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The president of human rights group the Bulgarian Helsinki Committee, Krassimir Kanev, was assaulted by two men on the morning of October 27 outside a central Sofia hotel, the committee […]
Bulgarian President Rossen Plevneliev said on October 27 that he would not veto the last-minute changes to the Electoral Code approved by Parliament the previous day, but would act to […]
One of the busiest thoroughfares in Bulgaria’s capital city of Sofia, Tsarigradsko Chaussee boulevard, will be shut down for the entire day on October 29, for a concert by television […]
Nato had hoped for cooperation with Russia, but Moscow changed the paradigm by annexing Crimea, the alliance’s Deputy Secretary General, Alexander Vershbow, told DW’s “Nemtsova. Interview” talk show. The parting [&hellip ...
As of the beginning of 2017 year four groups of combat battalions will be stationed on a rotating basis in Poland, and in the Baltic countries, in accordance with the […]
Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov told a Cabinet meeting on October 26 that he had asked the Interior Ministry and State Agency for National Security (SANS) to investigate all the […]
With 12 days to go before Bulgaria’s November 6 presidential elections, the country’s Parliament approved on October 26 the second reading of amendments to the Electoral Code on the number […]
Bulgaria’s Cabinet agreed on October 26 to give pensioners receiving pensions of up to 300 leva a month a “Christmas bonus” of 40 leva each – about 20.45 euro. The […]
Bulgaria’s Government gave on October 26 its approval for the Finance Ministry to terminate a deposit contract with First Investment Bank (FIBank), signed as part of a state aid programme […]
Bulgaria ranked 39th out of 190 countries in the World Bank’s Doing Business 2017 report, which assesses countries’ business regulations and their impact. This is a drop of two places […]
