Bulgarian politician Ahmed Dogan attacked during party conference – updated
Ahmed Dogan, leader of Bulgaria’s Movement for Rights and Freedoms (MRF) party, was assaulted on January 19 as he was
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Year: 2013
Bulgaria’s Culture Minister to sue ultra-nationalist party leader Siderov for calling him a Turkish spy
Bulgarian Minister of Culture Vezhdi Rashidov said that he would sue ultra-nationalist Ataka leader Volen Siderov for slander after Siderov,
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Bulgaria slides one spot in new European Catch-Up Index
Six years after its accession into the EU, Bulgaria continues to substantially lag behind in the process of catching-up with
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New EU driving licences to be introduced on January 19
From January 19 2013, all new driving licences issued across the European Union will be in the form of a
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Czech smoking ban could be law this time
Proposed more than once in the past but always shelved, a ban on smoking in pubs and restaurants could finally
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Poland’s LOT to seek Dreamliner compensation from Boeing
Poland’s national airline LOT will seek compensation from Boeing Co. after most of the maker’s flagship 787 Dreamliner passenger jets
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Protests in Sofia against construction at the coast as debate intensifies on future of Bulgaria’s Black Sea
An estimated more than 2000 people joined in a January 17 2013 protest in Sofia against construction along Bulgaria’s Black
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Euro zone’s debt crisis and austerity policies continue to tamp down growth, UN report says
The debt crisis of the euro zone, slowing external demand and high oil process continued to depress Europe, while austerity
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Sex, money, howls of corruption and influence-buying…it must be a Bulgarian business story
It is not every day and everywhere that it is possible to claim a direct link between European Union operational
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