EC tells Bulgaria to fix structural unemployment, external indebtedness
The European Commission said on April 10 that it found macroeconomic imbalances in Bulgaria, which, while not excessive, required addressing,
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Bulgaria to ask for South Stream review
Bulgaria’s caretaker Prime Minister Marin Raykov said on April 10 that Bulgaria should review its investment decision on South Stream
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Bulgaria’s NEK suffered 36.6M leva in damages from Belene loan, investigation finds
Bulgaria’s financial inspection agency found 15 breaches of public tender legislation by state-owned electricity company NEK when the company signed
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Bulgarian labour costs rising, but still lowest in the EU
Hourly labour costs in Bulgaria increased by close to 43 per cent between 2008 and 2012 – but that is
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Bulgaria increases funding for voting abroad in May 12 elections
Bulgaria’s Cabinet has approved an additional 210 000 leva (about 105 000 euro) for preparations and holding of voting abroad
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Bulgaria to open honorary consulate in Cape Town
Bulgaria will open an honorary consulate in the parliamentary capital city of South Africa, Cape Town, the Cabinet agreed on
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Bulgarian President’s chief of staff resigns
Tsvetlin Yovchev resigned as chief of staff in Bulgarian President Rossen Plevneliev’s office on April 9 2013, saying that he
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Thracian exhibit at archaeological museum in Sofia
The archaeological museum in Bulgarian capital city Sofia is exhibiting several pieces of weaponry and armour attributed to Thracian king
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Restarting Belene and stopping railway privatisation part of BSP governance plan
A victory by the socialist-led Coalition for Bulgaria in the May 12 2013 parliamentary elections would mean a government programme
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