Greek government hoping to bridge difference with troika within week
Greek Finance Minister Yannis Stournaras will meet with troika officials in Athens Monday as inspection of the country’s adjustment effort
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Month: November 2013
Controversy continues over ultra-nationalist ‘civil patrols’, while Sofians march against fascism
The “civil patrols” by Bulgarian ultra-nationalist group National Unity will continue in capital city Sofia on November 18, leader Boyan
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Bulgarian Orthodox Church in Varna elects two candidates to be the new Metropolitan
Thirty electors of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church diocese in the Black Sea city of Varna chose on November 17 two
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EC suspends funding for Bulgaria’s environment operational programme – reports
The European Commission has suspended payments under Bulgaria’s operational programme for environment, one of the seven financing mechanisms for EU
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Bulgaria’s Foreign Ministry’s comings and goings
Bulgaria’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs continues to be caught up in at least two controversies – one over the criteria
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EC to recommend lifting visa requirements on Moldova
The European Commission will recommend lifting visa requirements for Moldova after the Eastern Partnership summit in Vilnius later this month,
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Bulgaria’s November 16 political meetings: The numbers game
For months, for some a minor hobby has been disputes about turnouts at anti-government meetings. The Interior Ministry’s estimates have
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The Bus Socialist Party’s day in Sofia
Weaving amid the buses that crowded almost every square metre of the cobblestones outside Alexander Nevski cathedral on the day
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Many thousands turn out for rival rallies of Bulgaria’s ruling axis and opposition
Many thousands, said by organisers to add up to 60 000, turned out for a pro-government rally in central Sofia
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