Bulgaria reports annual deflation of 2.2% in January
Bulgaria’s consumer price index shrank by 0.2 per cent in January 2014, with year-on-year figure showing 2.2 per cent deflation,
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Bumpy road ahead in Bulgarian-Turkish lorry transit dispute
The lorry blockade at the Bulgarian-Turkish border has been cleared but the dispute that led to it has not. An
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Sofia city hall begins reconstruction of Lions Bridge intersection
Sofia’s landmark Luvov Most (Lions Bridge) intersection will be closed to traffic for most of this year, owing to the
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Sofia municipality refuses permission for ‘Lukov march’ honouring far-right general
Sofia municipality has declined to give permission for the annual “Lukov March” that had been planned by the far-right Bulgarian
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Bulgarians living outside EU to be barred from voting in European Parliament elections
Citizens of Bulgaria resident outside the European Union will not be allowed to vote in European Parliament elections, members of
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Plevneliev and Ataka: Not quite on the same page
Bulgarian President Rossen Plevneliev began on February 13 the “month of political consultations” that he initiated in 2012 with parties
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Lorry drivers lift blockade of Bulgarian-Turkish border
The blockade of the past three days by protesting lorry drivers at the Bulgarian-Turkish border was lifted in the first
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Vigenin: Bulgaria’s co-operation agreement with North Korea is not new
The co-operation agreement between Bulgaria and North Korea approved by the cabinet on February 12 is not new but is
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Bulgarian President Plevneliev slams ‘secret plans’ in election bill
Bulgarian President Rossen Plevneliev has issued a strongly-worded statement hitting out at “underhand scenarios” regarding the draft election law. Plevneliev’s
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