Bulgarian Parliament sitting to debate no-confidence motion scuttled by lack of quorum
Bulgaria’s unicameral Parliament, the National Assembly, was scheduled to begin debate on September 25 on the first motion of no
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Year: 2013
Bulgarian union confederation foresees autumn strikes and protests unless demands met
The Confederation of Independent Trade Unions in Bulgaria (CITUB) foresees a hard autumn with protests in many sectors unless a
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EU to open its market to Moldovan wines
The European Commission will ask European Union member states and European Parliament to amend trade regulations with Moldova, giving its
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Details emerge of traffic police bribery schemes – and the risks of attempted bribery
Two years on from the September 2011 special operation to catch Bulgarian traffic police in the act of bribery, further
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Bulgaria scores comeback win in European volleyball championship
Bulgaria came back from two sets down to defeat co-host Poland in the play-off round of the European men’s volleyball
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Bulgarian Socialist Party government appointing former State Security collaborator as consul-general in Bitola
Teodor Russinov, removed from his post as Bulgaria’s ambassador to Albania in February 2012 by the then-government headed by Boiko
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Down a blind alley
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán is not the only one practising unorthodox economic policies: undermining the market economy is becoming
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US, Russia fail to agree on Syria resolution
The top diplomats from the United States and Russia held talks Tuesday on a draft U.N. resolution concerning Syria’s chemical
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Walesa calls for Polish-German unity
The Nobel Peace Prize winner, legendary founder of Solidarity union and former Polish president Lech Walesa said that it is
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