Siderov to chair Bulgarian Parliament’s anti-corruption committee, and other appointments
The leader of Bulgarian ultra-nationalist party Ataka, Volen Siderov, was elected on June 19 chairperson of Parliament’s committee on the
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Day: June 19, 2013
Bulgarian public opinion strongly supports protests against Peevski appointment – survey
The protests against the appointment of Delyan Peevski as director of the State Agency for National Security (SANS) had wide
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Bulgarian MPs vote support for Oresharski’s vague ‘stabilisation package’
Bulgarian Prime Minister Plamen Oresharski asked – and received – on June 19 Parliament’s support for a vague package of
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Bulgaria granted protection to 195 asylum seekers in 2012
Bulgarian granted refugee or subsidiary protection status to 195 asylum seekers in 2012, according to numbers published by European Union’s
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Sofia traffic police hails success of ‘Operation Cyclist’, vows to continue checks
Traffic police in Bulgaria’s capital city Sofia said on June 19 that 28 fines were issued during “Operation Cyclist” on
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Economy Minister sacks Bulgarian Energy Holding chief executive
Bulgaria’s Economy and Energy Minister Dragomir Stoynev has fired Mihail Andonov, the executive director of Bulgarian Energy Holding (BEH), the
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Nine people detained during latest protest in Sofia
Nine people were detained on June 18 during the anti-government protest in Bulgaria’s capital city Sofia. Some of them carried
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Turkey’s PM hits back at international critics of crackdown
The U.N. Commissioner for Human Rights has strongly criticized Turkey’s crackdown on anti-government protests, joining the European Union in condemning
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Bulgarian MPs cancel Peevski appointment at SANS
Bulgarian Parliament voted on June 19 to repeal its decision to appoint Delyan Peevski as director of the State Agency
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