Russian ‘Blogger Law’ takes effect
A new law has gone into effect in Russia that requires bloggers with more than 3,000 daily visitors to register
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Month: August 2014
Prosecutors ask for Vidin mayor to be removed from office over criminal charges
The Vidin District Court will hear on August 7 2014 a request from prosecutors to remove from office Vidin mayor
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What’s On: Mindya Rock Fest, August 28-30
The sixth annual Mindya Rock Fest is to be held in the Veliko Turnovo region village, on the northern slopes
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Bulgarian parties remain deadlocked on Budget revision
Talks between Bulgaria’s largest political parties, hosted by President Rossen Plevneliev on August 1, have failed to break the deadlock
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Bulgaria confident South Stream will get EC approval – minister
Bulgaria’s outgoing economy minister Dragomir Stoynev said on August 1 that the controversial decision to sell state land to the
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Westinghouse signs shareholder agreement for new Bulgarian nuclear unit
US nuclear firm Westinghouse Electric said on August 1 that it has signed a shareholder agreement to build a new
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Floods in Bulgaria: One dead in Vratsa, emergency in Rhodope villages
A 25-year-old man died in a Vratsa village as a result of floods as several hours of heavy rain deluged
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EU countries name their candidate European Commissioners
With Jean-Claude Juncker’s European Commission due to take office in November 2014, the 28 EU member countries are in the
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Protest Network alleges Barekov skirted laws in funding BWC
Bulgaria’s Protest Network, the group that arose out of protests demanding the resignation of the now-outgoing government, has alleged that
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