Prosecutor nominated for Bulgarian Constitutional Court vacancy
On the deadline day for Constitutional Court nominations, Bulgaria’s centre-right party Union of Democratic Forces (UDF) officially submitted the name
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Month: November 2012
Bulgaria’s former Registry Agency chief charged with embezzlement
Bulgarian prosecutors pressed charges on November 30 against Violeta Nikolova, the former head of the Registry Agency fired in February,
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Youth unemployment in Bulgaria passes 30 per cent mark as jobless rate in euro zone hits new record – official figures
Youth unemployment in Bulgaria exceeded the 30 per cent mark in October 2012, from 25.1 per cent a year earlier,
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Short circuit suspected cause of fire at Mall of Sofia
A short circuit in a billboard on the façade of the building was the suspected cause of the November 29
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UN General Assembly approves Palestinian status upgrade
The United Nations General Assembly has voted overwhelmingly to recognize a Palestinian state with non-member observer status. There was jubiliation
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Russia bans Pussy Riot video online
A court in Moscow has ruled that Internet websites must remove video footage of a Pussy Riot band performance in
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Official optimism as Bulgaria prepares to open 2012 ski season in mid-December
With the first days of December expected to bring Bulgaria its first snowfalls of the season and the ski season
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International Women’s Club of Sofia holding annual Charity Bazaar on December 2
The annual Charity Bazaar organised by the International Women’s Club of Sofia is being held at the Inter Expo Centre
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Russian reprisal risk in gas deal: Gas destined for Ukraine to flow from the west through Hungary
Gas from German utilities company RWE will transit to Ukraine through Hungary from January 1 2013, Ukraine energy minister Yuriy
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