First television debate scheduled for Bulgaria’s referendum on nuclear energy
Public broadcaster Bulgaria National Television will host the first television debate on January 9 2013 on the country’s forthcoming referendum
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Bulgarians spent 4B leva during Festive Season
Bulgarians spent four billion leva during the 2012 Festive Season and the period immediately before, the country’s National Revenue Agency
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EU retail trade up 0.2% in November 2012
The volume of retail trade in the European Union rose by 0.2 per cent in November 2012, according to estimates
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Euro zone unemployment reached new record in November 2012 – Eurostat
More than two million people in the European Union lost their jobs between November 2011 and November 2012, bringing unemployment
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Prosecutor fired from team investigating Bourgas terrorist attack for giving extensive media interview
A prosecutor who gave a Bulgarian-language daily an extensive interview disclosing details of the investigation into the July 2012 suicide
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Bulgaria axes two senior officials over seaside development scandal
The head of Bulgaria’s Forestry Agency and the director of the Regional Inspectorate of Environment and Water Affairs in Bourgas
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Bulgaria to open referendum voting precincts in 36 countries
Bulgaria will open 45 voting precincts in 36 countries, allowing Bulgarians abroad to cast their ballots in the referendum on
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Thousands of Sofia motorists fined for speeding through pedestrian crossings
More than 6500 motorists in Sofia are to be fined after being caught by traffic cameras speeding through pedestrian crossings,
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Archaeology: Bulgaria claims find of temple to Priapus
In a claim certain to prick the interest of followers of archaeology and mythology everywhere, the head of Bulgaria’s National
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