Donald Tusk’s first year as European Council president
Do you remember Herman Van Rompuy? You don’t even remember the name? The Belgian was the first president of the
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Day: December 1, 2015
Bulgarian court acquits former deputy Parliament Speaker after two-day trial
Sofia City Court ruled on December 1 to acquit former MP Hristo Biserov on charges of large-scale tax evasion, breaking
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Sofia Airport terminal closed as police check van
Terminal 1 of Sofia Airport was closed to passengers on December 1 as explosives specialists checked a foreign-registered van that
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Former CCB owner’s assets worth 603.7M leva impounded in Bulgaria, Switzerland
Courts in Bulgaria and Switzerland have impounded assets worth 603.7 million leva held by Tsvetan Vassilev, the former majority shareholder
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World AIDS Day: Bulgaria reports 204 new HIV infections in 2015
A total of 204 Bulgarians had been found to have HIV after a total of 258 000 people were tested
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EU steps up financial aid in response to Syria crisis
The European Commission announced on December 1 2015 new aid packages in response to the Syrian crisis to help the
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20% of migrant arrivals by sea in Europe in 2015 are children
Children make up at least one in five of the 870 000 refugees and migrants who have crossed the Mediterranean
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Annual charity campaign Bulgarian Christmas 2015 launched, to aid seriously ill children
The traditional annual charity campaign Bulgarian Christmas (Българската Коледа), to raise funds to provide treatment and equipment to care for
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Bulgarian President: Fighting climate change is moral obligation and has a sound economic case
Fighting climate change is not only a moral obligation but also presents a sound economic case across the world, Bulgarian
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