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Sofia court schedules CCB insolvency hearing for April 15

April 3, 2015April 9, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff CCB affair

Sofia City Court will hold the first hearing in the insolvency case against Corporate Commercial Bank (CCB) on April 15,

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria high court dismisses shareholders appeal against CCB licence loss

April 2, 2015April 3, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff CCB affair

A five-judge panel of the Supreme Administrative Court (SAC) dismissed on April 2 the appeal lodged by several shareholders in

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian parliament appoints new utilities regulator chief

April 2, 2015April 2, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff energy

Bulgarian MPs elected Ivan Ivanov as the new head of the Energy and Water Regulatory Commission (EWRC) on April 2,

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian Parliament elects new judiciary inspector

April 2, 2015April 9, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff judiciary

Bulgaria’s lawmakers elected judge Teodora Tochkova as the new chief judiciary inspector on April 2, filling in one of the

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Bulgaria 

Sofia Metro to airport opens on April 2

April 2, 2015July 20, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff Sofia

The Sofia Metro railway line to the Bulgarian capital city’s airport is to come into service on April 2 2015

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Bulgaria 

Take your holidays in Bulgaria, PM Borissov urges Bulgarians

April 1, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov, tourism

Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov has called on all Bulgarians – including MPs and members of his Cabinet – to

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria reports January-February Budget deficit lower than forecast

April 1, 2015May 1, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

Bulgaria’s Finance Ministry has said that the consolidated Budget deficit for the first two months of 2015 was 105.5 million

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Bulgaria 

Cabinet approves changes to Penal Code to bolster fight against terrorism

April 1, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s cabinet has approved proposed amendments to the Penal Code aimed at strengthening the fight against terrorism, including against stemming

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian cabinet approves 14M leva to overcome aftermath of heavy snowfalls, floods

April 1, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff floods

The Bulgarian cabinet approved on April 1 a sum of close to 14 million leva (about seven million euro) to

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