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Credit Agricole said on October 1 that it has started talks to sell its Greek subsidiary Emporiki to Greek lender Alpha Bank, world news agencies reported. The French bank picked […]
Marcie Ries, Washington’s new envoy in Sofia, was scheduled to present her credentials to Bulgarian President Rossen Plevneliev on October 1 2012. Ries is a senior US foreign service officer […]
The Plovdiv branch of Bulgaria’s National Revenue Agency is selling a four-storey house, valued at more than 1.1 million leva, in the upmarket area of Boyana on the slopes of […]
The early warning siren system was tested in 10 Bulgarian cities on October 1 2012. The tests took place at 1pm in Sofia, Plovdiv, Varna, Bourgas, Kurdjali, Montana, Pazardzhik, Pleven, […]
Multiple cases of Slovak children taken into foster care by social services in the UK initially provoked negative reactions among Slovaks towards the British authorities. But as more details have […]
An eight-member delegation from the European Union’s Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs Committee met Hungarian ministry officials, parliamentary parties, non-government organisations and experts from Monday to Wednesday to discuss ...
Tens of thousands of protesters took to the Paris streets Sunday in the latest bout of European anger over tough austerity plans. The atmosphere was almost festive, as vendors grilled […]
Controversial new rules for paid parking in “blue” and “green” zones of Bulgaria’s capital city Sofia come into effect on October 1 2012, in spite of protests and objections by […]
Bulgarian Finance Minister Simeon Dyankov, after a visit to the Sinemorets site on the country’s Black Sea coast after the discovery two days before of a Thracian silver treasure, has […]
Bulgarian Socialist Party leader Sergei Stanishev, elected on September 29 2012 as president of the Party of European Socialists, said on his return to Sofia that a “leftist wave” was […]
