Tsvetanov trial delayed over judge recusal
The judges in the trial of Bulgaria’s former interior minister Tsvetan Tsvetanov, who stands accused of irregularities in regulating the
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Year: 2013
GERB tables second no-confidence motion in Bulgarian Socialist Party government
Boiko Borissov’s centre-right GERB opposition party has tabled its second motion of no confidence in the Bulgarian Socialist Party government,
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Sofia city council holds emergency meeting on refugee situation in capital
The growing number of refugees, many from Syria, in the Bulgarian capital city prompted the calling of a special meeting
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Protest blockade at Bulgarian-Turkish border lifted on third day
The blockade at Turkish-Bulgarian border checkpoints by Turkish lorry drivers protesting at Bulgarian vehicle inspections was lifted on its third
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Bulgaria’s Dossier Commission names more credit millionaires with State Security backgrounds
Bulgaria’s Dossier Commission, the body charged by law with identifying people who were involved with the country’s communist-era State Security,
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European People’s Party leader Wilfried Martens dies
Wilfried Martens, president of the European People’s Party since 1990 and a former prime minister of Belgium, has died at
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Heated debate in European Parliament on Roma immigration
Members of the European Parliament traded barbs on October 9 on the Roma immigration issue without reaching any conclusion which
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IMF: Global financial system faces major transitions
The International Monetary Fund says the global financial system is facing several difficult transitions as world economies seek greater stability.
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Serbian government announces austerity measures
Serbian finance minister Lazar Krstić has announced six economic measures to address public savings, fiscal stability and to promote growth
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