Teenagers arrested after bomb hoax calls to Sofia schools – but calls continue
Police in the Bulgarian capital city Sofia have arrested 12 teenagers after a spate of hoax bomb threats that in
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Year: 2012
Russia opposes Nato Patriot missiles on Turkey’s Syria border
Russia has warned against NATO’s possible deployment of Patriot missiles near Turkey’s border with Syria. Foreign Ministry spokesman Alexander Lukashevich
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Large turnout in Bulgarian capital for protest against full smoking ban in restaurants and bars
There was a large turnout on November 22 2012 for a protest outside Parliament in the Bulgarian capital city Sofia
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EU leaders brace for bitter budget battle
European Union leaders prepared Thursday for a summit on a proposed budget that has divided the 27-nation bloc already facing
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Bulgaria welcomes Israel – Hamas ceasefire
Bulgaria welcomes with relief the ceasefire announced on November 21, aimed at achieving a sustainable end to the violence between
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Greece could still get South Stream branch – report
Russian state-owned gas firm Gazprom has not abandoned plans to build a branch of the South Stream gas pipeline passing
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AmCham Bulgaria raises 57 000 leva for charity with Thanksgiving dinner
The American Chamber of Commerce (AmCham) in Bulgaria said on November 22 that it has raised 57 000 leva at
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PPPs are key to economic growth, Bulgarian President Plevneliev tells Atlantic Club
Bulgarian President Rosen Plevneliev addressed the Atlantic Club of Bulgaria on November 22, noting that his speech – which was
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MEPs urge caution on fracking, but reject call to EU countries to refuse further fracking operations
Members of the European Parliament say that the emergence of exploration for shale oil and shale gas in some EU
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