Sofia metro airport line to open in first half of April 2015
The Sofia metro underground railway extension to the airport is to open in early April 2015, according to Stoyan Bratoev,
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Clocks change in Bulgaria to summer daylight saving time on March 29 2015
Summer daylight saving time starts in Bulgaria on March 29 2015 at 3am, when clocks must be adjusted forward an
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Bulgarian Parliament elects new Audit Office chief
Bulgarian lawmakers voted Tsvetan Tsvetkov as the new head of the National Audit Office (NAO) on March 26, only 11
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Bulgaria scrambles to amend scrapped data retention provisions
Bulgarian MPs passed amendments to the Electronic Communications Act at second reading on March 26 to replace the data retention
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European Commission opens infringement procedure against Bulgaria over restrictions against selling land to foreigners
The European Commission said on March 26 that it had opened an infringement procedure against Bulgaria on what the commission
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Council of Europe slams Bulgaria over 20-year failure to improve prison conditions
There has been a persistent failure by Bulgarian authorities to address “fundamental shortcomings” in the treatment and conditions of detention
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Bulgaria’s environment ministry: River levels to rise as weekend begins
Strong rainfall and higher temperatures that will accelerate the melting of snow, along with high soil saturation, are expected to
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‘Great potential’ for development of Bulgarian – Romanian border areas
There is great potential for the development of the Bulgarian – Romanian border areas, with the cross-border co-operation programme providing
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Bulgaria’s Plovdiv to require buskers to prove musical training
Bulgaria’s second city Plovdiv will allow buskers on its main street only if they can show a diploma in music
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