Bulgaria grants close to 300 000 leva for humanitarian aid for Syria and Yemen
Bulgaria’s Cabinet agreed on May 15 to grant 293 375 leva (about 150 000 euro) in aid to assistant in
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Author: The Sofia Globe staff
European Commission names municipalities in Bulgaria to get funding for free wi-fi
A number of municipalities in Bulgaria are among 3400 across the EU that will be given vouchers each worth 15
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European Citizens’ Initiative launched, calling on EU to ‘Save the Bees’
The European Commission said on May 15 that it had agreed to register a European Citizens’ Initiative entitled “Save the bees!
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New system launched to help EU countries counter VAT fraud
The European Commission announced on May 15 the launch of a new system, the Transaction Network Analysis (TNA), to help
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Bulgarian Prosecutor-General asks security agency for information on undeclared holdings of top politicians
Bulgarian Prosecutor-General Sotir Tsatsarov has asked the State Agency for National Security for all information the agency has about assets
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Greece’s J&P Avax picked to build Bulgaria-Greece gas inter-connector pipeline
ICGB, project company for the Bulgaria-Greece gas inter-connector pipeline, said on May 14 that it picked Greek company J&P Avax
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Bulgarian PM Borissov nominates Taneva to succeed Porozhanov as Agriculture Minister
A few hours after the resignation of Roumen Porozhanov as Agriculture Minister, Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov tabled in Parliament
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Bulgaria’s Consumer Protection Commission to launch new probe into dual standards in food
Three successive investigations by the Bulgarian Food Safety Agency have confirmed dual standards in food products sold in Bulgaria and
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Syrians, Venezuelans, Afghans top asylum applications in EU+ in March 2019
Applications for international protection in the countries of the EU+ jumped by 20 per cent in a year to 58
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