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Up to 4,000 Red-breasted Geese Winter on Lakes Shabla and Durankulak
January 8 (BTA) - Some 3,000-4,000 red-breasted geese, which are a globally threatened species, are wintering on Lakes Shabla and Durankulak in the country's northeast, Nikolai Petkov of the Bulgarian Society for the Protection of Birds told BTA. In recent years, some 80 per cent...
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The Saffron Hopes of Tobacco Growers
January 7 (Valentina Stoeva of BTA) - With subsidies for tobacco growing drying out, farmers in the southern Bulgarian region of Kurdjali where tobacco used to be a staple crop, pin their hopes on a new crop, saffron. Some enthusiasts believe that this country has the potential t...
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National Network for Children Calls for Urgent Child Protection Measures in Social Boarding Schools
January 6 (BTA) - The non-governmental National Network for Children (NNC), which brings together 131 civil-society organizations and like-minded supporters, calls for urgent measures to protect children in social boarding schools and for the formation of teams to draw up plans f...
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Most Popular Male Name in Bulgaria Is Georgi, Female Name - Maria, Statistics Show
January 5 (BTA) - Victoria remained the most preferred name for newborn girls in 2015 (847), followed by Maria (803), and Nicolle (737). The first twelve most preferred names also include Alexandra, Gabriela, Daia, Raya, Ioanna, Sophia, Simona and Elena, preliminary data of the N...
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Close to 90% of Mothers Denied Skin-to-skin Contact with Newborns Immediately after Birth
January 5 (BTA) - Close to 90 per cent of Bulgarian mothers are denied skin-to-skin contact with their newborns immediately after birth, shows a survey conducted on the matter in December of 2015 among over 5,200 women who have given birth in the past three years. The results wer...
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Bronze Seuthes III Portrait, Panagyurishte Gold Treasure Most Frequently Invited for Exhibitions Abroad
December 31 (BTA) - The bronze portrait of Thracian King Seuthes III from the collection of the National Museum of Archaeology has already become among the artefacts discovered in Bulgaria most frequently invited to participate in prestigious exhibitions abroad, the Ministry of C...
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Warm Weather Brings Dalmatian Pelicans to Sreburna Nature Reserve
December 29 (BTA) - Dalmatian pelicans have appeared in the Sreburna Nature Reserve because of the warm weather, eye witnesses reported.Officials from the Reserve confirmed the birds' arrival and explained that the pelicans are expected to leave because the weather will get co...
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Close to Quarter of Million Bulgarians Watch Star Wars: The Force Awakens in Nine Days
December 28 (BTA) - Close to a quarter of a million Bulgarians have seen Star Wars: The Force Awakens in the first nine days after its Bulgarian release, according to box office statistics. During its second weekend - which was also the weekend of Christmas - the film netted the ...
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For the First Time in Decades, 2015 Saw Better Feature Films than Documentaries - Film Expert
December 23 (BTA) - For the first time in decades, 2015 saw more interesting feature films than documentaries, Antonia Kovacheva, the director of the Bulgarian National Filmotheque, said in a BTA interview. "There were some strong achievements in documentary cinema but as a team ...
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Hotel Owners in Troyan Report 25% Increase in Overnights This Year
Northern Bulgaria, December 22 (BTA) - Hotel owners in the historical town of Troyan have reported a 25 per cent increase in visitors' overnights in 2015 compared with 2014. Expectations for the winter season are rather optimistic, Tsvetelina Kalcheva, Chief Trade and Tourism Exp...
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Expert: Digital Single Market Will Provide Legal Access to Online Music, Films across EU
December 22 (BTA) - EU's digital single market will provide legal access to music and films online from every EU country, said in a BTA interview Georgi Damyanov, head of the Copyright and Neighbouring Rights Directorate of the Culture Ministry. He said the European Commissio...
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Oil Refinery Fined Lv 100,000 for Petrol Spill
December 21 (BTA) - The Lukoil Neftochim oil refinery near Bourgas was fined 100,000 leva for a June petrol spill from a pipeline which affected the road between the Dolno Ezerovo neighbourhood in Bourgas and the village of Bratovo, the Regional Environment and Water Inspectorate...
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One in Three Complaints Received at European Consumer Centre Bulgaria Is about Air Travel
December 20 (BTA) - Approximately one-third of the complaints submitted to the European Consumer Centre (ECC) Bulgaria between January 1 and December 18, 2015 were about cancelled or delayed flights and lost or damaged luggage, and another third concerned online shopping, EEC Bu...
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VMZ Sopot Ordnance Plant Is Expanding
December 19 (BTA) - The VMZ Sopot ordnance plant is operating at full capacity, expanding its manufacturing facilities and employing additional workers, Deputy Economy Minister Lyuben Petrov said in the southern city of Plovdiv on Friday, speaking at a meeting with business peopl...
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Future System to Monitor Iskur River
December 19 (BTA) - The Iskur River in Western Bulgaria, its tributaries and the larger dams in its course will be monitored by a future water management system, the Environment and Water Ministry reported on Friday. The system will be built under a pilot project financed through...
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Bulgaria's 2015 Vintage Wine Is Remarkable, Expert Says
December 18 (BTA) - Bulgarian wine is wonderful in quality and the 2015 vintage is remarkable, Bulgarian Wine Export Association (BWEA) Chair Galina Niforou said in a BTA interview. BWEA took part in a recent presentation of Bulgarian products with protected geographical status i...
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Hundred-year-old Oak to Represent Bulgaria in European Tree of the Year 2016 Competition
December 16 (BTA) - An oak tree that is over hundred years old from the Danube Park in Silistra (on the Danube) won the national competition Tree with a Root 2015, organized by the EcoCommunity Foundation. The winner will represent Bulgaria at the European Tree of the Year 2016 c...
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Around 10 kg of Honey on Average Can Be Harvested from Urban Beehives
December 16 (BTA) - Around 10 kg of honey on average can be harvested from a beehive in an urban environment, said the creators of the I Have a Bee Foundation, who presented their initiative "1,000,000 Hives" at a BTA-hosted news conference here Wednesday. According to Trifon ...
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Bulgarian Company Provides Biodegradable Toothbrushes
December 14 (BTA) - A Bulgarian family company is offering biodegradable and environment-friendly bamboo toothbrushes, the e-version of "Capital" weekly says.
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Fibank Repays Lv 775 Mln of Liquidity Support Money
December 12 (BTA) - First Investment Bank (Fibank) has repaid 775 million leva out of a 1.2 billion leva liquidity support package which it received in June 2014, including interest, the Finance Ministry reported on Saturday. According to a plan approved by the European Commis...
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