Bulgaria’s Veliko Turnovo faces weekend without water because of supply system failure
The city of Veliko Turnovo in north-central Bulgaria and 14 villages in the region faced a weekend without water on
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Author: The Sofia Globe staff
EIB invested 299M euro in Bulgaria in 2017
The European Investment Bank has extended 299 million euro in loans and guarantees to Bulgarian corporate entities in 2017, the
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Bulgaria marks March 9 anniversary of 1943 rescue of Bulgarian Jews
A wreath-laying ceremony in central Sofia and the launch of a book in the Parliament building were among key events
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Row in Bulgarian nationalist coalition continues after Simeonov refuses to apologise to Russian Patriarch Kirill
Tensions in Bulgaria’s United Patriots coalition, the grouping of nationalist and far-right parties that is the minority partner in government,
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EC opens infringement proceedings against Bulgaria over VAT rules
The European Commission said on March 8 that it opened a new infringement proceeding against Bulgaria, asking it to bring
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Emir of Qatar on first state visit to Bulgaria
The Emir of Qatar, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, arrived on his first state visit to Bulgaria on March
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Bulgarian Parliament elects ruling majority’s candidate to head new anti-corruption body
Bulgaria’s National Assembly voted on March 8 to elect Plamen Georgiev, the candidate backed by coalition government partners GERB and
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Bulgarian PM’s GERB party calls on President to release transcript of his meeting with Russian Patriarch Kirill
The parliamentary group of Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov’s centre-right GERB party issued a call on March 8 for President
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Bulgarian Parliament overturns presidential veto on amendments to bank insolvency law
Bulgarian MPs voted on March 7 to overturn President Roumen Radev’s veto on the bill of amendments to the Bank Insolvency
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