Bulgarian Cabinet approves draft 2017 Budget
Bulgaria’s Government approved the 2017 Budget bill drafted by the Finance Ministry, holding at a special meeting on October 31,
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Month: October 2016
Bulgaria’s 2016 elections: Daily roundup, October 31
Monday October 31 finds Bulgaria’s 21 presidential candidates in the final week ahead of what is likely to prove to
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After blocking border crossings, Bulgarian transport drivers threaten further protests
Traffic at Bulgarian border checkpoints including Kapitan Andreevo and Lesovo was blocked for two hours by protesting lorry transport drivers
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Bulgaria’s 2016 road death toll reaches 589 at end of October
A total of 589 people have died in road accidents in Bulgaria since the start of 2016, the Interior Ministry
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Moldova faces presidential runoff
Moscow-friendly Socialist Igor Dodon on Sunday garnered nearly 49 percent of the vote in Moldova’s first direct presidential election in
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EU-Canada sign long-delayed trade agreement
The European Union and Canada signed a long-delayed landmark free trade agreement Sunday in Brussels aimed to boost growth and
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Bulgaria elections 2016: The wrap of the week that was, October 30
In the week ending on October 30, Bulgaria’s Parliament approved last-minute changes to electoral laws, the government played cut-price Father
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Bulgarian police arrest two over illegal dog fighting in Plovdiv
Bulgarian police have arrested two men in connection with illegal dog fighting involving pitbulls in the northern industrial zone of
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The Republic of Moldova at a crossroads
The Republic of Moldova will elect a new president on Sunday. Now, for the first time in 15 years, it
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