Bulgarian village mayor faces organised crime, racketeering charges
The mayor of the Bulgarian village of Galiche, Tsenko Chokov – arrested in a large-scale police raid along with his
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Month: May 2016
Bulgarian beaches record slight drop in latest EU bathing waters report
The number of coastal bathing waters in Bulgaria that meet the European Union’s higher “guide values” showed a small decrease
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Bulgarian parliamentary committees approve jet fighter, patrol ship projects
The Bulgarian Parliament’s committees on defence and on budget and finance have approved projects worth well more than a billion
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Putin visits Greece for first time in 10 years
Russian president Vladimir Putin is on a working visit to Greece for the first time in 10 years, in the context
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Excavations reveal the tomb of Aristotle
The most important finding from the 20-year excavations at ancient Stageira was announced in Thessaloniki in front of hundreds of
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Bulgarian prime minister is Brussels’ ‘golden boy’
Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov has urged Eastern Europe to show more solidarity in the refugee crisis. What are his
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Poland given more time to solve constitutional crisis
Poland’s government has a few more days to strike a compromise with the European Commission over the solution of the
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Slovak PM Fico: Islam has no place in Slovakia
Slovakian Prime Minister Robert Fico has returned to work – and also to pre-election rhetoric, forgetting in the process the country’s
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EC asks Bulgaria to comply with EU rules on agricultural land, public procurement
The European Commission said on May 26 that it was stepping up the infringement proceedings against Bulgaria over restrictions against
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