Bulgaria controversial judge refuses to stand down in Constitutional Court contretemps
Veneta Markovska, the judge whose election to Bulgaria’s Constitutional Court last month has stirred controversy, has refused to step down
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Day: November 12, 2012
Bulgaria competition regulator says could probe Sofia taxis for cartel
Bulgaria’s Commission for Protection of Competition (CPC) could investigate taxi companies in the country’s capital city Sofia to ascertain whether
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Studio 5 programme: November 17-30
Studio 5 is a different kind of place – far from being yet another cool and posh bar, it is above
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Record Bulgarian lottery jackpot rolls over again
Bulgarian state lottery’s jackpot rolled over in the November 11 draw and is expected to reach 8.5 million leva (4.3
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Ancient and modern: War over Bulgarian Orthodox Church leadership fought on Facebook
The Bulgarian Orthodox Church may have ancient roots, but the fight over its future is being conducted not only in
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Slovenians head for second round of presidential vote after former PM Pahor takes surprise lead
Slovenia’s more than 1.6 million eligible voters will be asked to return to the ballot boxes on December 2 2012
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Greece approves 2013 austerity budget
Greek lawmakers have approved the country’s 2013 budget, which cuts spending and raises taxes in a bid to prevent the
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Standard & Poor’s raises credit rating of Bulgarian capital Sofia
International credit rating agency Standard & Poor’s upgraded the credit rating of the Bulgarian capital Sofia, the city’s mayor Yordanka
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Public infighting opens among top Bulgarian clergy in Patriarch succession battle
Eulogies for the late Patriarch Maxim, the long-standing head of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church, praised him as a unifier –
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