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Bulgarian Minister Vows Help for Quake-Hit Areas
Bulgarian Finance Minister Simeon Djankov has promised that financial assistance will be made available for people whose homes were damaged by the strong earthquake that hit western Bulgaria early on Tuesday morning.
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Dutch to Decide on Bulgaria's Schengen Entry in July
The Netherlands will decide whether to support Bulgaria's application to join the Schengen system after the European Commission presents its report on Bulgaria in July.
Bulgarians Protest Against Smoking Ban
About 200 people gathered in Alexander Batenberg Square on Sunday to protest Bulgaria’s decision to ban smoking in all enclosed spaces beginning June 1, 2012.
Russians Urge End to Macedonian Church's Isolation
The Macedonian Orthodox Church should return to communion with the other Orthodox churches, Metropolitan Bishop Hilarion, the Russian Orthodox prelate responsible for external relations, said in Sofia on Sunday.
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Bulgaria Plans Shifting State Agencies to Provinces
President Rosen Plevneliev has supported an initiative of Finance Minister Simeon Djankov to move the headquarters of some state institutions outside the capital.
Bulgaria Hurries to Adopt Illegal Assets Bill
In a bid to please Brussels, authorities in Sofia are pushing for the adoption of a bill authorising widespread confiscation of illegal assets.
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New Gangland Murder Causes Jitters in Sofia
As another man is shot dead in the Bulgarian capital, less than a week after an earlier gangland murder, ministers are trying to calm fears of a crime wave.
Bulgaria President Urges End to Energy Waste
Head of state says country most stop wasting resources, but was right to scrap plans to build nuclear plant at Belene.
Bulgaria Arrests Three for Human Trafficking
Three people were arrested in Bulgaria for allegedly trafficking pregnant women into Greece.
Bulgaria Minister Visits Russia after Scrapping Belene
Bulgaria's energy minister is to travel to Moscow to explain why the government scrapped plans to build the Belene nuclear power plant and to urge Russia not to sue.
Bulgaria to Ease Smoking Ban Again
Although the Bulgarian government has announced introduction of full smoking ban this summer, parliament might adopt a more relaxed version.
Bulgaria Minister Quizzed on Civil Servants’ Bonuses
Finance Minister ducks questions about exact sum paid out to civil servants last year, as public anger rises over apparently lavish payments to bureaucrats.
Forty Richest Bulgarians Earned 70 Million Euro
The forty wealthiest Bulgarians earned 7o million euro in 2011, according to the country's National Revenue Agency, NRA.
Romania Leads Europe in Abortion Rate
Data published by the World Health Organization, WHO, show that Romania has the highest abortion rate in Europe - more than twice the EU average.
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Paternity Leaves in Bulgaria on Rise
The number of fathers who have decided to take care of their babies has significantly grown in past three years, shows data of the Bulgarian National Statistical Institute.
Bulgaria Moves Step Closer to Full Smoking Ban
The country with one of the highest proportions of smokers in the EU prepares for change.
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Drive For Balkan Extradition Deal Nears End
Serbia’s initiative to establish a pan-Balkan extradition treaty may see lift-off next year - but Kosovo’s exclusion from the scheme looks like another politically driven error.
Macedonian Wartime Love Story Angers Bulgarians
Net Closing In On Fugitive Balkan Criminals
Bulgarian Asylum System Pushes Migrants West
Presidential Win Poses Test For Bulgaria’s Reforming Zeal
Plevneliev Builds his Way to Bulgaria’s Presidency
Bulgaria’s Borisov Faces Mounting Pressure
EU Commissioner: Roma Exclusion ‘Getting Worse’
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Euro Crisis Sapping Balkan Recovery, EBRD Warns
European Bank for Reconstruction and Development report predicts that eurozone crisis will buffet Balkan economies, slowing growth in 2012.
Bulgaria Minister Demands Tax Police by 2013
Romanians Head to Bulgaria for Easter Holidays
Macedonians Keep Clear of Debts to Banks
Black Sea Gas Bonanza Stirs Balkan Dispute
Culture and Lifestyle
Turkey Wins Top South East Europe Film Prize
First prize went to Ozcan Alper’s ‘Future Lasts Forever’ at the seventh South East European Film Festival, which ended on Monday.
Montenegrin Media Most Free in Balkans, Report Says
EU to Help Restore Bulgaria’s Old Forts
Miss Bulgaria Loses Her Crown
Press Freedom Violations on the Rise, Watchdog Says
