German airport personnel strike to affect eight Sofia flights on April 27
A total of eight direct flights between Sofia and the German airports of Frankfurt and Munich on April 27 have
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Bulgaria’s competition watchdog fines retailer Lidl 1.87M leva
Bulgaria’s Commission for Protection of Competition (CPC) said on April 26 that it has fined retailer Lidl 1.87 million leva
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Sofia Central Railway Station revamp: Swanky interior, skanky English
The modernised Sofia Central Railway Station reopened on April 26 after a 62 million leva revamp which apparently did not
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Election law row: Bulgarian PM to meet coalition government partners
Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov is to hold talks on April 26 with the four parties in the governing coalition
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Bulgaria’s BEH contracts 535M euro bridge loan – reports
Bulgarian Energy Holding (BEH) has agreed a bridge loan with three foreign banks worth 535 million euro, which it will
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Bulgarian carriers call off blockade of Greek border at Orthodox Easter
A meeting between Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov, Transport Minister Ivailo Moskovski, road carriers and tour operators on April 25
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Sofia urban mobility centre management resigns after public procurement row
The management team of the Sofia city hall urban mobility centre has resigned, only days after the mayor of the
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Bus companies to protest in Sofia on April 26
Bus companies are going ahead with a planned protest in Bulgaria’s capital city Sofia on April 26. More than 100
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Bulgaria reported 151 dangerous products to EU in 2015
Bulgaria reported 151 dangerous products as part of an EU-wide alert system in 2015, a report by the European Commission
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