Land ownership in Bulgaria: Parliament approves limits on foreigners, ban on offshores
Bulgaria’s Parliament has approved a ban on offshore companies buying agricultural land, as well as a requirement that foreigners and
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Bulgarian journalists protest in solidarity with colleague whose car was burnt out
About 100 Bulgarian journalists from various media organisations, along with members of the public, protested on April 4 near the
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European Parliament report: EC should consider stopping EU funds for Bulgaria
A sharply critical report adopted by the European Parliament on April 3 2014 calls on the European Commission to “seriously
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Bulgaria’s Constitutional Court agrees to hear case against President’s decree on election commission
Bulgaria’s Constitutional Court said on April 3 2014 that it had agreed to hear an application lodged against President Rossen
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Bulgaria’s former conflict of interest commission chief handed prison sentence
Sofia City Court found Filip Zlatanov, the former chairperson of the government’s commission on preventing conflict of interest, guilty on
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Bulgarian Prosecutor-General orders probe into investigations into attacks on journalists’ cars
Bulgarian Prosecutor-General Sotir Tsatsarov has called a meeting of all prosecutors handling investigations into the cases of arson of the
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Bulgarian cabinet’s decision on Karadere faces court challenge
Bulgaria’s Green Party says that it has lodged a challenge in the Supreme Administrative Court to the cabinet’s March 19
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Bulgaria’s Interior Ministry preparing ‘loyalty tests’ for employees
Police and other employees of Bulgaria’s Interior Ministry are facing “loyalty tests”, probably through the use of lie detectors, minister
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Bulgaria hopes no new round of sanctions against Russia – Oresharski
Plamen Oresharski, occupant of the prime minister’s chair in the Bulgarian Socialist Party government, has told the National Assembly that
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