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Investment Intentions Related to Sofia Building Designed by Leading Japanese Architect Cause Public Debate
June 9 (BTA) - Investment intentions aimed to develop superstructure of Marinela Hotel in Sofia have aroused the ire of architectural circles. Marinela Hotel (formerly Sofia New Otani and Kempinski Zografski) was built at the end of the 1970s and was designed by leading Japanese ...
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Baby Pelican Born on Persin Island
June 6 (BTA) - A Dalmatian pelican (Pelecanus crispus) was hatched on the Persin (Belene) Island, the Bulgarian Society for the Protection of Birds (BSPB) said. This is a big environmental event because Dalmatian pelican is an endangered species worldwide and the Persin colony...
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Poll Shows Bulgarians Disapprove of Games of Chance
May 23 (BTA) - The Bulgarians are conservative towards the gambling industry, but nevertheless almost half of them engage in some form of gambling, a survey conducted by the MBMD Institute for Social Surveys and Marketing showed. The survey was conducted in March in a project of ...
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Bulgaria Wins Silver Award at WorldMediaFestival/TOURISM in Hamburg
May 15 (BTA) - Bulgaria won the Intermedia-Globe-Silver Award at the 17th WorldMediaFestival/Tourism in Hamburg with two image TV clips from the Hidden Before Your Eyes campaign, the Tourism Ministry said Sunday. The campaign was aimed at promoting domestic tourism in Bulgaria an...
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Cold Weather Ruins Almost Entire Cherry Crop in Bulgaria's Biggest Cherry Growing Region
May 9 (BTA) - Low temperatures in late April and early May have ruined over 80 per cent of the cherry crop in the southwestern Kyustendil Region, which is the top Bulgarian producer of cherries. Local growers say that consumers should expect a very limited supply from this part o...
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Kazanluk Mayor Expects 20% Rise in Tourism during Rose Festival in May
May 5 (BTA) - Tens of thousands of guests from all over the world are expected to visit Kazanluk (Central Bulgaria) during this year's Rose Festival, and Kazanluk Municipality forecasts an increase by nearly 20 per cent in tourist visits, Mayor Galina Stoyanova said in a BTA inte...
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Integrated Charity Platform Raises LV 6 Mln in Eight Years
April 28 (BTA) - An integrated platform for charitable giving for various causes has helped raise just under 6 million leva in the eight years of its existence, said Krassimira Velichkova, director of the Bulgarian Charity Forum. The platform, DMS, operates through the 17 777 ...
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Bulgaria Grants Protection to 5,575 Asylum Seekers in 2015
April 20 (BTA correspondent Nikolay Jeliazkov) - In 2015, Bulgaria granted protection to 5,575 asylum seekers, of whom 5,320 were Syrians, according to Eurostat data. The remaining were 160 Afghans and 95 stateless people. Bulgaria granted 5,605 positive decisions. Some 4,705 pro...
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Ancient Serdica Complex Unveiled in Central Sofia
April 20 (BTA) - An open-air museum was unveiled in central Sofia on Wednesday on the site of the Serdica fortress remains. Prime Minister Boyko Borissov and his government toured the site ahead of the ceremony. Attending were former culture ministers, MPs, archaeologists and mem...
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Zdravko Zdravkov Is Sofia's New Chief Architect
April 19 (BTA) - Zdravko Zdravkov has been elected Chief Architect of Sofia. He is replacing Peter Dikov who resigned in November after 10 years in office. Zdravkov contested the job along with another 14 candidates. In the final stretch of the competition Zdravkov's opponent...
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BTA, Archives State Agency to Stage Exhibition of Famous "Bulgarian Czechs" in Bulgarian Post-liberation History
April 19 (BTA) - The Bulgarian News Agency and the Archives State Agency are organizing a documentary exhibition titled "The Bulgarian Czechs". The exhiibition will be shown during the 12th World Meeting of Bulgarian Media in Prague in May as a sign of gratitude to the Czech Stat...
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Association of Bulgarian Villages Launches Online Platform for Crime Prevention in Rural Areas
April 15 (BTA) - The Association of Bulgarian Villages said it has launched https://agropolice.bg, the first-of-its-kind online platform for the prevention of crime and road traffic accidents in rural areas. The concept also includes training modules and useful tips for peopl...
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Sofia Municipal Council Approves Increase of Public Transport Fare
April 14 (BTA) - The Sofia Municipal Council Thursday approved an increase of the public transport fare in Sofia to 1.60 leva from the current 1 lev for a single ride. The increase is valid from June 1. The controversial decision was supported by the ruling GERB party and five...
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Japanese Embassy Dismisses Media Reports of Radioactive Japanese Food in Bulgaria
April 14 (BTA) - The Japanese Embassy in Sofia dismissed reports in some Bulgarian news media that radioactive Japanese food is sold in Bulgaria. "Japan and the Japanese foodstuffs are safe. Even if fish and seafood from Fukushima have reached Bulgaria, people can rest assured th...
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Analysts: Corruption Is the Key Political, Economic and Social Problem in Bulgaria
April 13 (BTA) - Corruption is the worst political, economic and social problem in Bulgaria, the Institute of Market Economy (IME) says in a new analysis released Wednesday. It says that Bulgaria does not have a specialized counter-corruption authority and that a reform is needed...
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Sofia Commodity Exchange Reports Record Low Grain Prices Before Good Harvest Expectations
April 12 (BTA) - Cereal prices are dropping all over the world, Vasil Simov, Chief Executive Director of the Sofia Commodity Exchange, and Antonina Belopitova, Executive Director, said on Tuesday. According to Simov, the decline of prices is conditioned by the good harvest last y...
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First Data Received from Bulgarian Instrument Aboard Proton-M Rocket
April 12 (BTA) - The Bulgarian dosimeter on board of the Russian Proton- M rocket has begun to send data. The rocket was launched as part of the ExoMars programme from the Baikonur Cosmodrome on March 14 2016. The equipment is operating normally in all modes. ExoMars is a coll...
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Nearly One Million Bee Colonies Kept in Bulgaria - Expert
April 11 (BTA) - Farming statistics shows that the number of bee colonies in Bulgaria at the end of 2015 was about 750,000 but Dr Ivailo Hristakov of the Rousse University argues that they are at least one million. Hristakov, who attended a farming seminar in Silistra, said t...
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Sausages Contain Less than 20 Per Cent Bulgarian-made Ingredients - Trade Association
April 7 (BTA) - The Bulgarian-made ingredients in sausages produced in this country are less than 20 per cent. The EU-wide import of meat and meat products is 82 per cent, while in Bulgaria it is 88-92 per cent and excludes the grey sector which has an annual turnover of about 1,...
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Bulgaria Had Lowest Hourly Labour Costs in EU in 2015
April 1 (BTA) - In 2015, average hourly labour costs in the EU ranged widely from 4.1 euro in Bulgaria to 41.3 euro in Denmark, the Statistical Office of the European Union reported on Friday.
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