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Bulgarian PM Borissov Confers with Kosovar Counterpart Haradinaj in Tirana
June 4 (BTA) - Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borissov Monday conferred with his Kosovar counterpart Ramush Haradinaj in Tirana. The two talked within the Aqaba Process meeting held here, at Haradinaj's request, the information service of the Bulgarian government said.
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President Radev Receives Delegation of Constitutional Court of Republic of Macedonia
June 4 (BTA) - President Rumen Radev Monday received a delegation of the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Macedonia, led by President of the Court Nikola Ivanovski, Radev's press secretariat said.
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Bulgarian Driving Licences to be Valid in United Arab Emirates
June 4 (BTA) - On June 3 Bulgaria and the United Arab Emirates signed a memorandum on the mutual recognition and replacement of driving licences issued by the interior ministries of Bulgaria and the United Arab Emirates, the Bulgarian Foreign Ministry said in a press release Mond...
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Institute for Market Economics: Budget Losses Because of Cigarette Smuggling Exceed Lv 200 Mln in 2017
June 4 (BTA) - The revenue from taxation of tobacco products in 2017, including excise duty and VAT, amounted to 2,900 million leva, which is about 10 per cent of all tax and insurance revenue. Excise duty on cigarettes in the first four months of the year totaled 750 million lev...
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23 Illegal Migrants from Pakistan, Afghanistan Detained at Bulgarian-Greek Border
June 3 (BTA) - A group of 23 illegal migrants from Pakistan and Afghanistan were detained Saturday during a specialized police operation at the Bulgarian-Greek border, said here at a news conference Sunday Border Police Director Svetlan Kichikov. The migrants were discovered in a...
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Fitch Affirms Bulgaria's IDRs at 'BBB'; Outlook Stable
June 2 (BTA) - Fitch Ratings has affirmed Bulgaria's Long-Term Foreign- and Local-Currency Issuer Default Ratings (IDRs) at 'BBB'. The Outlook is Stable and the Short-Term Foreign and Local Currency IDRs have been affirmed at F2, the Finance Ministry reported Friday, citing a rep...
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Standard & Poor's Revises Outlook on Bulgaria from Stable to Positive
June 2 (BTA) - The Standard & Poor's Global Ratings agency has revised its outlook on Bulgaria from stable to positive, the Finance Ministry reported Friday. At the same time, the agency has affirmed its 'BBB-/A-3' long- and short-term foreign and local currency sovereign cred...
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Employers Discuss Public Services, EU Cohesion Policy, Pillar of Social Rights
June 1 (BTA) - Over 70 representatives of European employer associations rallied round the idea that the cohesion policy is the most important instrument of the EU for achieving economic cohesion and sustainable development, and is at the core of supporting and developing public ...
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Finance Ministry Considers Aiding National Railway Company and Limiting Bus Services
June 1 (BTA) - The Finance Ministry is considering a 20 million leva interest-free loan to the Bulgarian State Railways (BDZ). "The money will come from the fiscal reserve," Finance Minister Vladislav Goranov told journalists on Friday. Goranov was commenting on BDZ Executive Dir...
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Most Numerous Applicants for Bulgarian Citizenship Come from Macedonia
June 1 (BTA) - More than 10,000 persons from Macedonia have applied for Bulgarian citizenship, Bulgarian Justice Minister Tsetska Tsacheva said here on Friday, addressing Parliament during Question Time.
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BSP Submits Draft Resolution to Parliament on Lifting Moratorium on Belene Nuclear Power Plant Project
June 1 (BTA) - The opposition Bulgarian Socialist Party (BSP) submitted Friday to Parliament a draft resolution on lifting the moratorium on the Belene nuclear power plant project, BSP MP Tasko Ermenkov told reporters.
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Foreign Minister Zaharieva Confers with Togolese President Essozimna Gnassingbe
June 1 (BTA) - Bulgarian Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ekaterina Zaharieva conferred with Togolese President Faure Essozimna Gnassingbe within the framework of her visit to the African country, Zaharieva's Ministry said in a press release on Friday.
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Sofia Hosts International Forum on Fighting Human Trafficking in Southeastern Europe
June 1 (BTA) - A two-day international forum on "The Western Balkans and the European Union: Systems for Combating Human Trafficking in Southeastern Europe within the Context of the Pre-accession Process" was opened in Sofia on Thursday.
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Opposition Socialist Leader: PM's Visit to Russia Good Sign, but Bulgarian Socialist Party Sees No Concrete Outcome for ...
May 31 (BTA) - Leader of the opposition Bulgaria Socialist Party (BSP) Kornelia Ninova said Thursday, speaking to reporters in Parliament, that Wednesday's visit of Prime Minister Boyko Borissov to Moscow is a good sign but that the BSP sees no concrete outcome from it for Bulgar...
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Scheduled Repairs of Kozloduy Unit 5 Completed
May 31 (BTA) - The scheduled annual repairs of Unit 5 of the Kozloduy N-plant were completed on Wednesday. At 2.26 pm, the 1,000 MW reactor was brought back on stream after a check and an approval by the Nuclear Regulatory Agency.
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EC: Russia May Be One of Sources of Gas to Bulgaria Gas Hub
May 31 (BTA correspondent Nickolay Jeliazkov) - A European Commission (EC) spokesman said Thursday that Russia may be one of the sources of gas to a planned Bulgarian gas hub. "The internal market requires that a gas hub concept requires liquid market and third party access to al...
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Defence Minister and European Internal Market Commissioner Open Security Conference in Plovdiv
May 31 (BTA) - Addressing a scientific conference during the Hemus International Defence Equipment Exhibition in Plovdiv Thursday, Bulgarian Defence Minister Krassimir Karakachanov said his country is trying to upgrade its Armed Forces and to strengthen its position as an efficie...
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Deputy Prime Minister Zaharieva Negotiates Comeback of Bulgarian Business to Ghana, Namibia, Uganda
May 31 (BTA) - Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ekaterina Zaharieva held bilateral meetings in Lome, Togo, with the delegations of three African countries which expressed interest in attracting Bulgarian investments, her Ministry said.
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PM Borissov Confers with Permanent Representatives in EU
May 31 (BTA) - Speaking at a meeting with the Permanent Representatives in the EU (COREPER) in Sofia, Prime Minister Boyko Borissov said that the efforts for association of Western Balkan countries should continue, as there is already a political will to that end, the Government ...
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EC Offers EUR 2.2 Mln of Financial Aid to Bulgaria Following Natural Disasters
May 31 (BTA) - On Thursday the European Commission (EC) proposed 2.2 million euro from the EU Solidarity Fund (EUSF) to Bulgaria following last year's storms and floods in Bourgas Region (on the Black Sea), the EC said in a press release.