Bulgarian Cabinet allocates 41M leva to ‘social vulnerable groups’
Bulgaria’s caretaker Cabinet said on March 28 that it would spend about 41 million leva in state aid to “the
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Year: 2013
Capital controls in Cyprus necessary now but should be lifted as soon as possible, EC says
The European Commission sees the capital controls imposed in Cyprus as necessary for now under the circumstances but says that
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Cyprus prepares to reopen banks in aftermath of bailout
Banks across Cyprus are expected to be filled with long lines of anxious customers when they reopen Thursday after a
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New shopping mall opens in Sofia on March 28
Paradise Center became the latest shopping mall to open in Bulgaria’s capital city, Sofia, on March 28 2013. The new
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Clocks change in Bulgaria to summer daylight saving time on March 31 2013
Summer daylight saving time starts in Bulgaria on March 31 2013 at 3am, when clocks must be adjusted forward an
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Bulgaria’s electronic media regulator urges restraint in coverage of self-immolations
Against a background of a series of people setting themselves on fire during the past weeks of nationwide protests, Bulgaria’s
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Global food prices decline, but remain high, World Bank says
The prices of internationally traded food commodities continued to fall between October 2012 and February 2013, according to the World
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Cyprus economic crisis has political fallout
The Cyprus economic crisis is likely to increase support for right-wing parties across Europe, and put additional stresses on the
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Croatian police bust euro counterfeiting operation
With the support of European Union police agency Europol, the Croatian National police dismantled an illegal currency print-shop on March
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