Bulgaria’s SJC appoints new investigative service chief
Bulgaria’s Supreme Judicial Council (SJC) appointed Evgeni Dikov as the new head of the country’s investigative service on December 18,
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Day: December 18, 2013
Bulgarian Cabinet adopts EU directive on residence and work permits for non-EU foreigners
Bulgaria’s Cabinet adopted on December 17 2013 changes to Foreigners Act and work permit regulations that bring the country in
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Bulgaria asked to return 3.4M leva in EU funding – report
The European Commission has asked Bulgaria to return 3.4 million leva (about 1.7 million euro) in EU funding, spent under
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Athens cuts off funding to Golden Dawn
Greek lawmakers inflicted a decisive blow against the Golden Dawn party on December 18 by cutting off state funding. The
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Cyprus to get 100 million euro from European Stability Mechanism
The disbursement of 100 million euro to Cyprus was approved by the European Stability Mechanism (ESM) board of directors on
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Price of Bulgarian 2014 road vignette stickers unchanged
The price of vignette stickers, mandatory for motor vehicles travelling on roads outside urban areas in Bulgaria, will remain unchanged
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Putin makes bold move to keep Ukraine in Moscow’s orbit
Moving aggressively to keep Ukraine in Moscow’s sphere of influence, Russia’s president has offered Ukraine $15 billion in loans and
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CEE economies could return to fast growth: report
Central and Eastern European countries have the potential to return to their pre-crisis economic growth rates—but they need to update
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Greece granted billion euro tranche as central bank warns against ‘polarised’ politics
Greece’s euro partners agreed on December 17 2013 to release the delayed one billion euro tranche of the country’s rescue
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