Bulgaria’s elections 2016: The first weekend round-up
Official campaigning in Bulgaria’s November 2016 presidential elections got underway on the weekend of October 9 and 10, with major
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Bulgaria’s election commission amends ‘media packages’ decision – but still excludes websites
Bulgaria’s Central Election Commission (CEC) has amended its rules on the granting of “media packages” – state subsidies for election
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Bulgaria’s 2016 presidential elections: Voters to have ‘I don’t support anyone’ option
It might make voters in the US November 8 2016 elections green with envy – Bulgarians who go to the
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Greek air traffic controllers call off planned four-day strike
Greek air traffic controllers have called off a series of rolling strikes that were planned for October 9 to 13,
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Finance Ministry: Bulgaria gets ‘high marks’ from World Bank, IMF
Bulgaria received high marks from the World Bank and International Monetary Fund for its fiscal policy and accelerated economic growth
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Is Bansko expensive? The Post Office ski resort survey 2016
Bansko wins the award for the seventh time in the postoffice survey of ski resorts (see http://www.postoffice.co.uk/my-travel/ski-report-2016 survey). I always
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Bulgaria’s 2016 presidential elections: The candidates in profile
After the Central Election Commission refused to approve the registration applications of three, a total of 21 candidates are in
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Bulgarian court overturns election commission decision on ‘media packages’
Bulgaria’s Supreme Administrative Court has overturned a decision by the Central Election Commission (CEC) that limited state subsidies for election
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ID fraud accusations surface ahead of Bulgaria presidential elections
The start of the presidential elections and referendum campaign in Bulgaria has brought new accusations that personal identification numbers being
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