Bulgarian Cabinet appoints new asset forfeiture commission chief
Prime Minister Boiko Borissov has removed Plamen Dimitrov as Deputy Justice Minister and appointed him as the new chairperson of
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Bulgarian Cabinet approves 30M leva for kindergartens
Bulgaria’s Cabinet approved on January 23 allocating 30 million leva to seven municipalities for major repairs and the construction of
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18 000 foreigners granted Bulgarian citizenship in 2012
Bulgaria granted citizenship to 18 081 foreigners last year, Vice President Margarita Popova said on January 23. Citizenship applications, alongside
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Bulgarian housing prices down 2.7% in 2012
Housing prices in Bulgaria declined for a fourth consecutive year in 2012, but it was the smallest annual decline over
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Bulgaria’s Council for Electronic Media criticises broadcast coverage of Dogan incident
Bulgaria’s Council for Electronic Media, the statutory body charged with overseeing the country’s electronic media, has criticised the broadcast media’s
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Bulgaria Finance Ministry denies information request on civil servants’ bonuses
Bulgaria’s Finance Ministry has denied a request filed under the Access to Public Information Act to disclose any data on
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Bulgarian President hosts first ‘council of presidents’ meeting
Bulgarian President Rossen Plevneliev hosted the first meeting of the “council of presidents”, an informal meeting with his predecessors, on
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Bulgarian Orthodox Church decides on new check into Sofia electoral college members for Patriarch election
In the latest twist in the process of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church choosing a new head to succeed the late
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Bulgaria’s opposition socialists, boosted by referendum campaign, narrow gap with ruling GERB – poll
Ahead of Bulgaria’s January 27 2013 referendum on nuclear energy, the opposition Bulgarian Socialist Party – which is leading the
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