Migration Commissioner Avramopoulos to brief EC on Greek-Bulgarian border blockades
Dimitris Avramopoulos, European Commissioner for Migration and Home Affairs, said during a February 11 visit to Bulgaria that he would
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Another day of problems at Greek-Bulgarian borders because of blockade by protesting Greek farmers
The largest checkpoint on the Bulgarian-Greek border, Kulata-Promachonas, was again closed to goods lorries for some hours on February 11,
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Bulgaria renewable energy production down in 2014, still above 2020 target – Eurostat
Nine European Union member states, Bulgaria among them, had exceeded their renewable energy targets for 2020 in 2014, the bloc’s
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Polarised political reaction in Bulgaria to nomination of Bokova as candidate UN chief
Reactions among Bulgaria’s political parties in Parliament to the nomination of Irina Bokova as the country’s candidate to be the
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Bulgarian prosecutors end money-laundering probe against former deputy Parliament Speaker
Sofia City Court has ended on February 10 pre-trial proceedings against former MP Hristo Biserov, after prosecutors dropped their investigation into
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Bulgaria’s government coalition partners discuss go-ahead for second ski lift in Bansko resort
Political parties that are partners in Bulgaria’s coalition government have agreed on “working toward” allowing the building of a second
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Bulgaria consolidated Budget deficit in 2015 was 2.9%
Bulgaria’s Cabinet said on February 10 that it approved the consolidated Budget figures presented by the Finance Ministry, based on
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Bulgaria’s borders with Greece again blocked by Greek farmers’ protests
Vehicle traffic across some of Bulgaria’s border checkpoints with Greece was on February 10 again disrupted because of blockades by
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Bulgaria’s Foreign Minister disappointed by ‘hysterical, falsetto noise’ about Bokova UNSG bid
Bulgarian Foreign Minister Daniel Mitov says that he is disappointed by the “hysterical, falsetto noise” on the topic of the
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