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Bulgaria’s Parliament approved a resolution on October 31 to bring Bulgarian laws in line with EU banking regulations, meant to speed up the payment of claims by depositors in the […]
The Bulgarian Orthodox Church Metropolitan of Varna, Yoan, made a call on October 31 against the growing popularity of Halloween in the country, urgin ...
In spite of signs of progress towards a possible coalition government that could muster sufficient support in Bulgaria’s new Parliament, GERB le ...
The Sofia District Court on October 31 acquitted two people who had been charged with hooliganism in connection with the redecoration of a monument to ...
Unemployment across the 28 member states of the European Union was 10.1 per cent in September 2014, with Bulgaria higher at 11.3 per cent, according to seasonally-adjusted figures released on […]
Award-winning Italian soprano Scilla Cristiano is in Bulgaria for the first time for a performance of Verdi’s Rigoletto at the National Palace of Culture in Sofia on October 31 at […]
Russia – locked in a bitter standoff with Ukraine over a pro-Russian rebellion in Ukraine’s east – has agreed to resume natural gas deliveries to its neighbor, in a deal […]
Polish prosecutors have interrogated Polish-born film director Roman Polanski in connection with a US extradition request over a 1977 sex with a minor case. Polanski, director of such film classics […]
NATO’s new chief says the Euro-Atlantic alliance is facing “many challenges” from “many directions.” Speaking to reporters Thursday in Athens, after meeting with Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras, NATO Secre ...
Romanians will head to polling stations on November 2 to elect a new president, with incumbent Traian Basescu stepping down after serving the maximum two terms allowed by law. The […]
