David Cameron, Bulgarian PM discuss UK’s EU reform proposals, security
UK prime minister David Cameron and his Bulgarian counterpart Boiko Borissov discussed the British government’s proposals for EU reform, and
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Bulgarian police question Armenian owner of van at centre of Sofia Airport drama
Bulgarian Interior Ministry officers were on December 3 questioning an Armenian citizen who had returned to the country two days
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Plevneliev: Bulgaria’s policies on children set example for entire Balkan region
Bulgaria’s policies on children set an example for the countries of the wider Balkan region, head of state President Rossen
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Bulgarian Parliament passes 2016 Budget at second reading
Bulgarian MPs passed the 2016 Budget Act at second reading late on December 2, following a 13-hour sitting, during which
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Plovdiv court rejects application to nullify 2015 mayoral election
The Plovdiv Administrative Court has rejected an application by the Coalition for Slavcho Atanassov to nullify the November 2015 election
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Bulgaria Budget surplus at 63.9M leva in January-October 2015
Bulgaria’s Finance Ministry said that the consolidated Budget surplus in the first 10 months of 2015 came in at 63.9
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Bulgarian court acquits former deputy Parliament Speaker after two-day trial
Sofia City Court ruled on December 1 to acquit former MP Hristo Biserov on charges of large-scale tax evasion, breaking
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Sofia Airport terminal closed as police check van
Terminal 1 of Sofia Airport was closed to passengers on December 1 as explosives specialists checked a foreign-registered van that
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Former CCB owner’s assets worth 603.7M leva impounded in Bulgaria, Switzerland
Courts in Bulgaria and Switzerland have impounded assets worth 603.7 million leva held by Tsvetan Vassilev, the former majority shareholder
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