Bulgarian constitutional amendments on judiciary reform tabled in Parliament
Constitutional amendments that envision a shake-up of Bulgaria’s top judiciary body have been tabled in Parliament, but the ruling majority
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Bulgaria would-be central bank governor nominee meets MPs
The race to succeed Ivan Iskrov as governor of the Bulgarian National Bank (BNB) has started early, with one putative
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EC approves Bulgaria’s 2.9B euro rural development programme
The European Commission on May 26 formally adopted Bulgaria’s Rural Development Programme which outlines the country’s priorities for using 2.9
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Planned talks between Bulgarians and Roma in Garmen fail to take place
Planned talks between rival camps of Bulgarians and Roma in the municipality of Garmen, scene of ethnic clashes a few
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Fired head of food safety agency to sue fast food chain owner for defamation
Plamen Mollov, dismissed as head of the Bulgarian Food Safety Agency on May 22 in connection with alleged corruption at
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Bulgaria: ‘Explicit and visible’ commitment by EU needed for territorial integrity of Macedonia
An explicit and visible commitment by the European Union is needed to ensure the preservation of the territorial integrity of
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Bulgaria, Croatia back territorial integrity of Macedonia, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bulgaria and Croatia will defend the territorial integrity of all the countries in the region, including Macedonia and Bosnia and
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Politics seen as behind ethnic clash in Bulgaria’s Garmen municipality
Political tensions and instigators are behind the ethnic clash between Bulgarians and Roma in Bulgaria’s Garmen municipality, it has been
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Bulgaria, Greece, Turkey sign agreement on police and customs co-operation
The interior ministers of Bulgaria, Greece and Turkey signed on May 25 an intergovernmental agreement on police and customs co-operation
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