Bulgarian Cabinet approves draft Budget, 10% tax on deposit interest
Bulgaria’s Government approved on October 10 the Budget bill, drafted by the Finance Ministry, along with a number of Budget-related
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Bulgarian Parliament extends term of shale gas committee
Bulgaria’s Parliament decided on October 10 to extend by six months the term of the ad hoc committee tasked with
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Analysis: New poll shows disillusionment with Bulgaria’s Cabinet and major political parties
With about nine months to go to Bulgaria’s summer 2013 national parliamentary elections, the country’s centre-right Cabinet, ruling party and
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Robert de Niro arrives in Bulgaria for Killing Season movie shoot
Double-Oscar winner Robert de Niro arrived in the Bulgarian capital city Sofia for a brief stay to film scenes for
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Czech Republic: Reining in Russia’s spy games
Last month, the Czech Republic’s Security Information Service (BIS) warned that Russian espionage was a serious, growing and aggressive challenge.
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Bulgaria’s National History Museum gets huge addition to its ancient, medieval collections
Bulgaria’s National History Museum received a huge boost to its classical era and medieval collections on October 9, when it
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BTC shareholders vote in favour of debt restructuring – report
Shareholders in Bulgaria’s former state fixed-line monopoly Bulgarian Telecommunications Company (BTC) voted in favour of restructuring the company’s debt, reducing
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Bulgaria, US to sign crime-fighting agreement during Napolitano visit
United States homeland security secretary Janet Napolitano and Bulgarian Deputy Prime Minister Tsvetan Tsvetanov are to sign a bilateral agreement
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Close to 20 000 leva in fines imposed since Bulgaria’s smoking ban came into effect, Health Minister says
After thousands of checks at catering establishments, facilities for children and health care facilities, health inspectors had imposed fines adding
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