Bulgaria January-July 2016 Budget surplus at 3.28B leva, beats forecasts
Bulgaria’s Finance Ministry said on August 31 that the consolidated Budget surplus for the seven months of 2016 was 3.28
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Month: August 2016
Borissov takes control of Bulgaria’s EU presidency from Kouneva
Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov is taking personal control of co-ordination of the preparation and implementation of Bulgaria’s presidency of
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Bulgaria unemployment, at 7.9% in July, again lower than EU average
Unemployment in Bulgaria in July 2016 was 7.9 per cent, below the European Union average of 8.6 per cent, and
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Political scientist: Absurd to still not know who will be candidates in the presidential election
In 1970, a film was released entitled Suppose They Gave a War and Nobody Came. The runup, if it can
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Bulgaria to enable restrictions on movement of asylum applicants
Bulgaria’s Cabinet approved on August 31 changes to State Agency for Refugees regulations that will enable restrictions on the movement
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Bulgarian Foreign Minister: PM Borissov cannot be criticised for dialogue with Turkey
Bulgaria has done nothing but defend the common EU migration policy in its talks with Turkey, and Prime Minister Boiko
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Opinion: Apple, taxes, and just punishment
Margrethe Vestager reminds us of the purpose of the European Union. Only she – as European Commissioner for Competition –
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The Balkan Blog: Be an Ambler Gambler
In my last three murder mystery novels, certain critics have noted a similarity between my writing style and that of
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Bulgaria Now podcast: Sofia Restaurant Week
The first Sofia Restaurant Week, September 11 to 17, is coming ever closer, as 25 of the Bulgarian capital’s finest
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