Plevneliev leaves open the question of whether he will stand in 2016 presidential elections
Bulgarian President Rossen Plevneliev, in a speech to Parliament on March 18, left open the question of whether he will
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Judicial reform is central to everything, Bulgarian President Plevneliev tells Parliament
Judicial reform is central to everything, Bulgarian head of state President Rossen Plevneliev told the National Assembly in a special
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Investors in Plovdiv tobacco warehouse project: ‘Our actions guided by law’
The investors in the controversial project in Plovdiv that has seen a historic tobacco warehouse, meant to be protected as
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Leaders in Sofia and Skopje agree on joint measures against migrant-trafficking at border
Bulgarian Prime Minister and Republic of Macedonia president Gjorge Ivanov have agreed on joint measures to suppress trafficking of migrants
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Bulgaria asset forfeiture commission files 2.2B leva lawsuit against former CCB owner
Bulgaria’s asset forfeiture commission said on March 17 that it filed a lawsuit against Tsvetan Vassilev, the former majority shareholder
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Bulgarian Foreign Ministry top official fired for getting car stuck in the mud on tram tracks
If you want to succeed as chief secretary of the Bulgarian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, you should not be a
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FDI in Bulgaria in January was 44.9M euro
Foreign direct investment in Bulgaria in the first month of the year stood at 44.9 million euro, the equivalent of
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Bulgarian state lottery jackpot hits 5.8M leva
An estimated 5.8 million leva, or about three million euro, will be up for grabs in one of the jackpots
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Bulgaria to slash diplomatic privileges for honorary consuls in the country
Bulgaria will massively cut back the privileges accorded to honorary consuls in the country, stripping them of diplomatic privileges, diplomatic
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