Bulgaria’s proposed Budget rewrite runs into turbulence
Changes proposed by the Finance Ministry to Bulgaria’s Budget 2014, providing for higher domestic debt and envisaging a four per
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Archaeology: New finds from Bulgaria’s Perperikon unveiled
A cross made of iron, coins, bronze bracelets – and a container dating from the 12th to 13th century on
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Different faiths take part in Festival of Religions in Sofia
Bulgarian capital city Sofia’s first Festival of Religions, held on September 28, drew large crowds of visitors who came to
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Sofia police detain large group of illegal immigrants in latest such arrest in two days
Police in Bulgaria’s capital city Sofia arrested 30 illegal immigrants, including nine children, on September 28, the second such large-scale
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Bulgarian elections 2014: Borissov speaks on coalition government prospects
Boiko Borissov, leader of the centre-right GERB party widely expected to win by far the largest share of votes in
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Bulgaria’s proposed Budget revision proposes new 4.5 billion leva debt, 4% deficit
Bulgaria’s Finance Ministry has drafted a revised Budget for 2014 that proposes new government debt of up to 4.5 billion
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Bulgaria’s 7M leva fence at the Turkish border is ‘useless’ – and temporary
The controversial fence built along 30km of the Turkish border at the orders of the now-departed Bulgarian Socialist Party government
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Dossier Commission names credit millionaires, bankers linked to communist-era State Security
Bulgaria’s Dossier Commission, the body that discloses people in public life that had links to the country’s communist-era State Security
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Bulgaria condemns Russia’s violation of international law in Ukraine, President Plevneliev tells UN
Bulgaria does not recognise the illegal annexation of and referendum in Crimea, and condemns the Russian Federation for violating international
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