Bulgarian prosecutors probe spending of funds on opening ceremony of Plovdiv – European Capital of Culture 2019
The Regional Prosecutor’s Office in Plovdiv has on its own initiative started an investigation into the spending of funds for
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Flu epidemic declared in Bulgaria’s Pernik municipality
A flu epidemic has been declared in the Bulgarian municipality of Pernik, and schools will be closed from January 17
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Bulgaria’s road agency: More than 221 000 ‘e-vignettes’ sold so far
About 221 300 electronic road tax stickers – known as “e-vignettes” – had been sold by the evening of January
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Bulgarian Parliament’s defence, finance committees greenlight talks with US on buying F-16s
The Bulgarian National Assembly’s defence committee approved on January 15 the government proceeding with negotiations with the United States on
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Bulgaria CPI records 2.7 per cent inflation in 2018
Bulgaria’s annual consumer price index (CPI) recorded 2.7 per cent inflation in 2018, after December monthly figures showed zero price
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Grace period for driving on Bulgarian roads without an ‘e-vignette’ ends on January 15
The grace period for driving on Bulgaria’s motorways and major roads without an electronic road tax “e-vignette” ends on January
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Pensioners in Bulgaria fourth-highest in EU at risk of poverty – Eurostat
Thirty-two per cent of pensioners in Bulgaria were at risk of poverty in 2017, according to figures released on January
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Lufthansa, Ryanair flights between Sofia and German cities cancelled on January 15 because of strike
Flights between Sofia Airport and Frankfurt and Hamburg were cancelled on January 15 because of a strike by security staff
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Flu epidemics declared in four districts in Bulgaria
Influenza epidemics were declared in the Bulgarian districts of Bourgas, Shoumen, Silistra and Stara Zagora on January 14. The threshold
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