EU spring forecast reduces Bulgaria’s 2013 growth estimate to 0.9%
European Commission’s spring forecast for the EU economy, released on May 3, projected a recovery from recession for the bloc
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Bulgaria’s Kozloduy nuclear plant begins maintenance on unit 5
Bulgaria’s sole nuclear power plant, at Kozloduy on the Danube River, said on May 3 that it shut down the
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Prayers and politics as Bulgarian Orthodox Christians celebrate Easter
With about a week to go to Bulgaria’s May 12 parliamentary elections, even Easter could not quite escape a dash
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By saving the Jewish community, the Bulgarian people saved itself, President Plevneliev says
During World War 2, Bulgarians proved that civil society and the ordinary person have the strength to change history and
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World press freedom declines
Freedom House, an independent watchdog dedicated to expanding freedom around the world, has released its annual report on global press
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Ognian Zlatev takes office as new head of EC representation in Bulgaria
Ognian Zlatev took office on May 1 2013 as the new head of the European Commission’s (EC) Representation in Sofia,
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Labour ‘humiliated’ in Bulgaria, socialists say at May Day rally
Never has labour in Bulgaria been so humiliated, having to choose between paying their electricity bills or buying food, Bulgarian
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Tsvetanov ‘ready to give up immunity from prosecution after elections are over’
A day after prosecutors said that they had enough evidence to charge former interior minister Tsvetan Tsvetanov with crimes in
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Eavesdropping controversy: Immunity protects Tsvetanov from criminal charges – for now
Prosecutors allege that Bulgaria’s former interior minister Tsvetan Tsvetanov, currently the campaign chief for Boiko Borissov’s GERB party, committed crimes
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