Bulgaria’s Constitutional Court decides Delyan Peevski is still an MP – updated
The Constitutional Court said on October 8 that Delyan Peevski in place as a member of Parliament in spite of
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Year: 2013
Outrage among anti-government protesters at reported Constitutional Court decision on Peevski
Bulgaria’s anti-government protesters reacted to unconfirmed media reports that the Constitutional Court had said that Delyan Peevski was still an
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European Commission calls for large-scale Mediterranean patrols to prevent repeat of Lampedusa tragedy
European Union interior ministers meeting in Luxembourg on October 38 were to hear a proposal from European Home Affairs Commissioner
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Gripes of Sofia residents emerge in EU survey
Residents of Bulgaria’s capital city Sofia have emerged as among the least satisfied regarding the state of the streets and
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Prosecutors order investigation into Golden Dawn’s financial status
Prosecutors Spyros Georgouleas and Christos Papakostas ordered on October 8 the Financial Crime Prosecution Unit of Greece (SDOE) to begin
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European Commission has five-point plan to combat abuse of free movement rights
Citizens of European Union countries living in other member state most likely are there to work and not as part
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European Parliament approves tobacco products law aimed at making smoking less attractive to the young
A draft law to make tobacco products less attractive to young people was approved by the European Parliament on October
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Retail trade turnover in Bulgaria up 4.9% year-on-year in August 2013 – NSI
Preliminary figures suggest that Bulgarians have upped their spending on clothes and shoes, and even food, drink and tobacco, but
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Andrea Bocelli to return to Sofia for concert on May 30 2014
Italian tenor Andrea Bocelli will return to Bulgaria for the first time since 2006 for a concert at Arena Armeec
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