European Parliament to vote in July on 1.9M euro flood aid for Bulgaria
The European Parliament will vote in July on granting more than 1.9 million euro to Bulgaria to help recovery after
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Bulgarian Orthodox Church speaks out against ‘laughter yoga’ school exam question
Laughter yoga is no laughing matter as far as the Bulgarian Orthodox Church is concerned, with inclusion of the topic
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Bulgarian Defence Minister: No formal proposal yet from US on heavy weapons deployment
Bulgarian Defence Minister Nikolai Nenchev has said that he has had talks with US ambassador Marcie Ries at her request
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Bulgarian c-bank chief offers to quit on July 10 if successor named
Bulgarian National Bank (BNB) governor Ivan Iskrov said that he would resign on July 10, asking MPs to have a
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Bulgarian cabinet could face new fighter jet proposal
If Bulgarian Defence Minister Nikolai Nenchev keeps to his stated intention, the scheduled cabinet meeting on June 24 could see
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Media in Bulgaria again rate only ‘partly free’ in Freedom House annual report
Freedom House’s annual Press Freedom report again rates Bulgaria’s media as only “partly free”, while the report shows the press
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Bulgaria ‘hopes’ to receive Russian reply on gas hub proposal – minister
Bulgaria was hoping to receive a Russian answer to its proposal to build a gas hub in the country by
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Bulgaria’s electricity price hike row reaches Parliament
The simmering opposition to plans by Bulgaria’s utilities regulator to increase electricity prices starting July 1 appears to have reached
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Prosecutors question Botevgrad mayor over alleged public procurement abuses
The mayor of the western Bulgarian city of Botevgrad was taken to prosecutors on June 22 for questioning in connection
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