Weapons found hidden near Serbian prime minister’s home
Serbian police evacuated Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic and his family to a “safe location” Saturday after discovering a large weapons
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Month: October 2016
Bulgarian PM Borissov: President Plevneliev will not be candidate to replace Georgieva as European Commissioner
Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov said on October 29 that incumbent head of state President Rossen Plevneliev will not be
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EU allows Gazprom more access to Opal gas pipeline through Germany
The EU has lifted a cap on the Russian gas company’s access to the Opal pipeline in Germany. The agreement
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Bulgaria’s Kristalina Georgieva quits European Commission to become World Bank CEO
Bulgaria’s Kristalina Georgieva has resigned from the European Commission and will become World Bank chief executive from January 2 2017,
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Total finds oil on Bulgaria’s Black Sea shelf
French oil and gas company Total said in its third-quarter earnings report on October 28 that it found oil on
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Political row in Bulgaria over European Parliament migration resolution
Bulgaria’s largest parliamentary party GERB and the nationalist Patriotic Front coalition have launched verbal attacks on the opposition Bulgarian Socialist
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Poll: Bulgarian business climate drops in October 2016
A regular poll by Bulgaria’s National Statistical Institute (NSI) found a more negative view of the Bulgarian business climate in
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Bulgaria, Europe’s ‘most corrupt country,’ cracks down – again
Despite having been part of the European Union for nearly a decade, tackling high-level corruption remains one of Bulgaria’s “biggest
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Clocks in Bulgaria change to winter time on October 30 2016
Clocks in Bulgaria change to winter time at 4am on October 30 2016, going back an hour to 3am. This
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