Bulgaria to draft new plan for armed forces, but no defence budget update this year
Bulgaria’s cabinet should draft a new plan for the development of the armed forces, but there will be no update
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Day: April 27, 2015
Sofia court impounds 1.2M leva assets of former Parliament deputy speaker
Sofia City Court has impounded assets worth 1.26 million leva, about 645 500 euro, held by the former deputy speaker of
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Ukraine-EU Summit starts in Kyiv as Russian forces in east show readiness for combat
Combined Russian-separatist forces are at their “highest level” of combat readiness while Ukraine faces mounting pressure to cede more power
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Omani sovereign fund sues Bulgaria over CCB saga, lawyer claims
An Omani sovereign fund that held 30 per cent in Bulgaria’s Corporate Commercial Bank (CCB) has lodged court action against Bulgaria,
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Bulgarian court jails man for trying to set fire to Plovdiv mosque
The Plovdiv District Court sentenced Viktor Alexandrov to a year in jail for trying to set fire to the Bulgarian
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Bulgaria’s tourism industry faces problems on eve of new summer season – report
A downturn in Russian tourists, a lack of funds for advertising abroad, diminished service at hotels and the illicit economy
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Greek government under pressure to clinch deal with creditors
Greek premier Alexis Tsipras and German Chancellor Angela Merkel agreed in a phone conversation on Sunday to maintain contact during
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Russian bikers enter Poland despite ban
A number of participants of the Moscow-Berlin motor rally organised by The Night Wolves’ bikers club linked to president Vladimir
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