Bulgaria’s caretaker health minister halts 11th-hour deals by predecessor
Bulgarian caretaker Health Minister Miroslav Nenkov on August 21 became the latest cabinet minister to seek the fix the mess
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Bulgarian court says no evidence of missing funds at CCB
Sofia City Court ruled on August 21 to release from arrest the deputy chief accountant of Corporate Commercial Bank (CCB),
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Bulgaria acts against Bluetongue disease, but breeders irate at ‘belated’ response
Bulgaria’s Agriculture and Food Ministry has held an emergency meeting on dealing with the outbreak of Bluetongue disease in parts
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Three outbreaks of bluetongue disease in Bulgaria, said to come from Greece and Turkey
Three outbreaks of Bluetongue disease have found in the district of Blagoevgrad, in the areas of Simitli, Satovcha and Katuntsi,
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Seven coalitions and 22 parties to stand in Bulgaria’s October 2014 parliamentary elections
Seven coalitions and 22 political parties will stand in Bulgaria’s ahead-of-term national parliamentary elections on October 5 2014. This emerged
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Bulgaria to overshoot 2014 Budget deficit target – finance minister
Bulgaria’s Budget deficit was expected to exceed the official target of 1.8 per cent of gross domestic product (GDP), with
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Bulgarian foreign minister discusses Georgieva EC nomination with EU envoys
Bulgaria’s nomination of its incumbent European Commissioner, Kristalina Georgieva, for a second term – but this time as EU foreign
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Bulgaria mulling huge extension to controversial anti-refugee fence at border with Turkey
Bulgaria’s caretaker cabinet is considering an Interior Ministry proposal to extend the controversial fence at the border with Turkey, completed
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Bulgaria fears new refugee wave from Iraq conflict
Bulgaria could face an even greater inflow of refugees in the coming months, following intensified fighting in Iraq in recent
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