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A month after the parliamentary election, Ukrainians are still watching the same political soap opera unravel in grinding coalition talks. But instead of new government appointments, all they can expect […]
The central part of Pope Francis’ three-day visit to Turkey is to continue his predecessors’ efforts to end the theological dispute 15 centuri ...
The Regional Prosecutor’s office in the Bulgarian town of Pazardzhik has laid criminal charges against Ahmed Musa Ahmed of taking part in a grou ...
Bulgaria’s Government gave Finance Minister Vladislav Goranov the mandate to begin talks with four banks to contract a short-term bridge loan, t ...
Bulgaria’s Parliament passed at second reading on November 26 the revision of the 2014 Budget Act, which envisions a sharp increase in the consolidated Budget deficit and higher borrowing limits […]
Bulgaria’s centre-right coalition cabinet headed by Boiko Borissov has, close to three weeks after taking office, replaced 24 of the country’s 28 regional governors. Only the regional governors of Plovdiv, […]
The European Commission (EC) has formally requested Bulgaria and Hungary to ensure the full transposition of the bloc’s 2012 Energy Efficiency Directive, the EC said on November 26 2014. Under […]
The European Commission is urging Bulgaria to reduce ambient levels of sulphur dioxide (SO2), an air pollutant from industrial installations that can cause respiratory problems and aggravate cardiovascular disease, the EC said […]
Bulgaria is among four EU countries that the European Commission (EC) has asked to implement the directive on the cross-border exchange of information on road safety related traffic offences, the […]
Bulgaria’s Finance Ministry published the 2015 draft Budget bill on November 26, which envisions a consolidated budget deficit of three per cent of gross domestic product (GDP), in line with […]
