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Hurriyet Daily News
March 25, 2018
Smuggled animals seized by Turkish customs to be handed over to animal rights federation Pet smuggling has become a growing problem in Turkey. On March 7, a Turkish lawyer applied to authorities to cancel a tender procedure that aimed to sell 22 smuggled puppies from Bulgaria that were seized byÃâà...
The Sofia Globe
March 25, 2018
Bulgarian state railways BDZ is to start on March 26 advance sales of tickets for the Orthodox Christian Easter holidays. The sales are for tickets on what ... BDZ said that advance sales of tickets and seat reservations would be available at all railway stations and BDZ offices in Bulgaria. Inquiries about theÃâà...
Novinite.com
March 25, 2018
A British man wanted by police for seven years has been arrested in Bulgaria, authorities say. Roy Lawrence ... The Ministry of Interior said it was the result of a two-month investigation that was a joint effort between local police, the Bulgarian special cybercrime unit and the FBI. Piechocki had fake identityÃâà...
BulgarianPresidency.eu (blog)
March 24, 2018
This is said in the position of the party “Yes, Bulgaria”, flagged to the media today. “Yes, Bulgaria” is a political force built around the push for bolder judicial reform, headed by Hristo Ivanov, a former justice minister in the second Borisov ... Very quickly, however, the Bulgarian authorities denied such a thing.
The Sofia Globe
March 16, 2018
Plovdiv police chief Senior Commissioner Atanas Ilkov said that the cameras monitors all traffic lanes and can monitors the speeds of several cars simultaneously. Plovdiv is now one of 28 places with such equipment in Bulgaria. Traffic police official Botyo Girginov compared this figure with that of Hungary,Ãâà...
The Sofia Globe
March 16, 2018
Bulgarian authorities have issued a “Code Orange” warning of dangerous weather for March 17 for 11 districts because of forecasts of strong winds. The 11 districts are Bourgas, Gabrovo, Kurdzhali, Lovech, Pazardzhik, Plovdiv, Shoumen, Smolyan, Turgovishte, Veliko Turnovo and Vratsa. For March 17Ãâà...
Haaretz
March 16, 2018
Despite being an ally of the Nazis, in March 1943 a host of Bulgarians – from ordinary citizens to the Bulgarian Orthodox Church and King Boris III himself .... He claimed that Nazi authorities had prevented the wartime government in Bulgaria from extending Bulgarian citizenship to Macedonia's Jews – aÃâà...
BulgarianPresidency.eu (blog)
March 16, 2018
He works for Mediapool and will be a regular contributor for BulgarianPresidency.eu for the six months of the Bulgarian Presidency of the Council of the ... “With this legal definition, each mother turns out to be an official because he is raising children who are citizens of the Republic of Bulgaria, and that is ofÃâà...
POLITICO.eu
March 15, 2018
Part of the problem, EU officials and tech insiders say, is that Gabriel picked up the digital agenda mid-race, taking the baton from a powerful .... A Commission official said that Juncker had “gifted” her the fake news file so she could lead discussions in the run-up to European Parliament election in 2019.
Hurriyet Daily News
March 8, 2018
Bulgaria is home to numerous mosques, historical Turkish baths (hamams), and other historical buildings from the Ottoman era. ... Turkey's state-run Anadolu Agency reported that local Muslim authorities have been “complaining that Bulgarian officials do not allow the restoration of old mosques with noÃâà...
Novinite.com
March 8, 2018
"The Bulgarian Football Union thanks Petar Petrov for his work and wishes him future success," he wrote on the official website of the Bulgarian Football Union. Petrov's resignation comes just days after it was officially demanded by Levski. Earlier this season, CSKA Sofia also called for such an appeal, andÃâà...
The Sun Daily
March 8, 2018
Bulgaria, which currently holds the rotating EU Council presidency, has recently seen several shocking high-profile cases of women being killed by their ex-spouses or boyfriends. The family of one woman killed by her ex-husband are currently taking the Bulgarian authorities to the Strasbourg-basedÃâà...
The Sofia Globe
March 8, 2018
Bulgaria's National Assembly voted on March 8 to elect Plamen Georgiev, the candidate backed by coalition government partners GERB and the United Patriots, ... Additionally, the law gives the new anti-corruption body the right to authorise wire-tapping officials, even though it has no investigative powers,Ãâà...
Novinite.com
March 8, 2018
The Commission today decided to send letters of formal notice to Bulgaria requesting to bring its value added tax (VAT) provisions in line with EU law, the Sofia office of the EC announced. One of the cases is related to the fact that small fuel companies are currently required to pay excessively high amountsÃâà...
