‘The Lady’ of Romanian politics, detained in large-scale corruption case
Elena Udrea, arguably the most famous woman in Romanian politics, was last night detained for 24 hours and taken into
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Day: February 11, 2015
Bulgaria’s former caretaker PM: ‘No doubt’ there was surveillance of anti-government protesters
Georgi Bliznashki, who was Bulgaria’s caretaker prime minister in 2014 after the resignation of the “Oresharski” cabinet, said on February
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Bulgarian government approves BH Air for Sofia-Kolkata flights
The Bulgarian cabinet has approved BH Air to carry out flights on the Sofia-Kolkata (formerly Calcutta)-Sofia route, a government media
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Children, students and unemployed among Bulgarian accounts at HSBC – ICIJ’s Ryle
Children, students and unemployed people are among the total 74 accounts whose holders had Bulgarian addresses at the Swiss branch
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Greek government wins confidence vote; PM vows to end bailout deal
Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras won a vote of confidence in parliament late Tuesday night with the backing of 162
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75% of Greeks support government’s stance against creditors
Seventy-five per cent of the Greek people support the stance of the Greek government in the negotiation with European partners, according
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Russia calls on Bulgaria to ban ‘Lukov March’ honouring 1930s pro-Nazi general
The Russian foreign ministry has sent a protest note to the Bulgarian foreign ministry calling on the country to ban
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Four banks to manage Bulgaria’s 8 BN euro bond issues over next three years
Bulgaria’s cabinet has chosen four international banks as agents for a mid-term bond programme on international markets over the next
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Damaged water main makes water in Varna unfit for drinking, cooking
Water in Bulgaria’s Black Sea region of Varna is unfit for drinking and cooking after a landslide damaged a water
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