EC asks Bulgaria to abolish restrictions on free movement of capital
The European Commission said on March 21 that it has requested Bulgaria to abolish legal provisions that restricted the free
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Bulgarian archaeologist demands funding for Perperikon dig
Bulgarian archaeologist Nikolai Ovcharov said on March 21 that he the recent political upheaval in the country threatened to delay
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Bulgarian deposits in Cyprus estimated at 100M euro
Deposits by Bulgarian nationals and companies in Cyprus were estimated at about 100 million euro, reports in Bulgarian media said
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Stara Planina for South African, Slovak ambassadors
Bulgarian President Rossen Plevneliev conferred on Sheila Camerer, the outgoing South African ambassador to Bulgaria, and Karol Mistrík, the outgoing
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Lufthansa strike leads to flight cancellations at Sofia Airport
The strike by ground staff at Lufthansa has led the cancellation of arriving and departing flights at Sofia Airport on
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Bourgas named best city to live in Bulgaria for 2012
Bourgas was hailed as the best city to live in Bulgaria for 2012, in a poll organised for the sixth
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Bulgaria’s caretaker PM on energy issues, social spending steps
The Cabinet has decided on an inquiry into the situation along the entire chain of how prices are determined in
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3600 organised crime groups active in the EU, Europol report says
European Union police agency Europol has identified an estimated 3600 organised crime groups currently active in the EU – and
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Registration opens in Bulgaria for political parties for May 2013 election
Bulgaria’s Central Election Commission began on March 19 2013 the process of accepting documents for the registration of parties and
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