Bulgaria changes Eurovision 2013 song contest entry because of copyright issue
Bulgaria is to enter a different song in the 2013 Eurovision contest after a copyright problem emerged with the first
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EU full ban on sale of cosmetics tested on animals in force from March 11
The last deadline to phase out animal testing for cosmetic products in Europe entered into force on March 11 2013,
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Bulgarian Cabinet appoints new utilities regulator chief
Bulgaria’s acting Cabinet has appointed Deputy Economy Minister Evgenia Haritonova as chairperson of the State Energy and Water Regulatory Commission
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Bulgaria and Macedonia in diverse commemorations of Holocaust-related anniversaries
Bulgaria held ceremonies on March 10 commemorating the 70th anniversary of the prevention of the deportation of Bulgarian Jews to
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Bulgarian President Plevneliev to name caretaker cabinet on March 12
Bulgarian President Rossen Plevneliev is to name the caretaker cabinet on March 12 at 4pm Sofia time, a day earlier
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Protest rallies in Bulgaria continue, railway stations blocked
Protest rallies were held in Bulgaria’s largest cities for a fourth consecutive Sunday on March 10 – in addition to
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Trial of Bulgarian money laundering convict begins in Italy
An Italian court was scheduled to hold its first hearing on March 8 in the lawsuit against Evelin “Brendo” Banev
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Sofia mayor asks prosecutors to investigate heating utility
Sofia mayor Yordanka Fandukova has asked police and prosecutors to investigate why the city’s heating utility, Toplofikatsiya Sofia, did not
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Parliament adopts declaration on 70th anniversary of prevention of deportation of Bulgarian Jews to Holocaust death camps
Bulgaria’s unicameral Parliament, the National Assembly, voted unanimously and without debate on March 8 2013 to adopt a declaration marking
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