EC vice president Katainen outlines ‘Juncker Plan’ in Sofia
Transparent governance, stable finances, zero tolerance for corruption and reforming the judiciary are the pre-conditions for more private investment in
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Sofia court to rule on CCB insolvency ‘within seven days’
Sofia City Court held a hearing in the insolvency case against Corporate Commercial Bank (CCB) on April 15 and was
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Court finds former Bulgarian cabinet official not guilty over election ballot controversy
Sofia City Court ruled on April 15 to find Rossen Zhelyazkov, the former Council of Ministers chief secretary, not guilty
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Bulgaria annual CPI records inflation in March after 19 months of deflation
Bulgaria’s consumer price index (CPI) rose by 0.4 per cent in March and the annual figure recorded 0.1 per cent
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Cabinet votes 100M leva for repairs to ‘critical’ sections of Trakiya, Hemus motorways
Bulgaria’s cabinet has granted an additional 100 million leva for repairs to the sections of the Trakiya and Hemus motorways
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Bulgarian cabinet approves further 28M leva to aid disaster-hit areas
Bulgaria’s cabinet has agreed to provide a further 28.1 million leva (about 14.3 million euro) for projects to prevent and
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Bulgarian prosecutors arrest controversial judge
Bulgaria’s prosecutor’s office said on April 15 that Roumyana Chenalova, the judge at the centre of a controversy about a
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Plovdiv begins renovation of Ancient Theatre, Odeon archaeological site
A renovation and reconstruction project worth 1.5 million leva of Plovdiv’s Ancient Theatre was to get underway on April 15,
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Bulgaria to cut passenger ship fees to boost cruise tourism
Bulgaria’s Transport Ministry has proposed that the cabinet agree to cut the tonnage tax for passenger ships in a move
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