Bulgarian prisons boss fired for ‘lacking initiative’
Bulgarian Justice Minister Diana Kovacheva has fired prisons chief Dimitar Dimitrov for lacking initiative, she told a news conference. Kovacheva
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Bulgaria and Serbia to sign memorandum on gas interconnector pipeline project
Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov and his Serbian counterpart Ivica Dačić are to sign a memorandum of understanding on December
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Everything you always wanted to know about sex and Bulgarians, but…oh, never mind
If you have a Bulgarian wife or girlfriend (preferably not both, for the sake of morality and the work ethic)
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S&P confirms Bulgaria’s credit rating at BBB
Credit ratings agency Standard&Poor’s said on December 13 that it affirmed Bulgaria’s and short-term foreign and local currency sovereign credit
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Bulgarian Parliament’s health committee rejects reversal of smoking ban
The Bulgarian Parliament’s health committee, in an 11 to zero vote on December 13 2012, rejected amendments proposing an easing
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Changes to procedure for British expatriates in Bulgaria applying for passports
The British government is making important changes to the passport service for British nationals living overseas. As of December 3
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Protesters walk backwards to oppose backtrack on Bulgaria’s smoking ban: Photo Gallery
A group of about 150 protesters walked backwards outside a parliamentary building in Bulgaria’s capital city Sofia on December 13
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Purchasing power in Bulgaria lowest in the EU – Eurostat
Purchasing power in Bulgaria, measured according to Actual Individual Consumption per capita, was the lowest in the European Union from
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Virtual Museum of Sofia launched
A “Virtual Museum of Serdica – Sredets – Sofia” was launched on December 13 2012, its name referring to the
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