Fitch affirms Bulgaria’s credit rating at BBB–
Credit ratings agency Fitch has affirmed Bulgaria’s long-term foreign-currency credit rating at ‘BBB–‘ with a stable outlook, while the long-term
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Bulgaria high court overturns jail sentence for former interior minister Tsvetanov
Bulgaria’s Supreme Court of Cassation (SCC) ruled on June 19 to overturn the four-year jail sentence handed to former interior
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Bulgarian MPs adopt mortgage default protection bill
Bulgaria’s Parliament passed at second reading on June 19 a bill amending the Civil Procedure Code, meant to provide stronger
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Road deaths in Bulgaria increased 9% in 2014, as EU slips in reducing traffic fatalities
A total of 655 people died in motor accidents in Bulgaria in 2014, a figure nine per cent higher than
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Bulgaria caught 336 motorists driving drunk in just one week
Bulgarian traffic police caught 336 motorists drink-driving in just a week, as the country took part in an EU-wide operation
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Signing of investment agreement on Greece-Bulgaria gas interconnector ‘will happen’, Greek FM says
Greek foreign minister Nikos Kotzias has given his personal undertaking that the signing of the final investment agreement on the
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Bulgaria fines Lukoil 100 000 leva for petrol spill
Bulgaria’s Environment Ministry said on June 18 that it was fining oil company Lukoil 100 000 leva, or about 51
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Bulgarian socialists secure support for Constitutional Court challenge on Cabinet’s 8B euro debt plan
Bulgaria’s opposition socialists plan to file a formal challenge against the Cabinet’s three-year eight-billion euro borrowing plan at the Constitutional
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Borissov most liked politician, but approval of his government slips slightly – poll
Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov remains the country’s most-liked politician, with a 33 per cent approval rating, but approval of
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