Bulgaria grants 300 000 leva to Macedonia over flood damage
Bulgaria’s Cabinet agreed on September 20 to grant financial assistance of 300 000 leva (about 153 440 euro) to the
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Month: September 2016
Bulgaria’s Special Criminal Court begins hearing first terrorism trial
Bulgaria’s Special Criminal Court has begun hearing its first case involving charges of terrorism, laid against three Syrians that prosecutors
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European Commissioner: Bulgaria to play crucial role with launch of new European border protection
Bulgaria will play a crucial role on the European stage with the October 6 opening of the new European border
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Bulgaria Now podcast: Bulgaria’s back to school – more chaos than theory
Hundreds of thousands of young Bulgarians returned to school, or began their first day, in the past week. They’ve entered
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European Commission rules Poland has to suspend new retailer tax
The European Commission has opened an investigation into Poland’s new retailer tax and issued an injunction stating that Poland has
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Bulgaria’s Central Election Commission begins registering presidential election candidates
Bulgaria’s Central Election Commission opened on September 19 the process of registering candidates for the country’s November 6 2016 presidential
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Plovdiv District Court dismisses chief architect over ‘Tobacco Town’ demolition bid
The District Court in Bulgaria’s second city Plovdiv upheld on September 19 an application by the Regional Prosecutor’s Office to
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Bulgarian President Plevneliev: Battle for UN Secretary-General post ‘unpredictable’
Bulgaria’s battle for the post of United Nations Secretary-General is extremely difficult and currently unpredictable, President Rossen Plevneliev said in
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EU preparing meeting with Russia on Bulgaria gas hub – report
The European Commission is working on preparations to host a Bulgaria-Russia-EU meeting to discuss the proposed gas hub near the
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