Sofia begins construction of metro extension to Business Park
Bulgarian President Rossen Plevneliev and Sofia mayor Yordanka Fandukova attended the ceremony on April 25 marking the official start of
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Year: 2013
Volleys in political trench warfare after Naidenov says Tsvetanov bugged everyone
Within a few hours of former cabinet minister Miroslav Naidenov alleging that Tsvetan Tsvetanov had been behind illegal eavesdropping on
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Bulgaria imposes temporary cuts to renewable energy generation
Bulgaria’s power grid operator ESO has asked the country’s three electricity distribution companies to limit the generation of electricity from
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Bulgaria’s E-Government Minister to launch e-recycling campaign
Bulgaria’s E-Government Minister Roman Vassilev will open an e-recycling campaign in capital city Sofia on April 27. Throughout the day,
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Unionists in Poland threaten general strike as talks end in deadlock
Unionists demanding improved conditions for workers warned they may stage a general strike and protests across Poland after talks with
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Bulgaria’s eavesdropping controversy deepens as former minister says whole cabinet was wiretapped
The controversy in Bulgaria about allegations of illegal eavesdropping by the previous government took a new turn when former minister
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EU ire at Swiss decision to extend labour market restrictions
The European Union has criticised the April 24 2013 decision by Switzerland’s federal council to extend labour market restrictions on
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Boston’s bombs will echo around the world
Many Russians watch with quiet satisfaction as the American saga unfolds about the two Chechen brothers turned Boston Marathon bombers.
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Bulgaria’s Customs Agency vs Lukoil – the remake
The efforts of Bulgaria’s Customs Agency to enforce excise tax laws on the local subsidiaries of Russian oil group Lukoil
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