French ambassador queries Bulgarian nationalist party’s commemoration of assassin
France’s ambassador in Sofia, Xavier Lapeyre de Cabanes, has written to the leader of Bulgarian ultra-nationalist party VMRO querying the
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Day: October 10, 2014
Bulgaria, Russia embroiled in new diplomatic spat
For the second time in the space of one week, officials in Sofia and Moscow exchanged harsh words, after Russia’s
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EC proposes 10.5M euro from Solidarity Fund to aid Bulgaria recover from June 2014 floods
The European Commission has proposed granting 10.5 million euro to Bulgaria to help cover emergency costs in dealing with the
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Borissov: Coalition partners will get ministries but GERB will not govern with BSP, MRF
Boiko Borissov says his GERB party will make the compromise in negotiations on a future government of other parties sharing
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Bulgarians have about 400M leva in Swiss banks – revenue agency
Bulgarians hold about 400 million leva (about 204.69 million euro) in banks in Switzerland, according to calculations by Bulgaria’s National
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What’s On: Sofia Opera and Ballet presents Puccini’s opera Madama Butterfly on October 24
Sofia Opera and Ballet presents its production of Giacomo Puccini’s Madama Butterfly on October 24 at 7pm. Madama Butterfly (also
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Romanian president says Lukoil refinery should be nationalised if it closes down
Romanian president Traian Basescu has called on the Romanian government to look into the option of nationalising a refinery run
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ECB to regulate 120 of Europe’s largest banks
A member of the Executive Board of Germany’s central bank, Deutsche Bundesbank, says in less than a month, the European
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Ukraine election: Real characters change names to merge comics with politics
Ukraine’s October 26 parliamentary elections promise to be fun with Super Mario, Spider-Man and Wolverine participating. They are about to get
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