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President Radev, Bavarian Economy, Energy and Technology Minister Discuss Prospects to Promote Investment Cooperation
June 7 (BTA) - President Rumen Radev and Bavarian State Minister of Economic Affairs, Energy and Technology Franz Josef Pschierer Thursday discussed possible ways to promote investment cooperation in high value-added sectors between Bulgaria and Bavaria, Radev's information servi...
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Foreign Minister Zaharieva, Norwegian Ambassador Discuss Cooperation on Bulgarian Citizens' Problems with Norway's Child...
June 7 (BTA) - Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ekaterina Zaharieva Thursday received Norwegian Ambassador Lise Nicoline Kleven Grevstad, accredited to Bulgaria, the Foreign Ministry said.
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Black Sea Countries Join Forces to Develop Sustainable Fisheries and Aquaculture
June 7 (BTA) - A High-Level Conference on Black Sea Fisheries and Aquaculture ended in Sofia on Thursday with the signing of a joint declaration against unregulated fishing. The two-day conference was attended by: Karmenu Vella, European Commissioner for Environment, Maritime Aff...
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EU Cohesion Funding for Bulgaria Expected to Increase by Eight Per Cent in Next Programming Period - Minister
June 7 (BTA) - In the next programming period, 2021-2027, the EU funding for cohesion to Bulgaria is expected to increase by eight per cent, Regional Development and Public Works Minister Nikolay Nankov said, quoted by his Ministry. Nankov spoke at a conference of the European Co...
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Court of Justice May Adjudge that Payment of Corpbank Deposits Was Delayed
June 7 (BTA Correspondent Nikolay Jeliazkov) - The Advocate-General of the Court of Justice of the European Union Juliane Kokott has come out with an opinion related the bankruptcy of Corporate Commercial Bank (Corpbank).
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Parliament Mandates Energy Minister to Negotiate with Potential Investors for Building Belene Nuclear Plant
June 7 (BTA) - The Bulgarian National Assembly on Thursday mandated the Energy Minister to resume actions for seeking opportunities to build a second nuclear power plant in the country, at Belene. The mandate implies that the plant is to be built in collaboration with a strategic...
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Foreign Minister Zaharieva Confers with Chinese Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs Wang Chao
June 7 (BTA) - Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ekaterina Zaharieva received here on Wednesday Chinese Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs Wang Chao, Zaharieva's Ministry reported. Wang Chao is in Sofia in connection to the preparations for the upcoming meeting of leade...
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Q1 GDP Growth at 3.6% Y/Y
June 7 (BTA) - Bulgaria's GDP amounted to 21,479 million leva at current prices in the first quarter of 2018, which is 3.6 per cent higher than the first quarter of 2017 and 0.9 per cent more than the fourth quarter of last year, the National Statistical Institute reported Wednes...
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Ombudsman and Parents of Disabled Children Preparing New Legislation on Care
June 6 (BTA) - Ombudsman Maya Manolova and the parents of disabled children are working on new legislation on personal care for disabled people. Manolova told a news conference here Wednesday that the new law will allow people with disabilities to organize and manage the care the...
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Government Postpones Aid to BDZ in Order to Find Comprehensive Solution
June 6 (BTA) - The government postponed approving additional payments from the central executive budget to the Transport Ministry budget which would finance a loan to Bulgarian State Railways (BDZ), Finance Minister Vladislav Goranov said on Wednesday.
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S&P Global Ratings Revises Outlook on Sofia from Stable to Positive
June 6 (BTA) - The Standard & Poor's Global Ratings agency has revised its outlook on Sofia from stable to positive, Sofia Town Hall reported Wednesday.
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OLAF Reports Cases of Fraud at Bulgarian Customs Offices
June 6 (BTA) - The European Anti-fraud Office (OLAF) published its 2017 Report on Wednesday, which describes cases of fraud at two Bulgarian customs offices.
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Wanted Prison Escapee Pelov Killed in Shootout in Botevgrad
June 6 (BTA) - Wanted prison escapee Vladimir Pelov has been shot dead late on Tuesday in the western town of Blagoevgrad by Mario Panchev, another man with a criminal background, sources familiar with the investigation told BTA on Wednesday.
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Draft Resolution on Procurement of Armoured Vehicles for Land Forces, Jet Fighters for Air Force Approved at Committee S...
June 5 (BTA) - The Bulgarian National Assembly Defence Committee Tuesday voted, 12-0 with six abstentions, to approve a draft resolution on an Investment Expenditure Project for the Acquisition of Core Combat Equipment for Battalion-size Battlegroups within a Mechanized Brigade a...
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Deputy Agriculture Minister Meets with Cherry Farmers Protesting against Low Buy-out Prices
June 5 (BTA) - Deputy Agriculture, Food and Forestry Minister Tsvetan Dimitrov met Tuesday with cherry producers from the southern regions of Stara Zagora and Kazanluk who blocked the Trakia motorway, his ministry said. The protest comes in the wake of the low buy-out prices this...
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Movement for Rights and Freedoms Cancels Membership of Convicted Molester, Replaces Two Local Leaders amid Scandal
June 5 (BTA) - The Movement for Rights and Freedoms (MRF) said Tuesday that it has suspended the membership of former MP and convicted child molester Vladimir Kouzov. The decision was announced after a meeting of the top party leadership by MRF leader Mustafa Karadayi at a specia...
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Energy Minister Petkova Meets with CNNC Representative
June 5 (BTA) - Energy Minister Temenouzhka Petkova and a representative of the China National Nuclear Corporation (CNNC), Xie Jiajie, Tuesday discussed the opportunities for cooperation in the area of nuclear energy, the Energy Ministry reported.
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Prime Minister Borissov Confers with Public Prosecutor General of Germany Frank
June 5 (BTA) - Prime Minister Boyko Borissov Tuesday conferred with the Public Prosecutor General of Germany, Peter Frank, who is on a visit to Sofia at the invitation of Prosecutor General Sotir Tsatsarov, the government's information service said. Tsatsarov took part in the mee...
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President Believes that European Integration Means European Standards of Fighting Corruption
June 5 (BTA) - Bulgarian President Rumen Radev is convinced that European integration means European standards of fighting corruption. "It means pooling the efforts of all institutions and engaging the whole society to deal with the problem," Radev said in Sofia on Tuesday. He wa...
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Bulgarian, Austrian Interior Ministers Talk in Luxembourg
June 5 (BTA) - Interior Ministers Valentin Radev of Bulgaria and Herbert Kickl of Austria met in Luxembourg on June 4 in the sidelines of an EU Justice and Home Affairs Council meeting, Radev's ministry reported.