Bulgarian MPs shelve vote on bill to cut state subsidies for political parties
Bulgaria’s Parliament postponed the vote on the second reading of the bill that would cut state subsidies for political parties
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Bulgarian appeals court dismisses confiscation suit against former deputy Parliament Speaker
Sofia Appellate Court ruled on June 21 to terminate the asset forfeiture lawsuit filed by Bulgaria’s anti-corruption body against former
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Bulgarian prosecutors file lawsuit against former Sofia deputy mayor
Bulgaria’s prosecutor’s office said on June 21 that it formally filed the lawsuit against former Sofia deputy mayor for transport
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Bulgarian PM: US wants 2.2BN leva for F-16 fighter jets
The United States has proposed that Bulgaria pay 2.2 billion leva (about 1.12 billion euro) for the package of eight
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State Dept: Bulgaria does not fully meet minimum standards to stop human trafficking
The government of Bulgaria does not fully meet the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking but is making significant
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FDI in Bulgaria shows 54.9M euro outflow in January-April 2019
Foreign direct investment in Bulgaria in the first four months of 2019 recorded an outflow of 54.9 million euro, the
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Eurostat: Bulgaria has lowest prices of alcohol, tobacco in the EU
Bulgaria and Romania have prices of alcohol that are 74 per cent of the European Union average, making them the
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Six newspapers in Bulgaria closed in 2018 – statistics institute
A total of 239 newspapers were published in Bulgaria in 2018, six fewer than the year before, the National Statistical
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Hungarian court imprisons Afghan, 3 Bulgarians for life over deaths of 71 migrants
A court in the Hungarian city of Szeged has sentenced to life imprisonment an Afghan and three Bulgarians for the
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