Take your holidays in Bulgaria, PM Borissov urges Bulgarians
Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov has called on all Bulgarians – including MPs and members of his Cabinet – to
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Bulgaria reports January-February Budget deficit lower than forecast
Bulgaria’s Finance Ministry has said that the consolidated Budget deficit for the first two months of 2015 was 105.5 million
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Cabinet approves changes to Penal Code to bolster fight against terrorism
Bulgaria’s cabinet has approved proposed amendments to the Penal Code aimed at strengthening the fight against terrorism, including against stemming
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Bulgarian cabinet approves 14M leva to overcome aftermath of heavy snowfalls, floods
The Bulgarian cabinet approved on April 1 a sum of close to 14 million leva (about seven million euro) to
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UNHCR calls on Bulgaria and Turkey to investigate fatal incident in ‘pushback’ of refugees
The United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) has called on Bulgaria and Turkey to investigate an incident in mid-March
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EU funds embezzlement probe in Bulgaria heads to court
Bulgaria’s prosecutor’s office said on April 1 that it has finished the investigation into alleged EU funds embezzlement against two
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13 Bulgarian customs officers arrested in smuggling ring bust
Thirteen Bulgarian customs officials and three border police officers were arrested as part of an anti-smuggling operation, Bulgarian Interior Ministry
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Bulgarian Cabinet mulls raising retirement age to 65
Bulgaria’s Cabinet plans to raise the retirement age in the country to 65, according to a proposal presented by Deputy
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Bulgaria to fight corruption with new state body – Deputy PM
Bulgaria’s Deputy Prime Minister Meglena Kouneva said that the Cabinet will set up a new body to fight corruption, as
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