Plevneliev: Bulgaria has potential to be ‘regional driver’ of EU plan for a digital single market
Bulgaria has the potential to be a driver of positive changes in South Eastern Europe related to the European Commission’s
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Month: April 2015
Bulgaria opens new tenders for Black Sea offshore oil and gas exploration
Bulgaria has opened new tenders to award five-year exploration licences for the Teres 1-22 and Silistar 1-14 offshore blocks on
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Istanbul’s new airport to boost air traffic over Bulgaria – minister
Air traffic over Bulgaria is expected to increase by 50 per cent once the new international airport in Istanbul becomes
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Bulgarian environment ministry: Official ‘threatened’ after ordering halt to construction in Sinemorets
The chief official of the regional inspectorate of environment and water in Bourgas, Detelina Ivanova, received a telephone threat after
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Bulgarian high court confirms jail sentence for man who assaulted Ahmed Dogan
Bulgaria’s Supreme Court of Cassation ruled to uphold the sentence given to Oktai Enimehmedov, the man seen pointing a gas
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Mediterranean tragedies: EU ministers agree on 10-point plan on migration
European Union foreign and interior ministers agreed on April 20 to a 10-point plan in response to the crisis in
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Greek crisis poses no threat to Bulgarian lenders – central bank
Bulgarian banks were not at risk to suffer any negative fallout from a crisis in Greece, the Bulgarian National Bank
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Bulgaria caught up in controversies over Black Sea construction
The advent of spring 2015 has seen Bulgaria again caught up in controversies about construction projects in environmentally sensitive areas
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Approval rating of Bulgarian PM Borissov rises – poll
Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov is the country’s only politician whose approval rating has risen since he and his centre-right
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