Bulgaria’s ruling party under siege over deposit interest tax plans
Two days after Bulgaria’s Cabinet announced the plans to introduce a 10 per cent tax on all income from deposit
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Month: October 2012
Bulgarian Parliament passes amendments to Investment Promotion Act
Bulgaria’s Parliament passed at first reading on October 12 a bill of amendments to the Investment Promotion Act, meant to
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Bulgarians can join in congratulating themselves on Nobel Peace Prize award to EU, Foreign Minister Mladenov says
The awarding of the 2012 Nobel Peace Prize to the European Union is acknowledgment for all of us that we
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Approval ratings of Borissov and Cabinet slip but GERB still has largest share of votes – poll
Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov has an approval rating only just above his disapproval rating, remains substantially more popular than
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European Union wins Nobel Peace Prize
The European Union has been awarded the 2012 Nobel Peace Prize. The Norwegian Nobel Committee in Oslo announced the winner
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Bulgaria to revoke licence of tour operator that left holidaymakers stranded
Bulgaria’s Economy, Energy and Tourism Ministry has said that it will revoke the licence of On Travel, the tour operator
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Tales of two elections: Lithuania and Montenegro
Election results in the two European countries that vote in parliamentary elections on October 14 2012 are likely to be
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The Biden/Ryan debate: A victory for Ryan, but neither for substance nor for style
The vice-presidential election debate saw Republican Paul Ryan win in the soundbite stakes, including at least one carefully-enunciated zinger that
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De Niro, Travolta dine with Bulgarian PM Borissov and Culture Minister Rashidov
Bulgarian Minister of Culture Vezhdi Rashidov joined an official working dinner with Hollywood stars Robert De Niro and John Travolta,
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