Bulgarian Parliament rejects bills proposing abolition of flat tax rate
Bulgarian MPs rejected at first reading on November 19 two separate bills proposing to scrap the flat tax rate and
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Bulgaria’s Borissov demands steps to stop racketeering by traffic police
Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov has told a cabinet meeting he wants urgent reforms to stop traffic police racketeering motorists
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Bulgarian Cabinet appoints new deposits guarantee fund chief
Bulgaria’s Government approved the appointment of Radoslav Milenkov as chairperson of the managing board of the state bank deposit guarantee
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Bulgarian PM Borissov sends ministers to Brussels to plead for financial support
Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov is sending five to six cabinet ministers to Brussels to plead for the speeding up
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Bulgarian PM, nationalist leader to hold talks in row over ‘Turkish’ deputy minister
Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov and nationalist party leader Valeri Simeonov are to hold talks on the evening of November
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Bulgarian traffic cop filmed taking bribe becomes national anti-hero
Footage viewed tens of thousands of times online of a Bulgarian traffic policeman accepting a cash bribe has propelled him
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Bulgarian Parliament passes 2014 Budget revision at first reading
Bulgaria’s lawmakers passed the proposed 2014 Budget revision on November 18, following nearly seven hours of debate. The vote passed
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Bodies of four refugees found near Bulgarian-Serbian border
The bodies of four refugees were found on November 18 near the village of Kiryaevo in the Vidin area of
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Audit office figures: Borissov’s GERB top spender among parties in parliamentary election campaign
Boiko Borissov’s centre-right party GERB spent more than 2.8 million leva on its campaign ahead of Bulgaria’s early parliamentary elections
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