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Article | May 22, 2012 - 4:42pm

The Georgian news agency Грузия Onlinereported on 22 May that the Bulgarian President, Rosen Plevneliev, and his Georgian counterpart, Miheil Saakashvili, agreed to exchange official visits in near future.

Article | May 22, 2012 - 3:21pm

The Bulgarian President, Rosen Plevneliev, stated at the NATO summit in Chicago that the country will participate in financing the Afghan security forces with $500 000 per year after 2014.

Article | May 21, 2012 - 7:52pm

The interim President of the Party of European Socialists (PES), Sergey Stanishev, will continue to lead the Bulgarian Socialist Party (BSP) after being re-elected as chairman for the third time gaining over 77% of the votes.

Article | May 21, 2012 - 3:18pm

According to the statistical office of the European Union (Eurostat), the average top personal income tax rate and the corporate tax rate in the EU27 has increased in 2012.

Blog entry | May 21, 2012 - 10:38am

PARIS – When François Hollande, fresh from his election as France’s next president, was asked by a journalist which language he would use when he meets US President Barack Obama for the first time, his answer was revealing. “I speak English more fluently than the former president,” the Socialist leader insisted...

Article | May 20, 2012 - 10:16pm

The Consumer Price Index (CPI) recorded an annual rate of change of 3.0% in April 2012. Excluding energy and unprocessed food, the annual rate was 1.7%.

Article | May 20, 2012 - 10:15pm

New French President Francois Hollande has declared assets under his possession worth €1.17 million, local reports revealed. 

Article | May 20, 2012 - 10:12pm

German industrial giant Thyssenkrupp posted a stiff loss in the second quarter of its fiscal year due to one-off items, but said the worst was behind it, with asset sales under way, it was reported.

Article | May 20, 2012 - 10:11pm

Anti-nuclear activists from Greenpeace Slovensko failed with their lawsuit against Slovakia’s Nuclear Regulatory Authority (UJD) regarding the finalisation of construction of the third and fourth reactors at the Mochovce nuclear power plant as the regional court in Bratislava dismissed the organisation’s lawsuit, Slovak spectator...

Article | May 20, 2012 - 10:09pm

Italian investors are likely to receive a welcome message from UAE to take their initiatives to the Middle Eastern country. The newly elected President of the Italian Business Council in Abu Dhabi, Alberto Nencha, last week announced that his efforts would remain focused on bringing Italian companies to the UAE as also on encouraging UAE...

Article | May 20, 2012 - 9:53pm

Ablynx, the Belgian-based biopharmaceutical company focused on the discovery and development of Nanobodies® for the treatment of serious life-threatening diseases,