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The European Union has approved a 15 million euro package for a peace and security programme for southern Africa, according to Bulgarian Foreign Minister Ekaterina Zaharieva, whose country currently holds […]
EU member states should “create and maintain, in law and in practice, a safe and secure environment for journalists,” a resolution adopted by members of the European Parliament’s civil liberties […]
About 65.8 per cent of Bulgarians described their health as “very good or good”, a percentage a little below the EU average of 67.5 per cent, EU statistics agency Eurostat […]
Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras addressed on March 28 a Regional Conference in Thessaloniki on the Reconstruction of Production for Central Macedonia, during which he extensively referred to the government’s […]
Bulgaria’s government said on March 28 that it has chosen a consortium that includes a subsidiary of Chinese conglomerate HNA Group for the 35-year concession on Plovdiv Airport. The concession […]
New buildings in Bulgaria’s capital city Sofia may be no more than 75 metres high, except in the centre, where the limit will be 50 metres, the National Assembly decided […]
The population of Bulgaria will decrease by something between 20 and 25 per cent by the year 2040, according to a report commissioned by the government and submitted to Parliament. […]
Eleven employees of the National Revenue Agency in Sofia are to face charges of corruption while some also will face charges of money laundering and one with heading an organised […]
Dimitar Gamishev, an MP for GERB, Bulgaria’s senior partner in the ruling coalition, submitted his resignation from Parliament on March 28 amid a tax avoidance row. Gamishev’s resignation comes several […]
Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov has informed Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras and Cyprus President Nicos Anastasiades on the issues raised during the March 26 EU-Turkey leaders meeting in Varna, […]
