US ambassador-designate to Bulgaria appears before Senate foreign relations committee
Herro Mustafa, the nominee to become the next United States ambassador to Bulgaria, appeared before the Senate foreign relations committee
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Bulgaria H1 2019 Budget surplus at 3.23B leva
Bulgaria’s Finance Ministry has said that the consolidated Budget surplus for the first half of 2019 was 3.23 billion leva,
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Bulgaria tax agency chief vows to stay on after data breach, sacks IT heads
The head of Bulgaria’s National Revenue Agency Galya Dimitrova said on July 31 that she sacked the agency’s two senior
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Bulgaria’s Parliament accepts resignation of anti-corruption commission head
Bulgaria’s National Assembly voted overwhelmingly on July 31 to accept the resignation of Plamen Georgiev as head of the country’s
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Unemployment in Bulgaria in June 2019 was 4.4% – Eurostat
Unemployment in Bulgaria in June 2019 was 4.4 per cent, down from 4.5 per cent in May and from 5.2
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Archaeology: Street repair in Sofia uncovers late Ottoman wall
Ahead of a scheduled official briefing by Sofia’s deputy mayor and an archaeologist, some media had reported the finding of
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African Swine Fever: Outbreak at industrial farm in Bulgaria’s Veliko Turnovo confirmed
The Bulgarian Food Safety Agency has confirmed a new outbreak of African Swine Fever (ASF) at an industrial farm in
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Head of Bulgaria’s anti-corruption commission submits resignation
The head of Bulgaria’s Commission for Combating Corruption and Confiscation of Illegally Acquired Property, Plamen Georgiev, has submitted his resignation,
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African Swine Fever: Price of pork in Bulgaria up 25-30% in less than a month
The price of pork in Bulgaria has increased by 25 to 30 per cent in less than a month because
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