Bulgarian Parliament approves new Foreigners Act amendments after presidential veto
Members of Bulgaria’s Parliament have approved altered amendments to the Foreigners Act on granting permanent residence in return for investment,
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Month: December 2013
Ukraine riot police move against protesters in central Kyiv
Hundreds of Ukrainian police began storming a protest encampment in central Kyiv early Wednesday, clashing with anti-government demonstrators and ripping
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Yanukovych uncompromising in talks with three ex-presidents
President Viktor Yanukovych agreed to look into the cases of 10 protesters who were arrested and still in custody after
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Standoff continues in Ukraine
With snow on the ground, Ukrainian protesters maintained their vigil in Kiev’s Independence Square, even after police had moved campaigners
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French-Bulgarian chamber of commerce raises 15 000 leva for charity
The French-Bulgarian chamber of commerce (CCFB) said that it raised 15 000 leva at its annual charity dinner and auction
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Petrol stations under construction on Bulgaria’s Trakiya motorway – report
The opening of the final 34km stretch of Bulgaria’s Trakiya Motorway, which links capital city Sofia with the Black Sea
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Second MP quits GERB parliamentary group
Svetlin Tanchev resigned from the GERB parliamentary group on December 10 2013, the second MP to leave Bulgaria’s largest opposition
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‘Long live Nelson Mandela’ – Memorial service in South Africa
Amid pouring rain, with song, dance and prayers, South Africans and world leaders gathered at a memorial service in the
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Bulgaria, Romania discuss negotiations about Black Sea border issue
Senior officials from the foreign ministries of Bulgaria and Romania have held discussions on the negotiation process about the delimitation
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