Bulgarian motor vehicle administration head arrested for corruption – reports
The head of Bulgaria’s Motor Vehicle Administration Agency, Tsvetelin Tsvetanov, was arrested in an anti-corruption raid in capital city Sofia
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Bulgarian Cabinet approves 3BN leva military shopping list
Bulgaria’s centre-right coalition Cabinet approved on March 30 2016 three military investment projects, with the shopping list including acquisition of
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Bulgaria opens concession tender for Plovdiv Airport
Bulgaria’s Cabinet approved on March 30 the proposed tender to offer a 35-year concession on the Plovdiv Airport, the government
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Bulgarian artists plan bust of Reagan in Sofia’s South Park
The Union of Bulgarian Artists has announced a competition to choose a sculptor to produce a three-metre monument with a
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Bulgaria to exempt carriers from checking if foreigners’ documents are fake
Bulgaria’s Cabinet is to ask the National Assembly to amend the Foreigners Act to remove an obligation for air, land
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Bulgaria appoints new chief of Military Intelligence
Bulgaria’s government has appointed Colonel Svetoslav Daskalov as head of the Military Intelligence directorate from April 1 2016, with commander-in-chief
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Bulgarian government’s vogue for halting public tenders endures
In March 2016, Bulgarian government officials have continued to carry out Prime Minister Boiko Borissov’s order to review and cancel
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Proposed changes to laws on religions in Bulgaria spark ire
Two draft bills tabled in Bulgaria’s Parliament by opposition socialist MPs to amend the law on religious denominations – including
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Business sentiment in Bulgaria rises in March – poll
A regular poll by Bulgaria’s National Statistical Institute has found that in March 2016, the total business climate indicator increased
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