Bulgarian MPs agree to speed up CCB deposit payouts, make no move on rescue
Bulgaria’s Parliament approved a resolution on October 31 to bring Bulgarian laws in line with EU banking regulations, meant to
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Month: October 2014
Bulgarian Orthodox Church metropolitan speaks out against growing popularity of Halloween in Bulgaria
The Bulgarian Orthodox Church Metropolitan of Varna, Yoan, made a call on October 31 against the growing popularity of Halloween
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Bulgaria’s coalition drama: Borissov ‘not optimistic’ about forming a government
In spite of signs of progress towards a possible coalition government that could muster sufficient support in Bulgaria’s new Parliament,
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Sofia court acquits two in case of redecorating monument at Bulgarian Socialist Party HQ
The Sofia District Court on October 31 acquitted two people who had been charged with hooliganism in connection with the
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Unemployment in EU was 10.1% in September 2014, 11.3% in Bulgaria – Eurostat
Unemployment across the 28 member states of the European Union was 10.1 per cent in September 2014, with Bulgaria higher
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What’s On: Italian soprano Scilla Cristiano in Rigoletto at Sofia’s NDK, October 31
Award-winning Italian soprano Scilla Cristiano is in Bulgaria for the first time for a performance of Verdi’s Rigoletto at the
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Russia, Ukraine reach temporary gas deal
Russia – locked in a bitter standoff with Ukraine over a pro-Russian rebellion in Ukraine’s east – has agreed to
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Film-maker Roman Polanski questioned in Poland over US extradition request
Polish prosecutors have interrogated Polish-born film director Roman Polanski in connection with a US extradition request over a 1977 sex
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NATO chief: Russia’s actions in Ukraine ‘challenge’ security
NATO’s new chief says the Euro-Atlantic alliance is facing “many challenges” from “many directions.” Speaking to reporters Thursday in Athens,
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