European Asylum Support Office to assist Bulgaria on asylum seekers
The European Asylum Support Office (EASO) and Bulgaria signed an agreement on October 17 by which EASO will assist the
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Year: 2013
Remembrance Day Service to be held in Sofia on November 10
The annual Service of Remembrance will take place on November 10 2013 at Sofia Central Cemetery, the British embassy in
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European Commission takes Bulgaria to court for failing to protect endangered species at Kaliakra wind farms
The European Commission (EC) said on October 17 2013 that it is taking Bulgaria to the EU Court of Justice
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Bulgaria’s anti-government Protest Network launches ‘Operation Clean Hands’
Bulgaria’s anti-government Protest Network said on October 17 that it was launching “Operation Clean Hands” and challenged any political parties
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Bulgarian Socialist Party tables legislation to ease public smoking ban
A group of Bulgarian Socialist Party MPs have tabled legislation that would withdraw the full ban on smoking in enclosed
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Bulgaria’s former Registry Agency chief handed five-year prison sentence
Sofia City Court sentenced Violeta Nikolova, the former head of Bulgaria’s Registry Agency who was fired in February 2012, to
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FDI in Bulgaria in January-August was 772.5 million euro
Foreign direct investment in Bulgaria in the first eight months of the year stood at 772.5 million euro, the equivalent
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Strong winds, rain prompt ‘code yellow’ two-day weather alert in Bulgaria
A code “yellow” weather warning has been issued for 22 districts in Bulgaria, covering most of the country with the
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First shale gas explorations in Romania met with sit-in protests
Several hundred people, mostly villagers, formed a human chain to prevent US company Chevron from installing its first prospecting well
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