Bulgarian c-bank chief offers to quit on July 10 if successor named
Bulgarian National Bank (BNB) governor Ivan Iskrov said that he would resign on July 10, asking MPs to have a
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Bulgarian cabinet could face new fighter jet proposal
If Bulgarian Defence Minister Nikolai Nenchev keeps to his stated intention, the scheduled cabinet meeting on June 24 could see
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Media in Bulgaria again rate only ‘partly free’ in Freedom House annual report
Freedom House’s annual Press Freedom report again rates Bulgaria’s media as only “partly free”, while the report shows the press
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Bulgaria ‘hopes’ to receive Russian reply on gas hub proposal – minister
Bulgaria was hoping to receive a Russian answer to its proposal to build a gas hub in the country by
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Bulgaria’s electricity price hike row reaches Parliament
The simmering opposition to plans by Bulgaria’s utilities regulator to increase electricity prices starting July 1 appears to have reached
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Prosecutors question Botevgrad mayor over alleged public procurement abuses
The mayor of the western Bulgarian city of Botevgrad was taken to prosecutors on June 22 for questioning in connection
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Fitch affirms Bulgaria’s credit rating at BBB–
Credit ratings agency Fitch has affirmed Bulgaria’s long-term foreign-currency credit rating at ‘BBB–‘ with a stable outlook, while the long-term
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Bulgaria high court overturns jail sentence for former interior minister Tsvetanov
Bulgaria’s Supreme Court of Cassation (SCC) ruled on June 19 to overturn the four-year jail sentence handed to former interior
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Bulgarian MPs adopt mortgage default protection bill
Bulgaria’s Parliament passed at second reading on June 19 a bill amending the Civil Procedure Code, meant to provide stronger
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