Irish firm granted oil exploration licences in Bulgaria after court battle
Dublin-based Moesia Oil and Gas, an independent oil and gas prospector, was awarded four exploration licences in Bulgaria after winning
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Bulgaria’s Parliament sets up ad-hoc committee to investigate high-level corruption
In what socialist opposition MPs decried as a stunt ahead of Bulgaria’s 2013 national parliamentary elections, the National Assembly voted
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Sofia municipality intends 6M leva revamp of 2km of Dondoukov Boulevard
Sofia municipality intends repairing about two kilometres of Dondoukov Boulevard, in the centre of the Bulgarian capital city, over the
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Bulgaria checks alcohol on sale amid Czech bootleg liquor crisis
Bulgarian consumer protection authorities said that they were checking alcohol products on sale, especially vodka and rum, because of the
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Jump in prices of basic foodstuffs aggravates cost of living in Bulgaria
Bulgarian consumers have been hit by sharp increases in the prices of some basic foodstuffs in the past few months,
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Plovdiv citrus import boss among group arrested for alleged 5M leva VAT fraud
Plovdiv-based Sotir Yankov, well-known for his citrus fruit import and distribution companies which are among Bulgaria’s largest, was among 12
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After vampire, Sozopol archaeological dig yields skeleton of gambler
Archaeological digs in the Bulgarian town of Sozopol on the Black Sea – where earlier this summer archaeologists found a
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Bulgaria’s Cabinet votes further 1.6 million leva to assist Pernik in earthquake aftermath
Bulgaria’s Cabinet agreed on September 19 2012 to allocate a further 1.6 million leva (about 800 000 euro) to assist
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Shale gas: EU countries need robust rules on fracking, European Parliament committees say
The emergence of exploration for shale oil and shale gas in some EU countries should be backed up with “robust
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