Hungary’s anti-immigrant fence widely condemned
The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Cécile Pouilly has joined voices condemning Hungary’s announced plan to build a fence
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Day: June 19, 2015
EU finance ministers look for a solution to Greek debt crisis
European Union finance ministers met in Luxembourg Friday ahead of an emergency summit on Greece Monday after failing to reach
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One year on, CCB saga in Bulgaria far from over
A year after the Corporate Commercial Bank (CCB) asked to be put under the central bank’s administration on June 20
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Bulgaria high court overturns jail sentence for former interior minister Tsvetanov
Bulgaria’s Supreme Court of Cassation (SCC) ruled on June 19 to overturn the four-year jail sentence handed to former interior
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Bulgarian MPs adopt mortgage default protection bill
Bulgaria’s Parliament passed at second reading on June 19 a bill amending the Civil Procedure Code, meant to provide stronger
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Bulgaria has lowest alcohol, tobacco, restaurant and hotel consumer prices in EU – Eurostat
Consumer price levels in Bulgaria are less than half the European Union average, and the country has the lowest prices
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Bulgarian newspaper titles, circulation decrease – statistics institute
A total of 295 newspaper titles were published in Bulgaria in 2014, with a collective circulation of 315 712, both
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Tsipras: Greece will stay in the euro zone
The Greek prime minister has promised that “there will be a solution to the Greek debt crisis that will allow
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Road deaths in Bulgaria increased 9% in 2014, as EU slips in reducing traffic fatalities
A total of 655 people died in motor accidents in Bulgaria in 2014, a figure nine per cent higher than
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