European press freedom centre calls for fair distribution of EU funds to media in Bulgaria
Part of the EU funds being paid for projects in Bulgaria are disseminated only to government-friendly media. This has to
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EC takes Bulgaria to court over broadband costs reduction directive
The European Commission said on January 25 that it is taking Bulgaria to the EU Court of Justice over the
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Bulgarian Parliament rejects motion of no confidence over corruption
The motion of no confidence against Prime Minister Boiko Borissov’s government, tabled by the opposition socialists on the topic of
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Bulgarian socialists to seek plebiscite on Istanbul Convention
Bulgarian socialists doubled up on their efforts to tap into a populist vein, with party leader Kornelia Ninova announcing on
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Flu epidemics declared in Sofia region, Bourgas, other parts of Bulgaria
A flu epidemic has been declared in Bulgaria’s Sofia region – though not in the capital city itself – and
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European Parliament Greens call for stepped-up fight against corruption in Bulgaria, EU
A new report commissioned by the Greens/European Free Alliance Group in the European Parliament says that much more ambition is
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Bulgarian PM in talks with Skopje, Belgrade counterparts on developing transport infrastructure
Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov held conversations with his counterparts in Skopje, Zoran Zaev, and in Belgrade, Ana Brnabić, on
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OneCoin: Reports of money laundering ‘untrue and misleading’
Media reports about a crime group using OneCoin are “untrue and misleading to the public,” the OneCoin company said in
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Bulgarian PM snubs motion of no confidence debate in Parliament
Prime Minister Boiko Borissov’s absence from the National Assembly on January 23, when the House held a special sitting to
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