Bulgaria high court overturns money-laundering acquittal against ‘Brendo’
Bulgaria’s Supreme Court of Cassation ruled on May 27 to overturn the appellate court’s decision to acquit Evelin “Brendo” Banev
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Cheating exposed in Bulgarian school-leaving exams
Bulgaria’s Ministry of Education is continuing to receive tip-offs about cheating in school-leaving examinations, the head of the inspectorate at
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Former foreign minister named Bulgaria’s new ambassador to Turkey
Nadezhda Neynski, who was Bulgaria’s foreign minister in the 1997/2001 Ivan Kostov cabinet, was nominated by the cabinet on May 27
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Nationalists put ultimatum to Bulgarian governing coalition over Roma, crime and electoral laws
Bulgaria’s nationalist Patriotic Front has threatened to withdraw its parliamentary support for the coalition government unless “adequate steps” are taken
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Bulgarian constitutional amendments on judiciary reform tabled in Parliament
Constitutional amendments that envision a shake-up of Bulgaria’s top judiciary body have been tabled in Parliament, but the ruling majority
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Bulgaria would-be central bank governor nominee meets MPs
The race to succeed Ivan Iskrov as governor of the Bulgarian National Bank (BNB) has started early, with one putative
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EC approves Bulgaria’s 2.9B euro rural development programme
The European Commission on May 26 formally adopted Bulgaria’s Rural Development Programme which outlines the country’s priorities for using 2.9
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Planned talks between Bulgarians and Roma in Garmen fail to take place
Planned talks between rival camps of Bulgarians and Roma in the municipality of Garmen, scene of ethnic clashes a few
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Fired head of food safety agency to sue fast food chain owner for defamation
Plamen Mollov, dismissed as head of the Bulgarian Food Safety Agency on May 22 in connection with alleged corruption at
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