Bulgaria shelves plans to move revenue agency offices from Sofia
Plans to move the central offices of the National Revenue Agency (NRA) from Sofia to Veliko Turnovo have now been
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Month: June 2012
A tale of two marches: Forestry Act amendments draw thousands to Sofia streets
About 4000 ski and snowboard enthusiasts, hikers and supporters of President Rossen Plevneliev’s veto of the controversial amendments to the
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European Parliament committee recommends rejection of ACTA
European Parliament’s international trade committee voted on June 21 to recommend that the European Parliament rejects the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement
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27M leva financing contract signing for ‘Bulgarian Louvre’
Bulgarian Minister of Culture Vezhdi Rashidov and Regional Development Minister Lilyana Pavlova were scheduled on June 21 2012 to sign
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Three EU foreign ministers on joint visit to Lebanon, Iraq
From June 21 to 24, Bulgarian Foreign Minister Nikolai Mladenov, his Swedish counterpart Carl Bildt and Polish foreign minister Radoslaw
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Former Romanian PM Nastase attempts suicide after court sentencing
Former Romanian prime minister Adrian Nastase attempted to commit suicide on the evening of June 20 rather than be taken
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Bulgaria’s beach holiday economics 2012
The summer 2012 holiday season will see Bulgarians spending about 88 leva (44 euro) a day during vacations lasting an
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Appellate court overturns sentence of Bulgaria’s former revenue agency chief
Sofia Appellate Court overturned on June 20 the four-year sentence handed in 2011 to Maria Mourgina, the former head of
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Samaras sworn in as Greek prime minister
Conservative Antonis Samaras has been sworn in as Greece’s new prime minister, leading a newly formed coalition government that intends
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