Bulgaria signs South Stream, gas delivery contracts with Gazprom
Bulgaria secured lower delivery prices for Russian gas and gave a final approval for the South Stream gas pipeline on
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Bulgarian Parliament approves deposit interest, gambling taxes
Bulgaria’s Parliament approved at second reading on November 15 amendments to the country’s Value-Added Tax Act implementing a 10 per
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Euro zone is in recession, according to Eurostat figures
The 17-member euro zone has fallen back into recession for the first time since the global financial crisis bit hard
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Bulgarian Constitutional Court ceremony thrown into disarray as President leaves mid-way – updated
Bulgarian President Rossen Plevneliev handed legal experts a quandary on November 15, when he left the ceremony to swear in
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Bulgarian man has collection of 52 Trabants
Bulgarian Ivailo Antonov is able to boast that he owns 52 cars, meaning that he can drive a different one
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Bulgaria’s controversial Constitutional Court appointee quits current position
Veneta Markovska, appointed to Bulgaria’s Constitutional Court under a cloud of allegations of conflict of interest and corruption, resigned her
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Advent, and the time of casting of stones in Bulgarian Orthodox Church’s Holy Synod
The eve of the Advent Fast for Bulgaria’s Orthodox Church leaders found them in anything but the mood of quiet
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No resignations in Sofia public transport row
Sofia mayor Yordanka Fandukova has issued final warnings to two of her deputies, but decided against demanding their resignations following
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Bulgaria launches website to help foreigners deal with real estate issues
Bulgaria’s Registry Agency launched on November 14 2012 a new website to give foreign citizens and companies information on procedures
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