Bulgaria CPI records 2.8 per cent inflation in 2017
Bulgaria’s annual consumer price index (CPI) recorded 2.8 per cent inflation in 2017, after December monthly figures showed 0.4 per cent inflation,
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Bulgarian EU Presidency begins with EIB loan of 100M euro under Juncker Plan for agri-pharma firm
A European Investment Bank loan of 100 million euro to a Bulgarian agri-pharma firm was announced on January 12 after
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European Commission, Bulgarian government to hold joint session on January 12
Jean-Claude Juncker’s European Commission and the ministers of the Bulgarian government will have a joint session on January 12 at
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Bulgaria’s justice, interior ministers spell out EU Presidency priorities to European Parliament
Getting the new European Public Prosecutor’s Office operational, more efficient migration management and enhanced security for European citizens were among
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ECHR orders Bulgaria to pay more than 33 000 euro in ‘United Macedonian Organisation Ilinden’ cases
The European Court of Human Rights has ordered Bulgaria to pay 33 220 euro in damages arising from cases brought
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Bulgarian police mull end to pay protests after government agrees to 100M leva salary boost
An early-morning meeting on January 11 between Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov and police trade union representatives produced an agreement
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Vote of no confidence in Bulgarian government over corruption to be tabled on January 17
The opposition Bulgarian Socialist Party (BSP) will table its vote of no confidence in Prime Minister Boiko Borissov’s coalition government
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European Court of Human Rights rejects application against Bulgaria over Dossier Commission disclosures
A seven-judge chamber of the European Court of Human Rights has rejected unanimously a complaint by a lawyer against a
Read morePlevneliev: Protests as Bulgarian EU Presidency begins show ‘slave mentality’
The sundry protests on domestic issues being held on January 11 as Bulgaria formally takes over the EU Presidency show
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