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Bicycle Workshop Starts Donation Campaign for Disadvantaged Children
April 20 (BTA) - A small bicycle design studio is starting a charity campaign where people can donate bicycle parts or old bicycles which the studio will restore and donate to disadvantaged children in Dryanovo (Central Bulgaria) on June 1, International Children's Day, Alexander...
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Free Books to Conquer City Spaces in Bulgaria for World Book and Copyright Day
Sofia, April 20 (BTA) - "Free" books are going to conquer city spaces in Bulgaria for the World Book and Copyright Day on April 23. An initiative for "releasing books to freedom" will be held in Bulgaria for the second year running. The event is organized by the web site A...
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Sofia's National Palace of Culture Starts Joint Projects with Jerusalem
Sofia, April 19 (BTA) - Sofia's National Palace of Culture (NDK) starts joint projects with the cultural institute in Jerusalem, NDK said in a Sunday press release. NDK's Director Miroslav Borshosh conferred Sunday with Jerusalem's deputy mayor for cultural affairs, Eyal Ezri, al...
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Bulgarian Grand Horo in Central Brussels
Sofia, April 17 (BTA) - For a third year in a row, everybody is invited to join the traditional Bulgarian Grand Horo dance in the Grote Markt/Grand-Place in Brussels at noon on April 25, said the European Commission representation in Sofia. The event is prepared under the ...
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Bulgarian Grand Horo in Central Brussels
Sofia, April 17 (BTA) - For a third year in a row, everybody is invited to join the traditional Bulgarian Grand Horo dance in the Grote Markt/Grand-Place in Brussels at noon on April 25, said the European Commission representation in Sofia. The event is prepared under the patr...
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EC Vice President Ansip to Visit Bulgaria
Sofia, April 17 (BTA) - European Commission Vice President responsible for the Digital Single Market Andrus Ansip will visit Sofia on April 20 and 21, the EC Representation in Sofia said. Ansip is scheduled to meet with President Rosen Plevneliev, Prime Minister Boyko Bor...
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Draft Proposals Envisage Setting Retirement Age of 52 Years, Ten Months for Military, Police
Sofia, April 17 (BTA) - Draft amendments to the Code of Social Insurance envisage introducing a retirement age of 52 years and ten months for military and police. The proposed amendments are uploaded on the web-portal for public discussion of the Council of Ministers and w...
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Bulgaria's Population Totals 7,202,198 at End-2014, Down 0.6% on 2013
Sofia, April 17 (BTA) - Bulgaria had a population of 7,202,198 at December 31, 2014, 1.4 per cent of the EU's population. It ranked 16th immediately below Austria (8,507,000 population) and above Denmark (5,627,000 population). Compared to the end of 2013, Bulgaria'...
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Court Releases Judge Roumyana Chenalova on Lv 8,000 Bail
Sofia, April 17 (BTA) - After a five-hour hearing, the Sofia City Court released Roumyana Chenalova from custody on 8,000 leva bail late Thursday evening. In January 2015, the Supreme Judicial Council suspended Chenalova as judge at the Sofia City Court for six months on ...
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Check in Centre for Children with Disabilities Establishes Poor Organization of Work, Absence of Safe Environment
Sofia, April 17 (BTA) - A check of the State Agency for Child Protection (SACP) into a family-type centre for children and youth with disabilities in Velingrad, Southern Bulgaria, has established that the quality of the care provided in the centre does not ensure complianc...
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New Scheme Regulates Milk Producers' Relationships with Wholesalers
Sofia, April 17 (BTA) - State Fund Agriculture launched a new scheme to regulate the commercial relationships between milk producers and wholesalers, the Agriculture and Food Ministry reported on Friday. The Scheme for Contractual Relationships in the Milk Sector is aimed ...
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A Third of Cruise Ship Calls at Bourgas Port Cancelled Over Ukraine Crisis
Bourgas, on the Black Sea, April 17 (BTA) - Twelve of a total of 31 cruiseships which had the port of Bourgas on their itineraries this summer, have cancelled the visits due to the Ukraine crisis, the port management told BTA. The ship owners have explained that they were ...
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Weather - Forecast
Sofia, April 17 (BTA) - April 18: Mostly sunny in the morning. cloudy with some rain in the afternoon and early evening. The South may have some thunder. Lows: 8C to 13C. Highs: 18C to 23C. Mountains: Cloudy and rainy, with thunder in places. Highs: 11C at 1,200 m, 4C at 2...
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Prosecutor General Tsatsarov: "Constitution Must Be Amended Parallel to Revisions of Procedural Laws"
Veliko Turnovo, North Central Bulgaria, April 17 (BTA) - "The amendments to the Constitution must go hand in hand with revisions of the procedural laws," Bulgaria's Prosecutor General Sotir Tsatsarov told journalists here on Friday. "The change cannot happen without ch...
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NDK National Book Centre to Cooperate with Centre Pompidou to Present Bulgarian Authors' Books
Paris/Sofia, April 17 (BTA) - The Director of the National Palace of Culture (NDK), Miroslav Borshosh, met in Paris with Christine Carrier, Director of the Public Information Library - Pompidou Centre, one of the most modern libraries in Europe, NDK said on Friday. Bo...
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American Pop Singer Anastacia Takes On-Stage Selfie with Fan during Sofia Show
April 17 (BTA) - American pop singer Anastacia "sealed" her first Bulgarian concert on April 16 with an on-stage selfie taken with a fan. The lucky girl was one of a number of fans whom Anastacia invited on stage one by one halfway through her show at Sofia's NDK convention ...
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Property Theft Was Commonest Criminal Offence Committed by Juveniles in 2014
Sofia, April 17 (BTA) - A total of 10,705 juveniles had a police counselling centre record for anti-social behaviour and criminal offences in 2014, insignificantly more than the 10,536 in 2013, the National Statistical Institute reported on Friday. The rate of persons aged...
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Pelican Death Toll in World-Heritage Lake Increases to 31
Silistra, on the Danube, April 17 (BTA) - The pelican death toll in the Sreburna Nature Reserve increased to 31 after two more birds were found dead on Friday, Sebahtin Halid, Director of the Regional Food Safety Directorate in Silistra, told the media. Bird flu has been c...
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Supreme Court of Cassation to Rule on Case against Tsvetan Tsvetanov within a Month
Sofia, April 17 (BTA) - Tsvetan Tsvetanov MP of GERB appeared at the hearing of his case by the Supreme Court of Cassation on Friday. Tsvetanov, who was interior minister of Boyko Borissov's first cabinet, was given four years in prison by the first- and second-instan...
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Education Bulgaria 2030 Initiative Launched
Sofia, April 17 (BTA) - An initiative called Education Bulgaria 2030 was launched by Labour and Social Policy Minister Ivailo Kalfin on April 16, Kalfin's ministry reported. In his opening address, he said that the Labour and Social Policy Ministry is working with othe...