EC unfreezes 144M euro in EU funds for Bulgaria
The European Commission will resume payments under Bulgaria’s operational programme for regional development, which were suspended earlier “to ensure the
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Month: February 2015
Bulgarian President resumes campaign for referendum on electoral system
Bulgarian President Rossen Plevneliev is to send Parliament a request for the holding of a referendum on the country’s electoral
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Finance Minister’s ‘mistake’ is not explaining borrowing plan opened way for demagoguery – Reformist Bloc MP
Finance Minister Vladislav Goranov made a mistake by not holding a news conference or meeting all parliamentary groups to explain
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Bulgarian PM promises pensioners Easter bonuses
Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov, whose centre-right coalition cabinet is caught up in a controversy over a plan for eight
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Greece working on reforms to extend bailout
Greek leaders worked Sunday on a package of economic reforms to present to their European creditors as part of the
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Greece faces February 23 deadline on reform proposals
Top Greek officials face a Monday evening deadline to come up with proposed economic reforms in a deal with European
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Greece and euro zone agree on draft accord
An agreement between Athens and the 19 euro zone finance ministers was confirmed on Friday evening in Brussels, the third
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Greece, EU reach agreement over bailout plan
Eurozone finance ministers agreed Friday to extend Greece’s bailout loan program for four months, overcoming a Greece-Germany stand-off. Greek officials
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Bulgarian FinMin ‘optimistic’ Parliament will approve 8BN euro borrowing plan
Bulgarian Finance Minister Vladislav Goranov said on February 20 that he was optimistic that parliamentary approval would be won for
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