Tsipras looks for political deal in Riga
Prime minister Alexis Tsipras arrived in Riga Thursday for a European Union leaders’ meeting on the sidelines of which he
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Month: May 2015
Europe follows US lead in tackling ‘conflict minerals’
Metals mined from conflict zones in places like the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) are often sold by warlords to
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Controversies hit local government in Bulgaria six months ahead of elections
Six months ahead of mayoral and municipal elections in Bulgaria, a series of scandals has begun at local government level,
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Bulgaria external storage market set for strong growth – IDC
Bulgaria’s total storage hardware market grew 6.8 per cent in 2014, reaching $14.1 million in vendor revenue, as capacity increased
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Bulgarian socialists abandon bid to challenge government’s 8B euro debt plan
Bulgaria’s largest parliamentary opposition party, the socialists, said on May 21 that they would not challenge the government’s three-year eight-billion
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Bulgarian President welcomes ‘new wave’ of German investments
Bulgarian President Rossen Plevneliev has welcomed a “new wave” of German investments in the country, saying that the result of
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Archaeology: Bulgarian dig at motorway construction site finds Roman villa from time of Constantine the Great
Bulgarian archaeologists working at a site near the village of Mursalevo along the route of the construction of the Struma
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Europe locked in migrant quota dispute
European Union countries are locked in an increasingly bitter battle over proposals to set quotas for accepting asylum seekers and
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World Bank team: Bulgaria could turn the tide to faster, sustainable growth
A World Bank team held talks with Bulgarian cabinet ministers on May 20 on how the international financial institution can
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