June 29 (BTA) - Deputy Prime Minister Valeri Simeonov Friday told journalists that a UNESCO decision allows the construction of a new gondola lift in the Bansko ski area. He was speaking after his return from the 42nd session of UNESCO's World Heritage Committee in Manama, Bahrai...
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PM Borissov: Bulgaria Wants Firm Date for Entry into Euro-zone "Waiting Room"
June 29 (BTA corr. Nikolay Jeliazkov) - Speaking before Bulgarian reporters here on Friday, Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borissov said that his country expects to be given a firm date for entry into the Euro-zone "waiting room".
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Energy Regulator Head Ivanov: Socialists' Accusations against EWRC Are Crisis PR
June 29 (BTA) - Speaking to journalists here on Friday, Energy and Water Regulatory Commission (EWRC) Chairman Ivan Ivanov said that the accusations of the Bulgarian Socialist Party (BSP) against the EWRC are crisis PR, with the party's leadership trying to divert the attention f...
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Parliament Votes Down No-Confidence Motion against Government
June 29 (BTA) - Parliament voted down a no-confidence motion against the Government of Boyko Borissov on Friday. The motion was tabled by 80 MPs of the opposition BSP for Bulgaria party over a "failure of security policy".
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PM Borissov: Bulgaria Has not Been Offered Bilateral Agreements to Take Back Migrants
June 28 (BTA correspondent Nikolay Jeliazkov) - Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borissov said here Thursday that Bulgaria has not been offered any bilateral agreements to take back migrants. Borissov was speaking to Bulgarian reporters ahead of a European Council here on June 28-2...
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Socialists Alert Prosecutor General about Energy Regulator Chief's Refusal to Concern Himself with CEZ Deal
June 28 (BTA) - The opposition Bulgarian Socialist Party (BSP) on Thursday alerted Prosecutor General Sotir Tsatsarov about Energy and Water Regulatory Commission (EWRC) Chairman Ivan Ivanov's refusal to concern himself with the sale of the Bulgarian assets of Czech energy group ...
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Speaker of the Chamber of Deputies of the Czech Republic Vondracek Meets with PM Borissov, Parliament Chair, President
June 28 (BTA) - Prime Minister Boyko Borissov met with Radek Vondracek, the Speaker of the Chamber of Deputies of the Czech Republic, who arrived on an official visit at the invitation of the Bulgarian Parliament on Thursday. The two discussed progress on the key dossiers on the ...
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Bulgarian Petrol and Gas Association Firmly in Favour of Bill Regulating Trade in Liquid Fuels
June 28 (BTA) - The Bulgarian Petrol and Gas Association (BPGA) issued a position Thursday expressing its firm support for the intentions of Parliament to strengthen the control of supplies and trade in liquid fuels. The position is prompted by the recent protest rallies of small...
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President Radev: Brexit Must Not Impact Negatively Bulgarians in UK
June 28 (BTA) - President Rumen Radev Thursday conferred with Syed Kamall, Chairman of the European Conservatives and Reformists in the European Parliament, Radev's press secretariat said. The group of the European Conservatives and Reformists held a meeting in Sofia.
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Ranking Socialist Party Member Zhelyu Boychev Leaves Politics
June 28 (BTA) - Bulgarian Socialist Party (BSP) for Bulgaria deputy floor leader Zhelyu Boichev is leaving the leadership of the parliamentary group and will soon be out of Parliament and politics for personal reasons, opposition BSP leader Kornelia Ninova told journalists Thursd...
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Foreign Minister to Pay Working Visit to Berlin on July 2
June 28 (BTA) - Foreign Minister Ekaterina Zaharieva will pay a working visit to Berlin on July 2, Zaharieva's Ministry said in a press release Thursday.
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Minister Pavlova Reports on Accomplishments of Bulgarian EU Presidency
June 27 (BTA) - Addressing a forum on Wednesday on the results of the Bulgarian EU Presidency, Minister for EU Presidency Liliyana Pavlova said that one of the crucial indirect benefits was that it has changed Bulgaria's image and perception.
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Consulate General in Thessaloniki Helps Two Bulgarian Families Stranded by Cyclone Nefeli
June 27 (BTA) - Responding to alerts about two Bulgarian families in distress in Northern Greece due to Cyclone Nefeli, the Bulgarian Consulate General in Thessaloniki promptly contacted the competent Greek authorities, the Bulgarian Foreign Ministry said in a press release on Tu...
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High-Level Conference Discusses European Pillar of Social Rights
June 27 (BTA) - The European Commissioner for Employment, Social Affairs, Skills and Labour Mobility, Marianne Thyssen, said in Sofia Wednesday that the European Pillar of Social Rights is a joint responsibility between the European Commission, the EU member states, the social pa...
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Government Reverses Decision to Scrap Belene N-plant Project
June 27 (BTA) - The government has reversed a 2012 decision to suspend a project to construct a second nuclear power plant at Belene. The decision was announced by the government information service on Wednesday which said that it follows up on a resolution by Parliament of June ...
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Socialists Concerned about Media Environment in Bulgaria over Suspended TV Show
June 27 (BTA) - The representatives of the Bulgarian Socialist Party (BSP) for Bulgaria in the parliamentary Culture and Media Committee are gravely concerned about the media situation in Bulgaria and the mounting evidence that censorship practically exists, opposition BSP MP and...