Pace of granting Bulgarian citizenship slowed
Official statistics for the years 2001 to 2013 again have confirmed a well-known trend, of people from Macedonia topping the
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Month: January 2014
Bid to fix Penal Code foul-up
Clauses in Bulgaria’s controversial proposed new Penal Code are said to be set for redrafting after causing outrage among human
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Ataka mounts counter-attack over Varna Airport clash
Two members of Parliament for ultra-nationalists Ataka who were present at the January 6 incident at Varna Airport in which
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12 Years A Slave takes top prize at Golden Globes
The historical drama 12 Years a Slave scored a stunning upset win at the Hollywood Foreign Press Association’s 71st Annual Golden Globes
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More Golden Dawn MPs imprisoned
Three MPs of Greece’s neo-Nazi party “Golden Dawn” were remanded in custody on January 11 2014 pending trial on charges
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Bulgarian Orthodox Church voters shortlist candidates for new Nevrokop Metropolitan
Clerics and laity in the town of Gotse Delchev voted on January 12 to shortlist two candidates for the vacant
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Could Purvanov project split the BSP vote?
Bulgarian media reports that former president Georgi Purvanov was reviving his ABC Movement prompted a flurry of political comment, including
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Fitch affirms Bulgaria’s credit rating, outlook
Credit ratings agency Fitch Ratings said it affirmed Bulgaria’s sovereign ratings at BBB-, with a stable outlook. The agency said
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Turkey’s embattled government seeks to limit judiciary’s powers
Turkey’s Supreme Board of Judges and Prosecutors on Friday condemned government proposals to curb its powers, calling them unconstitutional.The proposed
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