Xinhua
March 8, 2018
SOFIA, March 7 (Xinhua) -- High officials here on Wednesday at a special conference encouraged Bulgarian companies to participate in the First China ... Chinese Ambassador to Bulgaria Zhang Haizhou said at the conference, which was attended by some 150 Bulgarian officials and businessmen.
Anadolu Agency
March 8, 2018
A total of 27 Ottoman-era mosques in Bulgaria are awaiting restoration, as their minarets, walls, and doors have either collapsed or suffered ... However, local Muslim authorities complain that Bulgarian officials do not allow the restoration of old mosques with no minarets, which, they argue, is a reason toÃâà...
Hurriyet Daily News
March 7, 2018
A Turkish lawyer has applied to the authorities to cancel a tender procedure that aims to sell 22 smuggled puppies from Bulgaria that were seized by the authorities. The lawyer Sedat ... 21 had seized a total of 22 puppies at the Kapıkule Border Gate in Edirne province in a vehicle with a Bulgarian license.
The Sofia Globe
March 6, 2018
Two Bulgarian former heads of state have entered the controversy sparked by Russian Patriarch Kirill taking offence at other countries being accorded a place along with Russia in the victory over the Ottoman Empire in 1878 that led to Bulgaria's liberation. Kirill's visit to Bulgaria for the 140th anniversary ofÃâà...
EURACTIV
March 6, 2018
Unusually low fuel prices in Bulgaria are probably the result of cartels, or contraband, Bozhidar Danev told EURACTIV.com in an exclusive interview, saying the authorities have so far been unable or unwilling to address the issue. Bozhidar Danev is Executive Chairman of the Bulgarian IndustrialÃâà...
Xinhua
March 6, 2018
SOFIA, March 6 (Xinhua) -- Bulgarian customs officers have seized more than 37 kg of heroin at the Danube Bridge checkpoint near Ruse at the border with Romania, officials said here on Tuesday. ... Authorities estimated the value of the heroin on the black market would exceed 944,000 U.S. dollars.
Novinite.com
March 6, 2018
Prime Minister Dunquila invited the Bulgarian Prime Minister to Romania to hold a joint government meeting. The date of this meeting is in a process of discussion. The positive results of the four-party high-level meetings held between Bulgaria, Romania, Serbia and Greece were highlighted, with theÃâà...
EUobserver
March 6, 2018
Dimov added that improving air quality was his "priority number one", but that it was difficult to assess progress 11 months after the court ruling. He said that Bulgarian authorities had handed out some €100,000 in fines for illegal burning of wood. "In Bulgaria there are definitely cities which are improving theÃâà...
Novinite.com
March 5, 2018
His Highness the Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani will head on Monday to Belgium for an official visit, followed by a state visit to the Republic of Bulgaria. During the two visits, His Highness the Emir will hold talks with leaders and senior officials of the two countries, on relations of friendship andÃâà...
Mehr News Agency
December 31, 1999
He further called for development of ties between Iran and Bulgaria in cultural cooperation and tourism. Zarif, for his part, extended President Rouhani's invitation to President Radev for an official visit to Iran, adding “improving the condition of transit routes and corridors is also of high importance to us.
WAFA
December 31, 1999
President Mahmoud Abbas and his Bulgarian counterpart, President Rumen Radev, inspect the honor guard in Ramallah before starting official talks. (WAFA Images / Huthayfa Srour). RAMALLAH, March 22, 2018 (WAFA) - President of the Republic of Bulgaria, Rumen Radev, arrived in Ramallah onÃâà...
STA
December 31, 1999
Sofia, 26 March - President Borut Pahor will pay an official visit to Bulgaria as the current EU presiding country on Monday. In what is the first visit by a Slovenian president to the country since 2009, Pahor will talk with his counterpart Rumen Radev about ways to boost political and business cooperation, theÃâà...
BulgarianPresidency.eu (blog)
December 31, 1999
This figure however could be taken with a grain of salt, as it doesn't correspond to the official registers. According to the official state registers (Agentsya po vpisvaniyata), the Russian property owners in Bulgaria are just under 74,000. Indeed, with the members of the families the number is bigger. Also, thereÃâà...
Reliefweb
December 31, 1999
Persisting human rights violations against people seeking protection at Bulgaria's border with Turkey have been confirmed following a recent visit of the ... The delegation was gathering first-hand information and despite conflicting information from Bulgarian authorities and civil society organisations the visitÃâà...
Mehr News Agency
December 31, 1999
Mr. Zarif who is visiting Bulgaria as the second leg of his Balkan countries tour, met with a host of Bulgarian officials prior to his meeting with Ms. Zahariev. He had already met Bulgarian President Rumen Radev, Prime Minister Boyko Borissov,. and Economy Minister Emil Karanikolov in the morning on theÃâà...
