Bulgarian Socialist Party government dismisses head of State Agency for Bulgarians Abroad
The Bulgarian Socialist Party government has dismissed at his own request the head of the State Agency for Bulgarians Abroad,
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Year: 2013
Bulgarian Health Minister reiterates opposition to easing smoking ban
The health minister in the Bulgarian Socialist Party government, Tanya Andreeva, has reiterated her opposition to easing the ban on
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Sofia mayor expects further increase in influx of Syrian refugees
Sofia mayor Yordanka Fandukova is awaiting a response to her request to Social Policy Minister Hassen Ademov for a meeting
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EU-funded 2013 campaign to hand food to the poor starts in Bulgaria
A European Union-funded campaign to distribute food to disadvantaged Bulgarians was launched in the capital city Sofia on October 7
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Greek former minister Akis Tsohatzopoulos found guilty
Judges of the three-member Court of Appeal for Felonies found former Minister of PASOK, Akis Tsohatzopoulos, for the crime of
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Being there: Bulgaria’s parliamentary quorum ‘hostage’ drama
After the latest incident in which a sitting of Bulgaria’s Parliament was aborted because of a lack of a quorum,
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Transport minister moots reshuffles to stop driving licence corruption
Firings and reshuffles at Bulgaria’s motor vehicle administration regional offices are on the cards as a move against irregularities and
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Soros: ‘Greece will never be able to pay back its debt’
US large-scale investor George Soros (pictured) told Germany’s “Spiegel online” business editors that another international debt haircut for crisis-stricken Greece
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Turks do not believe EU accession will happen – poll
Turks have lost their hopes of joining the EU. This is the conclusion, at least, of a poll published by
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