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Sofia Forum to Develop Training Programme for Small Dairy Producers
Sofia, April 24 (BTA) - Representatives of 11 countries are gathering in Sofia on April 24 and 25 to build tools useful for the dissemination of the EU Guide for Good Hygiene Practices in the production of artisan cheeses and dairy products, the organizers said. Entitled "Te...
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Over 50 Fallow Deer Released into Wild in Eastern Rhodope Mountains
Sofia, April 14 (BTA) - A group of 54 fallow deer were released into the special protected area of Madzharovo in Bulgaria's Eastern Rhodope mountains on Friday, as part of efforts to restore the species population in this area a century after its disappearance, the Rewildi...
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Bulgaria to Seek EU-wide Regulation on Eastward Transfer of Dirty Diesel Vehicles as Some Countries Introduce Clean Zo...
Sofia, April 12 (BTA) - The transfer of dirty diesel vehicles from countries which are introducing low-emission zones needs to be regulated on EU level, Bulgarian Environment Minister Neno Dimov said on Bulgarian National Television Thursday morning. He also argued that the au...
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Renown Bulgarian Composer Toncho Roussev Dies at 85
Sofia, April 11 (BTA) - Renowned Bulgarian composer Toncho Roussev died at the age of 85 on Tuesday. His family said his passing followed a brief illness. Roussev was one of the best known composers of Bulgarian pop music, loved much by performers and audiences alike. He was...
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Descent of Electricity Market Prices Persists as Power Production, Consumption Go Down in Q1
Sofia, April 11 (BTA) - The descent of the price of electricity on the Bulgarian electricity market persisted in the first quarter of 2018 as power production and consumption dived on. The production of electricity between January 1 and April 1, 2018, went down by 3.37 per cen...
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Government Pulls out Changes in Disability Assessment Rules after Disabled People Threaten Protests
Sofia, 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 Tomisl...
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Green Campaign Group: "Dirty Diesels Heading East"
Brussels, April 9 (BTA) - With drivers ditching their diesel cars in view of an increasing number of city bans and low-emissions zones in Western Europe, many of these dirty cars now end up in Central and Eastern EU Member States, the Brussels-based green campaign group Transp...
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Some 1,500 Hectares of State-Owned Woodland to Be Afforested in 2018
April 6 (BTA) - There are plans to afforest some 1,500 hectares of State-owned woodland in 2018. Municipal-owned woodland will be afforested separately, Executive Forest Agency Executive Director Grigor Gogov told journalists in connection with th 2018 Forest Week (April 2-8).
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Picmiller Creates New Quality Standard in Real Estate Industry
March 29 (BTA) - Andrew Morris, CEO of The Blueprint and Picmiller, has received first prize at FIABCI World Prix D'Excellence Awards, the company said. Andrew Morris got the top prize at the FIABCI World Prix D'Excellence Awards in Cannes, France for Services to the Real Estate ...
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Jailed Turkish Journalists Get Symbolic Accreditation for EU-Turkey Summit in Varna
Sofia, March 23 (BTA) - The Association of European Journalists - Bulgaria (AEJ-Bulgaria) has issued symbolic accreditation badges to 95 jailed Turkish journalists for the EU-Turkey Summit in the Bulgarian Black Sea city of Varna for March 26. The meeting is expected to bring ...
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Unpaid VAT between 2000 and 2017 Totals LV 5.8 Bln - Revenue Agency
Sofia, March 22 (BTA) - Unpaid VAT between 2000 and 2017 stands at 5.8 billion leva, National Revenue Agency Executive Director Galya Dimitrova told the press here Thursday denying reports about 16 billion in unpaid VAT in some media outlets. She said, however, that on the bac...
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Over Half of Pedestrian Crossings in Bulgaria Are Flawed
Sofia, March 22 (BTA) - Over half of pedestrian crossings in Bulgaria are flawed and the competent authorities have until the end of June to address the flaws. This transpired at a news conference held here Thursday by the Prosecutor General, the Interior Minister and the Regi...
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Expert: 85% of Jobs Won't Exist in their Current Form in 2030
Sofia, March 21 (BTA) - Some 85 per cent of jobs are expected to have changed by 2030 and not exist in their current form, said here Wednesday Svetlin Nakov of the SotfUni Software University during the opening of an international forum about the future of labour, organized by...
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Most Asylum-Seekers in Bulgaria Are from Afghanistan: Eurostat
Sofia, Mart 20 (BTA) - The largest number of asylum-seekers in Bulgaria are from Afghanistan, according to Eurostat figures on the number of first-time asylum-seekers in Europe in 2017. Afghan asylum-seekers to Bulgaria totalled 1,050. The second-largest group were from Iraq (...
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Exhibition in Sofia Library Marks 125th Birth Anniversary of Renowned Cartoonist Rayko Alexiev
Sofia, March 17 (BTA) - A documentary exhibition entitled "The Unknown Rayko Alexiev" opened at the Sofia City Library on March 15 to mark the 125th anniversary of the birth of renowned cartoonist Rayko Alexiev. On display are drawings, cartoons and articles published in the ...
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58th March Music Days International Festival Opens in Rousse
Rousse, on the Danube, March 15 (BTA) - The 58th March Music Days international festival, the oldest music festival of its kind and one of the most reputed classical music festivals in Bulgaria, will begin here with a concert of the Sofia Philharmonic Orchestra on Friday eveni...
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Only 14% of Companies Are Ready to Comply with New Personal Data Rules
Sofia, March 14 (BTA) - A survey by the Bulgarian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BCCI) has found that only 14 per cent of its members are ready to comply with the new rules for personal data protection. The survey was taken on-line between February 14 and 27 among businesse...
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Ambassador Baltazhy: Ukraine Hopes to Have Crimea Back
Sofia, March 14 (BTA) - A conference on Crimea was held in Sofia by the European Council on Foreign Policy and the Ukrainian Embassy. Prompted by the fourth anniversary of the occupation of Crimea, it brought together diplomats, politicians and political analysts for a discuss...
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Exhibition Marking 75th Anniversary of Rescue of Bulgarian Jews Opens at Archives Agency
Sofia, March 14 (BTA) - A documentary exhibition entitled "1943: Persecution and Defence. The Fate of the Bulgarian Jews" is opening at the Archives State Agency on March 15. To mark the 75th anniversary of the rescue of the Bulgarian Jews, the Agency has organized the first ...
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Seven Swiss Ambassadors Visit Roma Neighbourhood in Plovdiv, Share Integration Experiences
Plovdiv, southern Bulgaria, March 14 (BTA) - Seven Swiss ambassadors were on a field visit to the Roma neighbourhood of Stolipinovo in the southern city of Plovdiv Wednesday to learn firsthand about Roma integration, said the Swiss Embassy in Sofia. Stolipinovo is the largest ...
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