Bulgarian players exit ATP tournament in Sofia in first round
Dimitar Kouzmanov hung on, taking a set off Lithuania’s Ricardas Berankis in their match on February 3, but his 3-6,
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Month: February 2016
Bulgarian MPs reject motion to resurrect South Stream gas pipeline project
Bulgaria’s Parliament rejected on February 3 a motion tabled by ultra-nationalist party Ataka, which called for resuming construction on the
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Opposition grows to nomination of Bulgarian deputy PM as education minister
Bulgarian MPs were scheduled to vote on the nomination of Deputy Prime Minister Meglena Kouneva as education minister on February
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Immigrants beyond the law
Crime is on the rise because of asylum seekers, or so the standard claim by right-wing populists. But statistics do
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Creditors reject Greek social security reform plans
The second day of talks between the Greek government and the country’s creditors as part of the first bailout program
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Bulgaria seeking ‘solution’ to Greek farmers’ blockade of border crossings – Foreign Minister
Bulgaria’s Foreign Minister Daniel Mitov said on February 2 that authorities in Sofia were using all available diplomatic channels to
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Raiffeisenbank Bulgaria secures 35M euro credit line for SMEs from European Investment Fund
Raiffeisenbank Bulgaria and the European Investment Fund signed a 35 million euro guarantee agreement to increase lending to innovative small
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Fraport served 3.8M passengers at Bulgarian airports in 2015
German airport operator Fraport has served 3.8 million passengers at its two Bulgarian airports in 2015, the company’s Bulgarian subsidiary
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Greece kicks off difficult week of talks with creditors, pensions top agenda
Greek government officals held their first meeting on Monday as part of the first review of the country’s bailout program
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