European Commission on Bulgaria: Unwarranted optimism on economic recovery, lack of reforms
A report by the European Commission on Bulgaria, coincidentally released just after a year of the Bulgarian Socialist Party government,
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Bulgaria reports 864.5M leva Budget deficit for January-April
Bulgaria’s Finance Ministry has reported that the consolidated Budget deficit for the first four months of 2014 was 864.5 million
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Bulgaria among EU countries failing on rules on sharing previous convictions, fighting cross-border crime
Bulgaria is among European Union countries that have failed to conclusive information on the transposition of the legal effects attached
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Bulgaria’s ruling axis still struggling to wriggle out of post-election crisis
The Bulgarian Socialist Party and its leader Sergei Stanishev appear determined to cling to power and positions in spite of
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Situation in flooded areas of Bulgaria normalising – reports
The situation in areas of Bulgaria that flooded after torrential days in the past three days was normalising, Bulgarian National
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Sirens to sound in Bulgaria on June 2 2014 to honour memory of Hristo Botev
Across Bulgaria, sirens will sound at noon on June 2 2014 in an annual custom honouring the memory of revolutionary,
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President Plevneliev urges parties to analyse message sent by Bulgarians in European Parliament elections
Choosing his words carefully and underlining that he intended no unconstitutional intervention or political brokerage, President Rossen Plevneliev urged the
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Oresharski: Cabinet changes coming
There will be changes to Bulgaria’s cabinet but these had not yet been discussed with the two parliamentary groups supporting
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No-confidence motion: Bulgaria’s ruling axis votes to keep itself in power
As had been expected, Bulgarian Socialist Party and Movement and Rights and Freedoms MPs voted together on May 30 2014
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