Clean-up in Bulgaria’s flooded town of Mizia still underway
Bulgaria’s Kristalina Georgieva, the European commissioner for international cooperation and crisis response, was due to visit on August 13 the
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Month: August 2014
Bulgarian state lottery jackpot set to hit seven million leva
An estimated seven million leva, or about 3.58 million euro, are expected to be up for grabs in one of
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Grigor Dimitrov faces Poland’s Janowicz in Cincinnati opener
Bulgaria’s Grigor Dimitrov, seeded seventh in the Western & Southern Open in Cincinnati this week, will play world number 65
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Greece expecting 19 million tourists this year
The association of Greek tourism enterprises SETE reiterated its confidence that the target of 19 million tourist arrivals set for
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Turkish markets jittery over Erdogan presidency
With the election of Recep Tayyip Erdogan as Turkey’s president, speculation is growing over the future of key economic ministers
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Archaeological dig finds Amphipolis tomb, Greek PM visits site
Greek archaeologists may have made a very important discovery at the ancient city of Amphipolis, in north-eastern Greece, after two
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EU increases aid to displaced Iraqis
The European Union announced Tuesday it is increasing humanitarian assistance to Iraqis trapped by the fighting in their homeland, but
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Bulgaria caretaker cabinet sacks customs chief, and other appointments
Bulgaria’s caretaker Finance Minister Roumen Porozhanov sacked the head of Bulgaria’s Customs Agency, Pavel Tonev, reappointing Vanyo Tanov to the
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Bulgaria issues international arrest warrant for CCB majority shareholder Tsvetan Vassilev
Bulgaria’s Prosecutor’s Office said on August 12 that it was pressing charges against Tsvetan Vassilev, the majority shareholder of the
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