Bulgaria’s new prosecutor-general Ivan Geshev sworn in
Ivan Geshev was sworn in as Bulgaria’s prosecutor-general on December 18 in a ceremony brought forward by three weeks after
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Month: December 2019
Bulgarian MPs introduce patent tax aimed at short-term rental properties
Bulgaria’s Parliament passed at second reading on December 18 a bill of amendments to the country’s Tax Code, which includes
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Bulgaria’s Traffic Police catch 286 drink-drivers in a week
A seven-day special operation by Bulgaria’s Traffic Police against drink-driving resulted in netting of 286 motorists over the legal blood-alcohol
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Bulgaria’s BDZ signs 137M leva contract with Alstom for overhaul of electric and diesel engines
BDZ Passenger Transport Ltd has signed a contract valued at 137 million leva (about 70 million euro) with Alstom Transport
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Bulgarian railways offers narrow-gauge rail steam train trip on December 21
Bulgarian state railways BDZ is offering an excursion on the Septembri – Velingrad narrow-gauge railway line on December 21, with
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Prosecutors probe destruction of archaeology in construction of building in Bulgaria’s Plovdiv
The Regional Prosecutor’s Office in Plovdiv has opened an investigation into the destruction of archaeology, dating from Late Antiquity, during
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After row over big-budget European Capital of Culture opening, Plovdiv to spend 50 000 leva on closing
The budget for the January 12 2020 closing event of Plovdiv – European Capital of Culture 2019 is a relatively
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Motorist fined 1050 leva for 235km/h on Bulgarian motorway fails in court challenge
A motorist caught by a speed camera driving at 235km/h on Bulgaria’s Trakiya Motorway has failed in a court challenge
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Bulgaria has 10th-highest beer consumption per capita in EU – Brewers of Europe
The consumption of beer per capita in Bulgaria in 2018 was 75 litres, the 10th-highest in the European Union, according
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