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Bulgarian NGOs criticise central bank amendments on bank runs – report

July 2, 2014July 31, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff CCB affair

Several representatives of prominent Bulgarian think-tanks have criticised the amendments put forth by the country’s central bank, proposing to criminalise

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian President: Association Agreement raises EU-Moldova relationship to new level

July 2, 2014July 2, 2014 Independent Balkan News Agency Moldova, Rossen Plevneliev

The Association Agreement signed between the European Union and Moldova on June 27 raises the relationships between the Moldova and

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria given extra time to fix EU farm subsidies irregularities

July 1, 2014July 1, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff

The European Commission has given Bulgaria an additional month, until July 30, explain irregularities with the awarding of rural development

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria reports 888.6M leva Budget deficit for January-May

July 1, 2014July 4, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

Bulgaria’s Finance Ministry has reported that the consolidated Budget deficit for the first five months of 2014 was 888.6 million

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian President vetoes Competition Protection Act amendments

June 30, 2014July 3, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff Rossen Plevneliev

Bulgarian President Rossen Plevneliev vetoed amendments to the Competition Protection Act approved at second reading by the National Assembly on

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian-Turkish border fence to be completed ‘within days’ – minister

June 30, 2014June 30, 2014 Independent Balkan News Agency Syrian refugees, Turkey

Bulgaria is set to complete the controversial project to build a fence on the Bulgarian-Turkish border “within days”, the country’s

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian Parliament to be prorogued on August 6

June 29, 2014July 2, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff Rossen Plevneliev

Bulgarian President Rossen Plevneliev will prorogue the 42nd National Assembly on August 6, paving the way for early parliamentary elections

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian President to hold talks with all parties on ‘urgent tasks’ of outgoing government, parliament, and caretaker cabinet

June 27, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff Rossen Plevneliev

Bulgarian President Rossen Plevneliev has welcomed the June 27 agreement among political parties on holding early elections on October 5

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria to hold early parliamentary elections on October 5

June 27, 2014July 2, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov, Sergei Stanishev

Bulgaria will hold early parliamentary elections on October 5 2014, Bulgarian Socialist Party leader Sergei Stanishev said on June 27.

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