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Turkish telecom operators Turkcell and Turk Telekom said in separate filings to the Istanbul Stock Exchange that they have placed non-binding bids for Bulgaria’s second largest carrier Globul, a division […]
Greece’s international lenders have failed for the second week in a row to reach an agreement on releasing more bailout money to the debt-ridden ...
The European Commission asked on November 21 that Bulgaria brings its landfills in line with the bloc’s legislation. Under EU law, landfills are to ...
The European Commission asked on November 21 that three countries, Bulgaria included, pass legislation to ensure compliance with the directive on inte ...
Dimitar Radenovski, sacked late on November 20 as the managing director of Pirogov emergency hospital, the largest hospital in the Bulgarian capital city, said on November 21 that he would […]
A public opinion poll in Bulgaria, which is scheduled to vote in a referendum in January on nuclear power, showed strong support for continued development of nuclear power, but only […]
Bulgaria’s Cabinet has allocated 200 000 leva (about 100 000 euro) for emergency humanitarian aid for Syrian refugees who have fled into countries neighbouringSyria. The grant, agreed to by the Cabinet on […]
Bulgaria expects an increase of five per cent in the number of tourists visiting the country in the 2012 winter season, basing this forecast on projections by the tourism ministry […]
A groundbreaking ceremony for the extension of the metro underground railway line from Drouzhba to Sofia Airport was scheduled for November 21 2012. The new line will be five km […]
Pernik has been a source of many headlines in 2012 for the 5.8 Richter scale earthquake that hit the mining town six months ago, laying waste to a large number […]
