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Bulgarian Red Cross Distributes Donations in Hitrino in Wake of Deadly Railway Accident
February 2 (BTA) - A public board that manages donations for the northeastern village of Hitrino after a deadline train crash in December 2016, has distributed various sums among the village residents depending on the severity of damage they suffered, said the Bulgarian Red Cros...
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Low Temperatures in January Saved Apricot Trees from Freezing
January 31 (BTA) - Contrary to logic, the freezing temperatures in January saved the apricot trees from freezing. There is a very scientific explanation for this: the low temperatures slow down the process of waking up from winter dormancy and budding, and thus reduce the risk of...
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WWF Urges Caretaker Government to Protect Pirin, Vitosha and Rila Mountains
January 29 (BTA) - The international environmental organization WWF said on Sunday that has urged the caretaker government to make efforts to protect the mountains of Pirin, Vitosha and Rila.
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Financial Literacy Programme Launched in Ten Schools
January 26 (BTA) - A financial literacy programme entitled "My Money" will be piloted in ten schools around the country in the second term of this school year. It will involve 300 students from grade 9 through 11. The initiative for financial literacy lessons is being implemen...
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Eurobarometer: 72% of Bulgarians Want Cooperation and Verification Mechanism to Remain
January 25 (BTA) - Some 72 per cent of Bulgarians believe that the European Commission (EC) Cooperation and Verification Mechanism (CVM) should continue to function for their country, according to an Eurobarometer survey commissioned by the EC and unveiled by the EC Representatio...
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Bulgaria Ranks 75th in Transparency International Corruption Perception Index 2016
January 25 (BTA) - Bulgaria ranks 75th, last of all 28 EU countries, in the Transparency International Corruption Perception Index 2016. The ranking was published Wednesday on the Berlin-based international NGO site. Bulgaria shares the 75th ranking with another country in the...
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Grigor Dimitrov Advances to Semi-Finals at Australian Open
January 25 (BTA) - Grigor Dimitrov reached his first ever Australian Open semi-final after beating David Goffin 6-3 6-2 6-4 in a quarter-final match played on Wednesday. Bulgaria's best male tennis player of all time will now face the winner of the match between Canadian third...
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First Time Ever that All Inmates of Dancing Bears Park Go into Hibernation
January 20 (BTA) - For the first time ever, all the bears in the Dancing Bears Park in Belitsa have gone into hibernation. The sanctuary was opened in 1999. Nasko and Monty, the last two to succumb to sleep, have been denning for a few days.
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BTA's Exhibition of Famous "Bulgarian Czechs" Unveiled in Prague
January 20 (BTA) - A documentary exhibition of famous 'Bulgarian' Czechs in Bulgaria's Post-liberation History was unveiled at the National Library of the Czech Republic in Prague Thursday evening. The exhibition is staged by the Bulgarian News Agency (BTA) with the support of th...
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Small Distilleries' Production Increased to 1,000 Litres Annually
January 18 (BTA) - Bulgaria's Parliament Wednesday conclusively amended the Excise Duties and Tax Warehouses Act, re-establishing the pre-2015 rules for specialized small distilleries.
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Mid-Winter Census Counts 700,000 Water Birds
January 18 (BTA) - Preliminary data from the 41st mid-winter census of water birds conducted from January 13 to 15 revealed some of the highest numbers registered in recent years. Over 400,000 large white-fronted geese and about 44,000 of the worldwide endangered red-breasted gee...
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Six New Year-Round Air Services Open from Varna Airport in 2017
January 18 (BTA) - This year Varna Airport will open six new year-round air services, Fraport Twin Star Airport Management, which operates the airports in Varna and nearby Bourgas, said in a press release Wednesday. Regular flights start in the summer to Dortmund and Munich Memmi...
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Bulgarian Christmas Charity Campaign Raises Lv 2,590,000 in 2016/2017
January 17 (BTA) - The Bulgarian Christmas charity campaign is expected to have collected 2,590,000 leva for 2016/2017, according to figures released by the presidential institution at a news conference here on Tuesday. This is the largest amount for the last five years, said the...
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Bulgarian Pink Tomato Applies for Protection under European Quality Schemes
December 30 (BTA) - The Kurtovo pink tomato will be one of the 30 products part of the campaign titled "Protect Bulgarian Taste". The main objective of the campaign is to inform more Bulgarian producers about the opportunities for applying under the European mechanism in support ...
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Experts Call for Sparing Justice for Victims in Cases Involving Children
December 24 (BTA) - Experts of the Social Activities and Practice Institute (SAPI) insist that there should be sparing justice procedures for crime victims, particularly in cases involving vulnerable groups such as children. Speaking to the press, they said it is important for Bu...
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Thirty Bulgarian Products to Apply for EU Quality Logos
December 19 (BTA) - Thirty Bulgarian products will apply for protection under the EU schemes of geographical indications as part of a campaign promoting the authentic taste of local products, Momchil Nekov MEP, who launched the campaign, told a BTA-hosted news conference.
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Surveys Show Increasing Environmental Awareness In Bulgaria
December 19 (BTA) - An increasing number of people are showing environmental awareness in respect to the use of plastic bags, two surveys of the Exacta agency show. The surveys were made at the beginning and the end of 2016 and were commissioned by the Ministry of Environment and...
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Initiative Launched to Promote Northwestern Town of Svoge as Extreme Sport Destination
December 16 (BTA) - The Town Hall of the northwestern town of Svoge, aided by Ivan Kristoff who is an aviator, rescue worker, and rope access expert in vertical and aerial operations, dubbed Spiderman, launch a platform to promote Svoge as a tourist destination for extreme sports...
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Monument of Cyrillic Writing to Be Erected in Antarctica
December 15 (BTA) - A monument to the Cyrillic writing will be erected in Antarctica near the Bulgarian base there. The initiative was announced at a BTA-hosted news conference on Thursday by prominent archaeologist Nikolai Ovcharov, Antarctic scholar Hristo Pimpirev, Mongolian A...
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Bulgaria's First Central Heating System with Thermal Water Launched in Straldzha
December 14 (BTA) - Bulgaria's first central heating system with thermal water has just become operational in Straldzha. The launch of the system was announced by Mayor Atanas Kirov. Two schools and two kindergartens in the town are heated entirely with hot water from a nearby sp...
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