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First Investment Bank Intends to Support Inercom's Purchase of CEZ Group's Bulgarian Assets by EUR 80 Mln
April 12 (BTA) - On December 19, 2017, First Investment Bank (FIB) issued a letter expressing an intention to support Inercom Bulgaria purchase of the Czech CEZ Group's Bulgarian assets by 80 million euro, BSP for Bulgaria MP Zhelyo Boichev told a news conference in Parliament on...
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Mariya Gabriel: Bulgaria Ranks No.1 for Female ICT Specialists in EU
April 12 (BTA) - In a keynote address to the SHE leader@digital Conference 2018 in Sofia on Thursday, Mariya Gabriel, European Commissioner for Digital Economy and Society, said Bulgaria ranks first in the EU with double the EU average number of women employed in the IT sector.
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US-owned TPPs Do Not Plan on Changing Electricity Selling Price
April 11 (BTA) - The US-owned thermoelectric power plants (TPPs) do not plan on changing the price at which they sell electricity, said here on Wednesday Ivan Tsankov, the Executive Director of AES Bulgaria, which manages the AES Galabovo TPP. He told journalists that there was a...
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PM Borissov: All Must Be Done to Stop Siphoning of Social Assistance Systems
April 11 (BTA) - Speaking at a briefing at the Council of Ministers Wednesday, Prime Minister Boyko Borissov said that when his government was set up, a coalition agreement was signed and one of the conditions set by the parties to it was to make everything within their power to ...
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Court Releases from Remand Bulgarian Man Wanted by US for Violation of Syria Embargo
April 11 (BTA) - A court in the northeastern town of Dobrich released from remand Wednesday a Bulgarian man who was arrested on a US request for a violation of the Syria embargo. The prosecution wanted the court to order a 60-day remand of Zhelyaz Andreev awaiting a court decisio...
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Minister Pavlova Reports on First Three Months of Bulgarian EU Presidency
April 11 (BTA) - Minister for the Bulgarian Presidency of the EU Council Liliyana Pavlova Wednesday presented to journalists the achievements made during the first three months of the Bulgarian EU Presidency. Among the achievements she mentioned how the Bulgarian EU Presidency ha...
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Foreign Minister Zaharieva Meets with UAE Ministers of Justice, Infrastructure Development
April 11 (BTA) - On the second day of her working visit to the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Bulgarian Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ekaterina Zaharieva met with Minister of Justice Sultan bin Saeed Al Badi and with Abdullah bin Mohammed Belhaif Al Nuaimi, Minister of ...
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PM Borissov in Phone Call with Kosovo President Thaci
April 11 (BTA) - Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borissov had a phone call with Kosovo President Hashim Thaci on Tuesday, said the government press office. Thaci assured the Bulgarian government leader that his country does not seek conflicts or armed attacks.
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Foreign Minister Zaharieva Opens Bulgarian Embassy in Abu Dhabi
April 10 (BTA) - Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ekaterina Zaharieva Tuesday opened an embassy in Abu Dhabi, the 77th embassy of Bulgaria abroad, her ministry reported. Speaking at the opening ceremony, Zaharieva said that this marks the solid and deepening relation...
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Justice Ministry to Request Resources for Handling Problems at Prisons
April 10 (BTA) - Speaking to reporters after a meeting with prison chiefs and the leadership of the authority for the implementation of penalties here on Tuesday, Justice Minister Tsetska Tsacheva said her ministry will request from the Government resources for handling the probl...
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Government Pulls out Changes in Disability Assessment Rules after Disabled People Threaten Protests
April 10 (BTA) - The government pulled out proposed changes to the rules for disability assessment Tuesday. The decision was announced by Health Minister Kiril Ananiev following a meeting with Prime Minister Boyko Borissov in the presence of Deputy Prime Minister Tomislav Donchev...
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Agreement on Environment and Climate Change Programme under EEA Financial Mechanism 2014-2021 Signed with Bulgaria
April 10 (BTA) - An agreement on the Environment and Climate Change Programme under the European Economic Area (EEA) Financial Mechanism 2014Ц2021 was signed with Bulgaria during an informal meeting of the EU Environment Council in Sofia Tuesday.
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EC Fully Shares Bulgarian EU Presidency's Political Priorities Regarding Western Balkans
April 10 (BTA Correspondent Nikolay Jeliazkov) - Taking a question here on Tuesday, European Commission (EC) Chief Spokesperson Margaritis Schinas said that "the EC fully shares the Bulgarian EU Presidency's political priorities around the Western Balkans". He was asked when the ...
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PM Borissov Is Special Guest at Mostar Fair
April 10 (BTA) - Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borissov, who is a special guest at the Mostar Fair, talked with Dragan Covic, the Croat member of Bosnia and Herzegovina's Presidency, and with Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic.
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Bulgaria Reports 12% Decline of Road Casualties
April 10 (BTA correspondent Nizkolay Jeliazkov) - Between 2010 and 2017, the number of people killed in road accidents in Bulgaria dropped by 12 per cent, according to European Commission statistics unveiled Tuesday. It is a lasting decline with road casualties going down to 96 p...
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Over EUR 16 Mln to Be Invested in Projects in Dobrich Region, Romanian Municipalities
April 10 (BTA) - Over 16 million euro will be invested in Dobrich Region and Romanian municipalities for projects approved so far this year under the INTERREG V-A Romania - Bulgaria Programme (2014-2020).
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Gallup Poll: 62% of Bulgarians Favour PM Borissov's Foreign Policy
April 9 (BTA) - Sixty-two per cent of Bulgarians believe that Prime Minister Boyko Borissov is managing well this country's foreign policy, such as the Bulgarian Presidency of the EU Council and diplomacy. Thirty per cent, however, believe the opposite, while the rest are undecid...
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PM Borissov Congratulates Hungarian Counterpart Orban on Election Victory
April 9 (BTA) - Prime Minister Boyko Borissov has congratulated his Hungarian counterpart Viktor Orban and his Fidesz party on winning Sunday's general election in Hungary, Cabinet's Press Service reported Monday.
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Foreign Ministry Has No Information about Killed or Injured Bulgarians in Munster Attack
April 8 (BTA) - The Foreign Ministry reported in a press release that as of Saturday evening it had no information about any killed or injured Bulgarians in the attack in the German city of Munster. A man drove a van into a crowd sitting outside in a restaurant in the city's o...
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Overwhelming Majority of Bulgarians Side with Government's Position on Skripal Case
April 7 (BTA) - As many as 88 per cent of Bulgarians approve of their Government's position on the Skripal case, Gallup International found in an express telephone poll taken among 801 adults on April 3 and 4.
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