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Artists with Disabilities Defy Conventional Ideas of Photography
September 28 (Rositsa Ilieva of BTA) - The debut project of the Association of Artists with Disabilities in Bulgaria (AADB) will defy conventional ideas of photography. The one-year project is called "Fiesta of Darkness and Light" and will start on October 1. It will consist in m...
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General Government Gross External Debt at EUR 34 Bln 5681.2 million (10% of GDP) in End-July, 4.6% Increase Y/Y
September 28 (BTA) - Bulgaria's gross external debt at the end of July 2020 was 35,611.5 million euro (62.7 per cent of GDP), the Bulgarian National Bank said. The debt increased by 581.4 million euro (1.7 per cent) compared to July 2019.
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PM, President Comment on Hot Topics Including Russian Spies, Political Crisis, Pandemic
Sofia, September 24 (BTA) - Two Russian diplomats implicated in espionage and declared personae non gratae on Wednesday and the current political crisis, in which protesters have been rallying daily for 77 days now to demand the resignations of the Cabinet and the Prosecutor G...
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The Bulgarian Society for Bird Protection joined the boated patrols in the Persina Nature Park and counted 243 Dalmatian and 119 pink-backed pelicans. The patrols are part of the activities for assessing the condition of the pelican colonies under the Life of Pelican project f...
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Parliament Approves Report on Work of National Ombudsman in 2019
Sofia, September 24 (BTA) - Parliament Thursday approved the report on the work of the National Ombudsman in 2019, in a 152-0 vote with one abstention. It shows that the most common breaches the Ombudsman had to address concerned consumer rights, work and social security right...
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Proceeds from Insurance Premiums in January-June 2020 Drop by 2.04 Per Cent from Like Period in 2019
September 24 (BTA) - Aggregate data about the insurance market show a tendency for gradual recovery, the Association of Bulgarian Insurers said on Thursday. The proceeds from insurance premiums in January-June 2020 totalled 1,447 million leva, which is 2.04 per cent lower than...
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Half of Bulgarians Involved in Growing Produce, As Many Drink Home Brew - Poll
Sofia, September 23 (BTA) - Half of Bulgarians grow and can their own produce, while just as many drink home brew, show the results of a survey conducted by the Trend polling agency between August 29 and September 5 through in-person interviews among 1,008 adult respondents. A...
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Households Kept Lv 57.753 Bln on Deposits at End-August
September 23 (BTA) - Deposits of Households and Non-profit institutions serving households (NPISHs) added up to 57.753 billion leva (52 per cent of GDP) at the end of August 2020, having increased by 7.6 per cent year-on-year, the Bulgarian National Bank reported here on Wednesda...
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Q2 Hourly Labour Costs Up 9.9% Y/Y
September 21 (BTA) - Preliminary data of the National Statistical Institute for the second quarter of 2020 show that the total hourly labour costs rose by 9.9 per cent compared to a year earlier. The total hourly labour costs increased by 10.7 per cent in industry, 9.1 per cent i...
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Bulgaria's Current and Capital Account in July Has EUR 427.7 Mln Surplus
September 18 (BTA) - Bulgaria's current and capital account showed a surplus of 427.7 million euro in July 2020 against a surplus of 743.1 million euro this time last year, the central bank said Friday. The current and capital account had a surplus of 1,560.6 million euro in Janu...
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Bulgaria's Civil Society Organization Sustainability Index Down in 2019
September 17 (BTA) - Bulgaria's 2019 Civil Society Organization Sustainability Index overall score is 3.5, down from 3.4 a year earlier, the Bulgarian Centre for Not-for-Profit Law (BCNL) said Thursday. This score places Bulgaria tenth out of the 24 countries under observation, c...
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Bulgaria Opens First Sheltered-Employment Vegetable Garden
Sofia, September 14 (Rossitsa Ilieva of BTA) - Bulgaria's first vegetable garden, where all produce is grown organically and all gardeners are young people with special needs, was inaugurated on the site of a disused military training facility in Bozhourishte (13 km west o...
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January-June Export from Bulgaria to EU Down by 6.5%, Import by 12.1%
September 14 (BTA) - In January-June 2020, the export of Bulgarian commodities to the EU came down by 6.5 per cent from this time last year, and totalled 170,170.6 million leva, according to National Statistical Institute estimates. In June alone, the export to the EU dropped by ...
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Five Bulgarian Banks Go Under Direct ECB Supervision as of October 2020
Sofia, September 12 (BTA) - Five Bulgarian banks are going under direct European Central Bank (ECB) supervision as of October 2020. The five banks were announced by the ECB late on Friday, along with eight banks in Croatia and one new Austrian banking group. The announcement s...
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President Radev, FM Zaharieva Discuss Three Seas Initiative with Diplomats
Sofia, September 11 (BTA) - Meeting here Friday with the 12 Sofia-based ambassadors of the countries participating in the Three Seas initiative, President Rumen Radev said that the initiative must grow into a tool for real social and economic cohesion in Europe. "The spirit of...
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European Commission to Present EU Rule of Law Reports Sept. 23
Brussels, September 10 (BTA) - European Commission Vice President Vera Jourova Thursday said the Commission will present the first annual reports under the rule of law mechanism on each EU Member State on September 23. She addressed the European Parliament's Committee on C...
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Bulgaria Ranks 32nd in Fraser Institute's Latest Economic Freedom Report
Sofia, September 10 (BTA) - Bulgaria ranks 32nd among 162 countries and territories in terms of economic freedom, shows Fraser Institute's 2020 Economic Freedom of the World Report, while a year earlier Bulgaria was 26th. The report is based on data for 2018, but shows cle...
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64th Day of Anti-government Protests in Sofia, Six Arrested
Sofia, September 10 (BTA) - On the 64th day of protests against corruption, the government and the prosecutor general in Bulgaria, people started gathering in the morning for what was planned as a larger-than-usual rally in central Sofia. Police presence was heavy around the P...
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New Interactive Map of Bulgarian Industries Unvailed
Sofia, September 10 (BTA) - For the first time ever, Bulgaria is mapping its industry, the Economy Ministry said Thursday. It is an initiative by the Ministry aimed at consolidating the economic maps of Bulgarian business. It launched Thursday thanks to the collaboration of th...
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Industrial Production Down 6% in July 2020, Y/Y - Statistics
September 10 (BTA) - According to estimates, the seasonally adjusted Industrial Production Index increased by 2.3 per cent in July 2020 from June 2020 but fell by 6 per cent from July 2019, the National Statistical Institute reported on Thursday. Compared to June, in J...
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