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Bulgaria’s Parliament approved on June 21 the second reading of amendments to the State Agency for National Security Act, obliging air carriers to transmit the data of passengers and crew […]
The European Commission said on June 21 that it opened a formal investigation into Qatar’s exports of liquefied natural gas (LNG) to the European economic area (EEA) in order to […]
Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov held talks with Greek business executives at the two-day Plovdiv Economic Forum, which opened on June 21. Greek investors are interested in redirecting new capital […]
Bulgaria has the lowest percentage of people who work from home, at just 0.3 per cent, according to figures released on June 21 by EU statistics agency Eurostat. The percentage […]
The Council of the EU, following a provisional agreement with the European Parliament, agreed on June 20 new rules concerning the mutual recognition of freezing and confiscation orders. The new […]
An exhibition entitled “Europe of Cartoonists’ is on at the House of Europe at 124 Rakovski Street in Sofia until June 30. The exhibition features the work of contemporary cartoonists […]
Foreign direct investment in Bulgaria in the first four months of 2018 stood at 113 million euro, the equivalent of 0.2 per cent of the gross domestic product (GDP), according […]
Bulgaria will assist Bosnia and Herzegovina in the process of preparing for EU accession and improving co-operation with Nato, the government in Sofia said on June 20. “The two countries […]
The Bulgarian government approved changes to regulations on the implementation of the Foreigners Act on June 20, arising from changes to Bulgarian legislation and European Union rules. A government statement […]
The terrorist threat in the European Union remains high in spite of the decline of the so-called “Islamic State” in Iraq and Syria, European policy agency Europol said on June […]
