Bulgaria

  • Mar 19, 2010
  • 1 min read

BULGARIA: Embezzling farm official gets four years

The former head of the State Agriculture Fund was sentenced yesterday to four years in jail for...

Bulgaria
  • Mar 16, 2010
  • 2 min read

BULGARIA: Public sector may resist loss of privilege

The state will no longer waive social and healthcare contributions for the state workforce,...

Bulgaria
  • Mar 10, 2010
  • 7 min read

BULGARIA: Institutional infighting complicates reform

Prime Minister Boyko Borisov on March 6 accused President Georgi Parvanov of declaring...

Bulgaria
  • Mar 3, 2010
  • 2 min read

EU/RUSSIA: New commission unbends on rival pipeline

The EU for the first time yesterday voiced support for Russia's planned South Stream gas pipeline...

Eu
  • Feb 23, 2010
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BULGARIA: BSP ex-minister faces embezzlement charge

Prosecutors today charged former Socialist Party (BSP) Labour Minister Emilia Maslarova with...

Bulgaria
  • Feb 16, 2010
  • 2 min read

BULGARIA: State gives health reform more time

The government yesterday appeared to back down on its hospital closure programme.

Bulgaria
  • Feb 12, 2010
  • 2 min read

CEE: Fourth-quarter results show recovery stuttering

Preliminary fourth-quarter GDP data from five Central-East European (CEE) economies mostly...

  • Jan 6, 2010
  • 2 min read

BULGARIA: Police seize crime bosses after shooting

Three men suspected of involvement in organised crime have been arrested in connection with the...

Bulgaria