Bulgarian court denies repeal of arrest warrant on CCB majority shareholder Vassilev
Sofia City Court refused to hear the case brought by lawyers acting on behalf of Tsvetan Vassilev, majority shareholder of
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Bulgarian Muslim leader Chief Mufti condemns actions of ‘Islamic State’
The office of the Chief Mufti, spiritual leader of Bulgaria’s Muslims, has condemned the inhumane terrorist acts of radical Sunni
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Bulgaria arrests four over illegal immigrant trafficking scheme after TV investigation
Bulgarian police have arrested four men – two Palestinians and two Syrians – after a television investigation exposed an alleged
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Corporate Commercial Bank: Two months on, key questions remain
Two months after the Bulgarian National Bank (BNB) made its bombastic announcement about the alleged embezzlement at the Corporate Commercial
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Campaign trail: Millions for media and farces on Facebook in Bulgaria’s elections
Spending on advertising in the media passed the million leva mark just a few days after the start of the
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Varna considering appealing against choice of Plovdiv as 2019 European Capital of Culture – report
Bulgaria’s Black Sea city of Varna, one of three on the shortlist for European Capital of Culture 2019 that lost
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Bulgarian leaders welcome Georgieva’s appointment to European Commission senior post
Bulgaria’s top state and government leaders have welcomed the September 10 announcement that the country’s European Commission nominee, Kristalina Georgieva,
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Bulgaria allocates 750M leva to cover frozen EU funds payments
Bulgaria’s caretaker cabinet decided on September 10 to allocate 750 million leva, about 383.5 million euro, to finance payments to
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Campaign trail: Rubber boots on the ground as Bulgarian politicians help flood victims
The start of the campaign in Bulgaria’s early parliamentary elections coincided with the latest floods to hit part of the
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