Try, try again: Bulgaria’s ruling party names nominee for Constitutional Court
Bulgaria’s centre-right ruling party GERB nominated Grozdan Iliev, deputy president of the Supreme Cassation Court, to fill a vacancy on
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Day: February 11, 2013
Bulgarian Foreign Ministry bestows honour on outgoing Iranian ambassador
Bulgaria’s Foreign Minister Nikolai Mladenov has bestowed on the outgoing ambassador of Iran, Gholamreza Bagheri Moghaddam, the ministry’s Golden Laurel
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Bulgarian FM meets Syrian opposition leaders in Sofia
Bulgarian Foreign Minister Nikolai Mladenov held talks in Sofia with two members of the leadership of the National Coalition of
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Resignation of Pope Benedict precedent by being unexpected, Roman Catholic Church in Bulgaria says
The resignation of Pope Benedict XVI, announced on February 11 2013 and to take effect on February 28, is a
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Bulgarian prosecutors charge mayor, chief architect over Nessebur sand dunes property deals
The District Prosecution Office in the Bulgarian Black Sea city of Bourgas said on February 11 2013 that it is
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Bulgaria’s committee against high-level corruption reports three prosecutors to Prosecutor-General
The head of Bulgaria’s special committee investigating high-level corruption said on February 11 2013 that he had reported alleged corruption
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Number of counterfeit euro coins confiscated up by 17% in 2012, ECB report says
The number of counterfeit euro coins removed from circulation increased by 17 per cent from 157 000 in 2011 to
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Bulgarian exports to third countries up 12.8% year-on-year in 2012
Bulgarian exports to third countries, meaning non-EU states, in 2012 were 12.8 per cent higher than in 2011, the National
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Pope Benedict XVI announces resignation
Pope Benedict XVI, the leader of the world’s Roman Catholics, announced his resignation on February 11 2013, saying that his
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