Parliamentary leader of Bulgaria coalition minority partner queries F-16 acquisition plan
Volen Siderov, parliamentary leader of the United Patriots – the grouping of far-right and nationalist parties that is the minority
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Month: December 2018
Increase of 4.9% in foreign tourist visits to Bulgaria in January-November 2018
There were more than 8.834 million visits by foreign tourists to Bulgaria in January to November 2018, an increase of
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Close to 7% of Bulgarians’ household spending is on restaurants and hotels – Eurostat
In 2017, about 6.9 per cent of household spending by Bulgarians was on restaurants and hotels, European Union statistics agency
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New Year’s Eve open air concerts scheduled for Sofia, Plovdiv, Varna, Bourgas
Open-air concerts are scheduled for Bulgaria’s capital Sofia, as well as second city Plovdiv, “sea capital” Varna and Black Sea
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Events in Bulgaria in 2019: The Big Questions
A number of events are scheduled for Bulgaria in 2019; well, some are scheduled, others are – to riff on
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Poll: Business climate in Bulgaria worsened slightly in December 2018
A regular monthly poll by the National Statistical Institute (NSI) found that the business climate in Bulgaria in December 2018
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New rules on reinforced Schengen Information System come into effect on December 28
New rules to strengthen the Schengen Information System (SIS) – proposed by the European Commission in December 2016 and adopted
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Bulgarian regulator increases prices of natural gas, water
Bulgaria’s Energy and Water Regulatory Commission decided on December 28 to increase the price of natural gas by 3.51 per
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Plovdiv, European Capital of Culture: Mayor lengthens winter school holiday
Plovdiv mayor Ivan Totev has decreed the lengthening of the winter school holiday by two days as his city prepares
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