Bulgarian President Plevneliev: Battle for UN Secretary-General post ‘unpredictable’
Bulgaria’s battle for the post of United Nations Secretary-General is extremely difficult and currently unpredictable, President Rossen Plevneliev said in
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EU preparing meeting with Russia on Bulgaria gas hub – report
The European Commission is working on preparations to host a Bulgaria-Russia-EU meeting to discuss the proposed gas hub near the
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Bulgarian deputy interior minister: EC made ‘lightning decision’ on funding aid for border protection
Bulgaria’s deputy interior minister Philip Gounev has described the grant by the European Commission of 160 million euro emerging funding
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IMF raises Bulgaria’s growth forecast for 2016 to 3%
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has praised the resilience of Bulgaria’s economy and described current macroeconomic developments as “encouraging”, raising
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Borissov in Bratislava: Bulgaria needs concrete support for border security
Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov showed German chancellor Angela Merkel a map as they held a brief conversation in Bratislava,
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Bulgaria’s refugee centres are 93% per cent full
Ninety-three per cent of the capacity of the refugee centres in Bulgaria is filled, State Agency for Refugees head Petya
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Bulgarian Parliament passes second ‘weekend tax’
Bulgarian MPs passed on September 15 amendments to the Corporate Tax Act that require employers to pay a tax on
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Bulgaria’s new co-ordination centre against illegal migration begins work
Bulgaria’s co-ordination centre for combating illegal migration has begun work, the Interior Ministry said on September 15. The new unit
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EU presidents: EU should be symbol of freedom, not regulations and restrictions
The European Union should not be associated only with regulations and restrictions, presidents from the bloc said at a meeting
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