The Bulgarian News Agency ( bg, Българска телеграфна агенция, lit=Bulgarian Telegraph Agency, abbreviated БТА, BTA) is the national

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Bulgaria Bulgaria (; bg, България, Bǎlgariya), officially the Republic of Bulgaria,, ) is a country in Southeast Europe. It is situated on the eastern flank of the Balkans, and is bordered by Romania to the north, Serbia and North Macedo ...

History and profile

The BTA was founded in 1898 through a decree of Knyaz

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during the government of

Konstantin Stoilov Konstantin Stoilov ( bg, Константин Стоилов) (23 September 1853 O.S. – 23 March 1901 O.S. ) was a leading Bulgarian politician and twice Prime Minister. Simeon Radev described him as the most European-like of all Bulgaria ...

. It is the main source of information for the Bulgarian media and the country's governmental institutions. The agency's latest statute, regulating its activity, was adopted in 1994. The agency is a member of the

European Alliance of News Agencies The European Alliance of News Agencies (EANA) is a federation of news agencies in Europe. The organisation was founded in 1956 and is based in Bern at the seat of the Swiss Telegraphic Agency (sda). As of 2015, EANA has 32 members. EANA's predec ...

and of the Black Sea Association of National News Agencies. In addition, it is the founding member of the Balkan News Agencies. The BTA issues ''Daily News'', the only English-language Bulgarian daily, as well as the weekly ''Bulgarian Economic Outlook'', also in English. In Bulgarian, the agency issues the established weekly magazine '' Paraleli'', the monthly culture-related magazine '' LIK'', and ''100%''.

References

External links

BTA website
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