Bulgarian police arrest man who offered 200 leva bribe
Bulgarian police have arrested a man who attempted a 200 leva bribe after a commercial goods van was pulled over
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Dialogue with Russia on South Stream must continue, Merkel tells Bulgarian PM Borissov
The European Union has not given up on the South Stream gas pipeline project and therefore the dialogue with Russia
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New survey shows worrying picture of poverty in Bulgaria
Twenty-one per cent of Bulgarians are below the country’s poverty line – a statistic that translates into a reality of
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Bulgaria high court holds first hearing in CCB licence appeal
Bulgaria’s Supreme Administrative Court (SAC) held the first hearing on December 15 in the case appealing against the Bulgarian National
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European common energy market, energy union are priorities for Bulgaria – Foreign Minister
The creation of a European common energy market and an energy union is one of Bulgaria’s key priorities, Foreign Minister
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Bulgarian state railways announces new Sofia – Budapest trains
Bulgarian state railways BDZ has included in its new schedule two “fast trains” connecting Sofia and Budapest via Romania. The
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Sofia begins checks of breaches of smoking ban after increase in complaints
Sofia’s health inspectorate has begun a campaign of checks of breaches of Bulgaria’s law against smoking in indoors public places
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Optimistic outlook for more tourists as Bulgarian ski resorts open season
Bulgaria’s three major mountain resorts – Bansko, Borovets and Pamporovo – officially opened the winter ski season on December 13
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Car of missing former head of Bulgarian security agency entered Greece – reports
The car in which the missing former head of Bulgaria’s State Agency for National Security Petko Sertov was travelling crossed
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