Dimitrov, Pironkova advance to Australian Open second round
Bulgaria’s top tennis duo, Grigor Dimitrov and Tsvetana Pironkova, have both advanced to the second round in the first Grand
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Month: January 2014
Oil giant BP agrees to buy Greece’s entire Prinos oil output
Oil giant British Petroleum (BP) signed a deal on January 13 2014 with the Greek Environment, Energy and Climate Change
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Cinema City vows to develop huge amusement park near Warsaw
Warsaw-listed movie operator Cinema City International will use the cash from merging its cinema business with UK-based cinema giant Cineworld
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Slovakia issues longest-term bond in CEE since 2011
Erste Group Bank through its subsidiary Slovenská sporiteľňa successfully managed a 1.5 billion euro 15-year new bond issue for the
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European Commission publishes guide on ‘habitual residence test’ for social security
A practical guide on the “Habitual Residence Test” to help European Union countries apply EU rules on the co-ordination of
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Syrian refugees flood Bulgaria, expose flaws in EU refugee policy
Bulgaria is facing mounting criticism for its failure to adequately provide shelter, food and medical care to thousands of migrants
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Bulgarian President lodges constitutional challenge against renewable energy tariff fee
Bulgarian President Rossen Plevneliev has submitted a formal challenge to the country’s Constitutional Court, asking it to strike down the
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Kalfin quits as head of Bulgarian Socialists in European Parliament
In the latest twist in the battle between rival factions in the Bulgarian Socialist Party (BSP), Ivailo Kalfin has resigned
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Snow news means good and bad news for Bulgaria
The lack of snow in Bulgaria so far in January 2014 has mixed implications for the country, meaning losses on
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