Eustream asks EC for support
Slovakia may receive some funds for its gas projects from the European Commission. The country’s gas transporter Eustream has requested
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Month: December 2016
Siderov: Bulgaria’s nationalist ‘patriotic bloc’ will stand united in 2017 parliamentary elections
Bulgaria’s far-right Ataka party leader Volen Siderov said on December 4 that the group of nationalist formations that had a
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Austria’s right-wing presidential candidate Hofer concedes defeat to Van der Bellen
According to a exit poll conducted by Austrian broadcaster ORF on Sunday, independent candidate Alexander Van der Bellen has been
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Bulgarian Orthodox Church’s Holy Synod to choose between two candidates to be Stara Zagora Metropolitan
The Bulgarian Orthodox Church’s governing body, the Holy Synod, will on December 11 choose from between two candidates to be
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Fitch, S&P affirm Bulgaria’s credit rating as stable, note risks from political instability
Fitch Ratings has affirmed Bulgaria’s Long-Term Foreign and Local Currency Issuer Default Ratings (IDRs) at ‘BBB-‘, with stable outlooks, while
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Bulgaria’s chief of defence resigns, to give next president free hand to choose new chief
Bulgaria’s Chief of Defence, General Konstantin Popov, has resigned, the Defence Ministry said on December 2. Popov, who has held
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Bulgarian prosecutors press charges against controversial former judge
Bulgaria’s prosecutor’s office said on December 2 that it indicted former judge Roumyana Chenalova on charges of malfeasance in office
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Bulgarian Parliament tightens rules on foreigners staying in country as representatives of companies
Bulgaria’s National Assembly gave, on December 2, its final approval to changes to the Foreigners Act, including more stringent requirements
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Bulgaria’s political crisis: Borissov formally declines offer to try to form a government
In an exchange lasting just a matter of a few minutes on December 2, GERB party leader Boiko Borissov formally
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