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The Bulgarian Parliament’s health committee, in an 11 to zero vote on December 13 2012, rejected amendments proposing an easing of the ban on smoking in enclosed public places such […]
The British government is making important changes to the passport service for British nationals living overseas. As of December 3 2012, the applicati ...
A group of about 150 protesters walked backwards outside a parliamentary building in Bulgaria’s capital city Sofia on December 13 as the Nationa ...
Purchasing power in Bulgaria, measured according to Actual Individual Consumption per capita, was the lowest in the European Union from 2009 to 2011, ...
Naked women and broken fences. Several brawls and plenty of insults. Watching the first day of the new parliament is almost like watching a reality show, except for the grim […]
A “Virtual Museum of Serdica – Sredets – Sofia” was launched on December 13 2012, its name referring to the Roman and medieval periods in the history of the Bulgarian […]
Bulgaria planned to build a self-contained telecom network for the use of the state administration, saving millions of leva in annual spending on contracts with the country’s telecom carriers, news […]
Two helicopters will be on standby to assist in mountain rescues at Bulgaria’s popular Bansko and Borovets ski resorts while one will be available in Sofia this winter season. The […]
European Union finance ministers have reached a deal to create a single supervisor for eurozone banks, in a bid to address a key component of the continent’s financial struggles. The […]
Couriers have been arrested and drugs and stolen goods seized as law enforcement authorities from 15 countries carried out a two-day successful cross-border action covering 28 European airports, Europol said […]
