Bulgaria anti-trust watchdog declines to issue new ruling in CEZ assets sale
Bulgaria’s Commission for Protection of Competition (CPC) said on October 18 that it would not re-examine the proposed sale of
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Month: October 2018
EC disburses aid to Bulgaria, Greece, Poland, Lithuania following natural disasters
Four EU countries hit by natural disasters in 2017 – Greece, Poland, Lithuania and Bulgaria – will shortly receive a
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Greek PM Tsipras takes over Foreign Ministry following Kotzias resignation
Greece’s Foreign Minister Nikos Kotzias submitted his resignation to Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras, who accepted it on October 17. Kotzias
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Alleged murderer of Marinova to be returned to Bulgaria on October 17 – Justice Minister
The extradition from Germany to Bulgaria of Severin Krassimirov, accused of the rape and murder of television presenter Viktoria Marinova,
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Bulgarian President Radev vetoes State Property Act amendments
Bulgaria’s President Roumen Radev said on October 17 that he has vetoed provisions in the amendments to the State Property
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Plovdiv court acquits two over attempted demolition of Tobacco Town warehouse
The Plovdiv Regional Court acquitted on October 17 2018 two business people who had faced charges in connection with the
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EC announces 12 000 additional free tickets available for 18-year-olds to discover Europe
The European Commission announced on October 17 a second competition for 18-year-old EU citizens to win free tickets to travel
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Ructions in Bulgarian ultra-nationalist coalition as Simeonov’s party hits back at Siderov
Bulgaria’s coalition of ultra-nationalist parties, the United Patriots, has hit its latest turbulence with Deputy Prime Minister Valeri Simeonov’s party
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Sofia Opera fires two employees for daubing Bulgarian football club graffiti on Hiroshima memorial
Two staff of Sofia Opera have been fired and kicked off a tour of Japan for daubing graffiti with the
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