New EU driving licences to be introduced on January 19
From January 19 2013, all new driving licences issued across the European Union will be in the form of a
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Protests in Sofia against construction at the coast as debate intensifies on future of Bulgaria’s Black Sea
An estimated more than 2000 people joined in a January 17 2013 protest in Sofia against construction along Bulgaria’s Black
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Euro zone’s debt crisis and austerity policies continue to tamp down growth, UN report says
The debt crisis of the euro zone, slowing external demand and high oil process continued to depress Europe, while austerity
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Sex, money, howls of corruption and influence-buying…it must be a Bulgarian business story
It is not every day and everywhere that it is possible to claim a direct link between European Union operational
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The terrorist attack on Israelis at Bulgaria’s Bourgas Airport – six months on: Updated
Amid the frustration, speculation and enduring trauma in these past six months since the July 18 2012 suicide bomb terrorist
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Bulgarian Christmas charity campaign raises two million leva
Bulgarian Christmas charity has concluded its annual donation drive on January 17, saying that it has collected 2.04 million leva.
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Greek court upholds sentence against Bulgarian pilot in Helios Airways crash case
An appellate court in Greece has confirmed the 123-year imprisonment sentence against Yanko Stoimenov in connection with the 2005 Helios
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Sofia taxis under increased scrutiny
Bulgarian traffic inspectors and Sofia’s centre for urban mobility have started a three-day inspection of taxicabs in the Bulgarian capital
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New Brand Bulgaria tourism promotional logo and slogans unveiled
The new brand for Bulgaria as a tourist destination was unveiled at a news conference in Sofia on January 17
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