Bulgaria, Iran discuss transport, energy co-operation
During a visit to Tehran by a Bulgarian delegation led by Prime Minister Boiko Borissov, Bulgaria and Iran have signed
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Month: July 2016
Spain busts Bulgarian-run factories producing illegal cigarettes worth millions of euro
Law enforcement authorities in Madrid and Sofia have unveiled details of a bust some days ago in which 22 people,
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Bulgaria reports drop in exports, negative trade balance, in January – May 2016
Bulgaria’s exports to European Union and non-EU countries in January to May 2016 were 3.5 per cent less than in
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EC mediates Bulgaria-Romania talks with Canada on visa system
The European Commission is mediating talks being held in Brussels on July 11 between Bulgaria and Romania, on the one
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Bulgarian foreign exchange bureaus ‘sting’ customers – report
Some foreign exchange bureaus in Bulgaria are cheating customers by changing money at slightly different rates from those advertised on
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Nato summit approves deployment of four battalions in Poland and Baltic States
Nato leaders at the summit taking place in Warsaw July 8 and 9 officially confirmed the deployment of four international
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Nato stands in ‘solidarity’ with Ukraine, condemns Russia’s war
Although cracks in the Western alliance emerged publicly before the July 8-9 Nato Summit, the 28 allies in the end
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Bulgaria proposes 10 years’ jail for theft of firms
Bulgaria’s Justice Ministry is proposing draft legislation envisaging imprisonment of one to 10 years and confiscation of assets of theft
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Plan for free extra Bulgarian lessons for children of refugees, foreigners, minorities
Bulgaria’s Education Ministry is proposing that the state provides free additional Bulgarian language lessons for children of ethnic minorities, of
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