Bulgaria among EU’s best performers against ‘VAT gap’
Bulgaria has emerged as among European Union states with the best rates in recent years of collecting value-added tax (VAT)
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Year: 2013
Bulgaria’s eavesdropping row: 875 numbers tapped by police without court order
Bulgaria’s Prosecutor-General Sotir Tsatsarov said on September 19 that investigators found 875 phone numbers had been tapped by the police
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Bulgaria’s central bank approves FIBank acquisition of smaller local rival
The Bulgarian National Bank (BNB) said on September 19 that it has approved the proposed acquisition of MKB Unionbank by
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Montupet expands car parts plant in Rousse, Bulgaria
French car parts manufacturer Montupet has completed the expansion of its production facility in the Bulgarian town of Rousse by
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Amnesty International criticises Bulgaria over lack of law on homophobic hate crimes
Bulgaria is among European Union countries named in an Amnesty International report for lacking comprehensive provisions on hate crime as
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Bulgaria and Serbia prepare friendship treaty, boost to economic ties
A friendship and good neighbourliness treaty between Bulgaria and Serbia is being prepared, head of state President Rossen Plevneliev said
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Greek anti-fascist activist murdered, allegedly by ‘neo-Nazi’ Golden Dawn supporter
Greek police arrested a supporter of the neo-Nazi Golden Dawn party for allegedly murdering 34 – year – old left-wing
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Parliamentary committee proposes subsidy for Roman Catholic church in Bulgaria
Members of Bulgaria’s parliamentary committee on religious affairs are proposing for the first time to include the Roman Catholic church
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Romanian court rejects local councils’ decision to ban shale gas prospecting
A decision by several local councils in the Vaslui County to ban exploration and exploitation of shale gas within their
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