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Lack of Active Labour Market Policy Would Have Increased Unemployed by 13.2 Per Cent - Survey
June 23 (BTA) - The net effect of the active labour market measures is 13.2 per cent, a survey conducted in 2013 and 2014 shows, according to comments by Atanas Atanassov, the manager of one of the organisations involved. The surveys were presented Tuesday at a conference org...
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This Year Bulgaria Has Lowest Defence Expenditures since 2005, NATO Data Shows
June 22 (BTA correspondent Nikolay Jeliazkov) - This year Bulgaria has set aside 979 million leva for defence and this is the smallest sum for the last ten years, data presented by NATO Monday showed.
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More Books Published in 2014 Y-Y
June 22 (BTA) - In 2014, 6,443 books were published with a circulation of 2, 982,280 and 1,072 pamphlets with circulation of 1,048,863, said the National Statistical Institute, quoting National Library data.
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Bulgarian Cartography Exhibition Opens in UN HQs in New York
June 19 (BTA) - A Bulgarian exhibition of old maps and engravings of the Black Sea from the 2nd until the 19th century opened in the United Nations headquarters in New York, the Diplomatic Institute with the Bulgarian Foreign Ministry said on Friday.
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Plovdiv Archaeological Museum Hosts Egyptian Art From the Louvre
June 18 (BTA) - On Wednesday evening Culture Minister Vezhdi Rashidov unveiled an exhibition at the Plovdiv Archaeological Museum featuring a 2600-year-old statue of an Egyptian priest and another 43 artifacts from the Louvre. The exhibition, titled "The Louvre in Bulgaria -...
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Bulgarian Society Has Become Part of European Debate on Multiculturalism's Failure - Institute for Right-Wing Policy
June 16 (BTA) - After the events in the village of Gurmen and in Sofia's Orlandovtsi residential district, the Bulgarian society has become part of the European debate on the failure of multiculturalism, and it is yet to be seen if Bulgaria can formulate a new integration a...
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Tourism Should Be Allowed to Develop in Antarctica But with Some Restrictions, Scientist Says
June 12 (BTA) - Bulgarian Antarctic Institute President Christo Pimpirev told BTA in a videotaped interview on Friday that tourism should be allowed to develop in Antarctica but there must be some restrictions.
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Norway Invites "Saga of Thracian Kings" Exhibition to Oslo in 2016
June 11 (BTA) - Norway has invited the "The Saga of the Thracian Kings: Archaeological Discoveries in Bulgaria" exhibition, which has been on show at the Louvre since the middle of April. The invitation was made by the Norwegian Ambassador to Bulgaria, Guro Katharina H. Vikor...
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Norway Invites "Saga of Thracian Kings" Exhibition to the Historical Museum in Oslo in March 2016
June 11 (BTA) - Norway has invited the "The Saga of the Thracian Kings: Archaeological Discoveries in Bulgaria" exhibition, which has been on show at the Louvre since the middle of April. The official invitation was made by the Norwegian Ambassador to Bulgaria, Guro Katharina...
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Environment Ministry Will Not Approve Activities Related to Reconstruction of Todorka Chairlift
June 10 (BTA) - The Ministry of Environment and Water will not proceed with and approve activities, related to the reconstruction of the three-person Todorka chairlift in the Pirin National Park until it receives the results of the inspection of the Blagoevgrad District Prose...
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Teachers' Trade Union: 45% of School Teachers Subjected to Violence by Pupils, Parents
June 10 (BTA) - Forty-five per cent of school teachers and 65 per cent of kindergarten teachers in Bulgaria have been subjected to violence by pupils and parents, and this is psychological abuse, said Yanka Takeva, head of the Trade Union of Bulgarian Teachers(TUBT) with the ...
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Environmentalists Submit Demand Against Construction of New Chairlift in Pirin at Supreme Administrative Prosecution
June 9 (BTA) - The For the Nature coalition of NGOs and civic organizations has submitted at the Supreme Administrative Prosecution Office an official demand that the construction of a new six-person chairlift in the place of the three-person Todorka chairlift in the Pirin Na...
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ENERGO-PRO Files Arbitration Claim against Bulgaria for EUR 54 Mln at ICSID
June 8 (BTA) - The International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes of the World Bank (ICSID) has registered an arbitration claim for 54 million euro filed by Czech-owned ENERGO-PRO electricity distribution company against Bulgaria, the company said Monday.
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Trade Unions Want 20% Raise of Teacher Salaries
June 9 (BTA) - Podkrepa Confederation of Labour Monday submitted a letter to Prime Minister Boyko Borissov suggesting that the Bulgarian government relocate 87 million leva from the executive budget to the budget of the Ministry of Education and Science, says the document iss...
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Temporary Marine, Air Traffic Limitations Introduced in Area of Air Forces' Shabla Anti-Aircraft Range Due to Exercise
June 3 (BTA) - A tactical exercise of the Bulgarian army will be held in the area of the Air Forces' Shabla anti-aircraft range from 12:30 to 16:30 on Thursday, the Defence Ministry said. The exercise will include joint flights over the Black Sea and shooting at marine targe...
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Financial Instability and Dependence Concerns for Over Half of Bulgarian Women if They Were to Have Child
June 2 (BTA) - Almost half of Bulgarian women, or 47 per cent, are concerned about financial instability and dependence if they were to have a child at this moment, shows a survey conducted by Exacta Research Group in April among 703 females in the 18 to 43 age group. The re...
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Bulgarians Often Fall Victims to Labour Exploitation - EU Report
June 2 (BTA) - Bulgarians often become victims of labour exploitation abroad, while authorities show a lack of sensitive on the problem, according to a new report of the EU Agency of Fundamental Rights (FRA) The report quotes specific examples of exploitation, including of...
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Academic, Civic Organisations Want Dialogue with State Concerning Historical, Cultural Monument Reconstruction
June 1 (BTA) - Academic and civic organisations have come out with a declaration to the entire state leadership expressing concern about the fate of Bulgarian cultural heritage, which is threatened by a spreading practice of making mockup reconstructions of immovable cultural...
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Actor Stefan Danailov Wins Askeer Award for Lifetime Contribution to Theatre
Sofia, May 25 (BTA) - Stefan Danailov, one of Bulgaria's iconic actors, won the 2015 Askeer Award for Lifetime Contribution to the Art of Theatre. The Askeer Theatre Awards were presented for the 25th time on Sunday, which was the Day of Bulgarian Education and Culture...
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Bulgarian Museums Report 3 Per Cent Increase in Admissions for 2014, Year on Year
May 24 (BTA) - In 2014, museums in Bulgaria logged 4,781,000 admissions, up 3.0 per cent from 2013, the National Statistical Institute reported. As many as 764,000 visitors or approximately one-sixth of the total came on days of free-of-charge admission. Last year foreigners...