EC opens infringement proceedings against Bulgaria over VAT rules
The European Commission said on March 8 that it opened a new infringement proceeding against Bulgaria, asking it to bring
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Month: March 2018
Emir of Qatar on first state visit to Bulgaria
The Emir of Qatar, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, arrived on his first state visit to Bulgaria on March
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Bulgarian Parliament elects ruling majority’s candidate to head new anti-corruption body
Bulgaria’s National Assembly voted on March 8 to elect Plamen Georgiev, the candidate backed by coalition government partners GERB and
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Bulgarian PM’s GERB party calls on President to release transcript of his meeting with Russian Patriarch Kirill
The parliamentary group of Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov’s centre-right GERB party issued a call on March 8 for President
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IMF, European leaders rebuke Trump on planned tariffs
The International Monetary Fund and European leaders pushed back on March 7 against US president Donald Trump’s plan to impose
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Bulgarian Parliament overturns presidential veto on amendments to bank insolvency law
Bulgarian MPs voted on March 7 to overturn President Roumen Radev’s veto on the bill of amendments to the Bank Insolvency
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Bulgarian deputy PM’s verbal assault on Russian Patriarch sparks row in ‘United Patriots’
After Bulgaria’s Deputy Prime Minister and nationalist United Patriots co-leader Valeri Simeonov hit out in a television interview against Russian
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Bulgaria records 3.6% economic growth in 2017
Bulgaria’s economy grew by 3.6 per cent last year, based on preliminary data, the country’s National Statistics Institute (NSI) said
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EU defence ministers agree implementation plan for closer military co-operation
EU ministers of defence have formally adopted a list of 17 projects for “permanent structured co-operation” (PESCO) in the field
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