Bulgarian MPs vote support for Oresharski’s vague ‘stabilisation package’
Bulgarian Prime Minister Plamen Oresharski asked – and received – on June 19 Parliament’s support for a vague package of
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Year: 2013
Bulgaria granted protection to 195 asylum seekers in 2012
Bulgarian granted refugee or subsidiary protection status to 195 asylum seekers in 2012, according to numbers published by European Union’s
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Sofia traffic police hails success of ‘Operation Cyclist’, vows to continue checks
Traffic police in Bulgaria’s capital city Sofia said on June 19 that 28 fines were issued during “Operation Cyclist” on
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Economy Minister sacks Bulgarian Energy Holding chief executive
Bulgaria’s Economy and Energy Minister Dragomir Stoynev has fired Mihail Andonov, the executive director of Bulgarian Energy Holding (BEH), the
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Nine people detained during latest protest in Sofia
Nine people were detained on June 18 during the anti-government protest in Bulgaria’s capital city Sofia. Some of them carried
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Turkey’s PM hits back at international critics of crackdown
The U.N. Commissioner for Human Rights has strongly criticized Turkey’s crackdown on anti-government protests, joining the European Union in condemning
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Bulgarian MPs cancel Peevski appointment at SANS
Bulgarian Parliament voted on June 19 to repeal its decision to appoint Delyan Peevski as director of the State Agency
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Bulgarian political crisis: Socialist leadership challenge, #ignorevolen and other stories
As anti-government protesters in Bulgaria plan to hold a fifth rally in as many days, appeals were made in social
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Stricter EU rules on credit rating agencies enter into force
Stricter European Union rules on credit ratings agencies will go into force on June 20, the European Commission said in
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