Regulator, ombudsman pile pressure on Bulgaria’s heating utilities
Bulgaria’s competition watchdog and the country’s ombudsman have called for an overhaul of the laws regulating the operations of central
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Author: Alex Bivol
Moldova’s pro-EU parties form new government coalition, invest cabinet
Moldova’s parliament elected a new speaker and invested a new cabinet headed by Iurie Leanca on May 30 after the
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Latest row exposes rifts in Romania’s ruling coalition
The two largest parties in Romania’s ruling coalition are set to re-negotiate their alliance agreement after a row last week
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No indictments yet in Bulgarian ballot-printing row
Bulgarian prosecutors are yet to file any indictments in the investigation into the alleged illegal printing of 350 000 ballot
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Bulgaria’s 2013 elections: Socialist leader claims victory, blames bad organisation
Bulgarian Socialist Party leader Sergei Stanishev claimed victory in the parliamentary elections on May 12, urging quick talks with other
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Bulgaria’s 2013 elections: Parallel vote count gives GERB 30.9%, BSP 25.8 %
The parallel vote count carried out Alpha Research polling agency in Bulgaria’s May 12 2013 elections showed Boiko Borissov’s party,
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Bulgaria’s 2013 elections: Protesters briefly clash with police in Sofia
Several dozen protesters, carrying torches and Bulgarian flags, briefly clashed with police outside the National Palace of Culture (NDK) in
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Bulgaria’s Customs Agency vs Lukoil – the remake
The efforts of Bulgaria’s Customs Agency to enforce excise tax laws on the local subsidiaries of Russian oil group Lukoil
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Bulgaria’s electricity prices zero-sum game
Barely a month after Bulgaria’s utilities regulator approved lower electricity prices for consumers, their sustainability even in the short term
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