Bulgarian PM promises more funds for restoration of Great Basilica at Pliska
Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov has promised that his government will provide further funds for the restoration of the Great
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Month: July 2016
Turkey releases some post-coup detainees
Two weeks after an abortive coup attempt in Turkey caused an upheaval in military ranks and throughout much of the
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Google bows to Russian pressure, reverses changes to names of Crimean towns
Google on July 28 changed the names of towns, villages and districts in Russian-occupied Crimea on its Google Maps mapping
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Archaeological finds in Bulgaria: July 2016 highlights
The month of July 2016 saw the traditional archaeological season in Bulgaria in full swing, with finds at digs in
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Bulgaria H1 2016 Budget surplus at 3.07B leva, below forecasts
Bulgaria’s Finance Ministry said that the consolidated Budget surplus for the first half of 2016 was 3.07 billion leva, or
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Reduction in unemployment in Bulgaria among highest in EU – Eurostat
Bulgaria recorded the third-largest decrease in unemployment among European Union countries between June 2015 and June 2016, EU statistics office
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Bulgarian Parliament rejects businessman Mareshki’s referendum petition
Bulgaria’s National Assembly voted on July 29 to reject a petition raised by pharmaceutical and fuel industry businessman Vesselin Mareshki
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Bulgaria Supreme Court registers former MRF leader Mestan’s DOST party
Bulgaria’s Supreme Court of Cassation, in a ruling on July 29, consented to the official registration of former Movement for
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Bulgaria arrests four cops for taking bribes to help migrant traffickers
Four police from the district police directorate in Bulgaria’s capital city Sofia have been arrested on suspicion of acting as
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