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CVM report spares Bulgaria’s blushes ahead of upcoming EU presidency

November 15, 2017November 16, 2017 Alex Bivol European Commission, judiciary

As Bulgaria puts the finishing touches on preparations to hold the rotating presidency of the Council of the EU starting

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Business 

YouTuber’s video prompts bizarre fine from Bulgaria’s competition watchdog

November 13, 2017November 24, 2017 Alex Bivol

Bulgaria’s Commission for Protection of Competition (CPC)  has fined online electronics retailer Laptop.BG about 47 300 leva, on the grounds

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian Cabinet approves draft 2018 Budget

October 30, 2017November 1, 2017 Alex Bivol macroeconomic indicators

Bulgaria’s Government approved the 2018 Budget bill drafted by the Finance Ministry at a cabinet meeting on October 30, held

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Perspectives 

Bulgarian President Radev special address: what he said and what he did not

April 11, 2017April 13, 2017 Alex Bivol Roumen Radev

Having found himself at the centre of the controversy after the publication, last week, of proposed amendments on curtailing the

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s 2017 parliamentary elections: nationalist coalition ‘disappointed’ by result

March 27, 2017 Alex Bivol Bulgaria elections 2017

Valeri Simeonov, one of the co-leaders of the United Patriots coalition of nationalist parties in Bulgaria’s March 26 2017 parliamentary

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian socialist leader Ninova: ‘no grand coalition’ possible

March 26, 2017March 28, 2017 Alex Bivol Bulgaria elections 2017, Kornelia Ninova

Bulgarian socialist party leader Kornelia Ninova struck a civil tone in a brief election night statement on March 26, congratulating

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Perspectives 

Romania protests: No flash in the pan

February 10, 2017March 9, 2017 Alex Bivol Romania

Romania rarely features in international media, yet the scenes of mass demonstrations in Bucharest and other major cities last week

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria: Borissov the ghost at Radev’s table

November 7, 2016November 13, 2016 Alex Bivol Bulgaria elections 2016

The biggest star of the election night news conference by Roumen Radev was not the candidate himself, leading in the

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Perspectives 

Year in Review: Eastern Europe showing signs of escaping Russia’s energy clutches

December 30, 2015January 6, 2016 Alex Bivol energy

One of the defining trends in the global economy in 2015 was the persistently low prices of oil, which sank

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