Bulgarian former intelligence chief handed second sentence on embezzlement charges
Bulgaria’s prosecutor’s general office said on January 23 that it won a second trial against the former head of the
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Another false start in Bulgaria’s Corporate Commercial Bank embezzlement trial
Bulgaria’s special criminal court was unable on January 23 to start proceedings in the trial related to the collapse of
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Bulgarian PM and Turkish ambassador: Dialogue between EU and Ankara must be normalised
The dialogue between European Union member states and Turkey must be normalised in the context of understanding and prudent decisions,
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Bulgaria and Greece step up exchange of information to combat tax evasion
The head of the revenue agencies of Bulgaria and Greece have held talks on continuing and deepening co-operation on exchanging
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Borissov and Babiš: Dublin Regulation does not work effectively and should be amended
The prime ministers of Bulgaria and the Czech Republic agree that the Dublin Regulation – the EU law that determines
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FDI in Bulgaria in January-November 2017 was 883.7M euro
Foreign direct investment in Bulgaria in the first 11 months of 2017 stood at 883.7 million euro, the equivalent of
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Bulgarian special prosecutors join in anti-money laundering operation against OneCoin
Bulgaria’s Special Prosecutor’s Office said on January 19 that it was involved in an international operation to neutralise a large-scale
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Controversy as Bulgaria empowers mayors to contract private security firms to guard entire towns
Controversy has surrounded the Bulgarian Parliament’s approval of a new law that will enable mayors to conclude contracts with private
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Bulgarian Parliament unanimously ratifies good-neighbourliness treaty with Macedonia
Bulgaria’s National Assembly voted unanimously on January 18 to ratify the treaty with the Republic of Macedonia on friendship, good-neighbourliness
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