Bulgarian government pledges new Veliko Turnovo – Rousse motorway by 2020
The Bulgarian government has confirmed its commitment to building a new highway between Rousse on the Danube and the city
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Judge in Bulgaria’s Rousse arrested over alleged bribe
A judge at the Rousse District Court has been arrested on charges of allegedly receiving a bribe, Bulgarian National Radio
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Divisions between Bulgarian PM, President and in ruling coalition over future of security chiefs
Sharp differences have emerged between Bulgaria’s Prime Minister and President and among the parties involved in the ruling coalition regarding
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Organisers of ‘Lukov March’ vow to proceed in spite of ban
The “Lukov March” planned for Bulgaria’s capital Sofia on February 14 2015 will go ahead, organisers said, in spite of
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Pay rises for Bulgaria’s President, PM, cabinet and MPs
Basic salaries of Bulgaria’s President, Prime Minister, Speaker of Parliament, cabinet ministers and MPs have been increased, on the basis
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Political objections halt nomination of Bulgaria’s new central bank deputy chief
Bulgarian National Bank governor Ivan Iskrov’s nomination of Dimitar Kostov to be his deputy chief of the central bank has
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Bulgarian government’s 8 BN euro new debt plan encounters opposition
The Bulgarian centre-right coalition cabinet’s plan for taking on new debt of eight billion euro is encountering reluctance and outright
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Final investment decision on Bulgaria – Greece gas interconnector by end of May 2015
A final investment decision on the construction of a Bulgaria – Greece gas interconnector will be made by the end
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Sofia mayor bans far-right ‘Lukov March’
Sofia mayor Yordanka Fandukova told a city council meeting on February 12 that she had banned the “Lukov March” torchlight
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