Bulgarian Black Sea ports expect cruise ship boost because of Crimea crisis
The 2014 summer season will see an increase in the number of cruise ships docking at Bulgaria’s Black Sea ports
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Prince Edward, Duke of Kent, visiting Bulgaria for World War 1 centenary commemorations
Prince Edward, Duke of Kent, is visiting Bulgaria at the invitation of President Rossen Plevneliev for World War 1 centenary
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Land ownership in Bulgaria: Parliament approves limits on foreigners, ban on offshores
Bulgaria’s Parliament has approved a ban on offshore companies buying agricultural land, as well as a requirement that foreigners and
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Bulgarian journalists protest in solidarity with colleague whose car was burnt out
About 100 Bulgarian journalists from various media organisations, along with members of the public, protested on April 4 near the
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European Parliament report: EC should consider stopping EU funds for Bulgaria
A sharply critical report adopted by the European Parliament on April 3 2014 calls on the European Commission to “seriously
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Bulgaria’s Constitutional Court agrees to hear case against President’s decree on election commission
Bulgaria’s Constitutional Court said on April 3 2014 that it had agreed to hear an application lodged against President Rossen
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Bulgaria’s former conflict of interest commission chief handed prison sentence
Sofia City Court found Filip Zlatanov, the former chairperson of the government’s commission on preventing conflict of interest, guilty on
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Bulgarian Prosecutor-General orders probe into investigations into attacks on journalists’ cars
Bulgarian Prosecutor-General Sotir Tsatsarov has called a meeting of all prosecutors handling investigations into the cases of arson of the
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Bulgarian cabinet’s decision on Karadere faces court challenge
Bulgaria’s Green Party says that it has lodged a challenge in the Supreme Administrative Court to the cabinet’s March 19
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