More arrests of teenagers amid spate of hoax bomb calls in Bulgaria
Bulgarian police announced a series of arrests on December 18 2012 after separate incidents in which hoax bomb calls have
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Year: 2012
Bulgaria, Serbia to work on good neighbourliness agreement
Bulgaria and Serbia have agreed that as soon as possible, they should sign a treaty on co-operation and good neighbourliness,
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South East Europe economy shrinks in 2012, faces risks in 2013, World Bank report says
The combined economies of the six South East European countries will shrink by 0.6 per cent in 2012, and face
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Global economy risks falling into renewed recession, UN report says
World economic growth has weakened considerably during 2012 and is expected to remain subdued in the coming two years, says
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Bulgarian real estate brokers avoided 160M leva in taxes since 2007 – revenue agency
Bulgaria’s National Revenue Agency (NRA) said on December 18 that it estimated real estate intermediaries avoided paying 160 million leva
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Poll shows gap between Bulgarian ruling party and main opposition unchanged
With about six months to go to national parliamentary elections, Bulgaria’s centre-right ruling party GERB has about 24.5 per cent
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Bulgarian Parliament’s economy committee rejects move to ease total smoking ban
An attempt to backtrack on Bulgaria’s total ban on smoking in enclosed spaces in restaurants, bars and other public places
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Yanukovych cancels Kremlin trip, puts Customs Union on hold
Ukrainian president Viktor Yanukovych postponed his December 18 Moscow trip today during which he was supposed to meet with Russian
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Bulgaria’s Economy Minister supports ‘flexibility’ on smoking ban
Bulgarian Economy, Energy and Tourism Minister Delyan Dobrev says that his ministry supports “flexibility” on the ban on smoking in
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