Plevneliev hopeful gas supply from Azerbaijan will start earlier than planned
Meeting his Azjerbaijani counterpart Ilham Aliyev, Bulgarian President Rossen Plevneliev has voiced hope that supplies of natural gas of a
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Bulgarian PM Borissov rejects calls for cabinet changes
Prime Minister Boiko Borissov said on April 28 that no changes to his cabinet were required, a comment coming a
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Head of Bulgaria’s Border Police demoted – reports
The head of Bulgaria’s Border Police, Milen Penev, has been demoted, public broadcaster Bulgarian National Radio said on April 28.
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National Audit Office to probe membership fee income of Siderov’s Ataka
Bulgaria’s National Audit Office is to investigate the income declared to be from membership fees of Volen Siderov’s ultra-nationalist minority
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Bulgaria fires 25 customs officers
A total of 25 Bulgarian Customs Agency employees at the Kapitan Andreevo border checkpoint with Turkey are being fired, with
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Bulgarian Red Cross launches Nepal earthquake appeal
The Bulgarian Red Cross has launched a fundraising campaign to assist people hard-hit by the earthquake in Nepal, which as
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Bulgaria to draft new plan for armed forces, but no defence budget update this year
Bulgaria’s cabinet should draft a new plan for the development of the armed forces, but there will be no update
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Sofia court impounds 1.2M leva assets of former Parliament deputy speaker
Sofia City Court has impounded assets worth 1.26 million leva, about 645 500 euro, held by the former deputy speaker of
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Omani sovereign fund sues Bulgaria over CCB saga, lawyer claims
An Omani sovereign fund that held 30 per cent in Bulgaria’s Corporate Commercial Bank (CCB) has lodged court action against Bulgaria,
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