Bulgaria’s customs chief appointed Deputy Finance Minister
Kiril Zhelev has been appointed Deputy Finance Minister on November 11, the Cabinet’s press service said, ending Zhelev’s tenure as
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Month: November 2013
Two further arrests after beating of ethnic Turkish Bulgarian in Sofia
Police in Sofia have made two further arrests in connection with the serious assault of a Bulgarian man of Turkish
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Residents of Bulgaria’s Bansko plan road blockage
Residents of Bansko and Razlog municipalities in southwestern Bulgaria have announced plans to block the E79 road, which links capital
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Greek government survives censure motion
Greece’s coalition government survived a censure motion brought by main-opposition SYRIZA. The government emerged from the vote of no confidence
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Sofia University campus padlocked as anti-government students step up occupation
The gates to the central campus of Sofia University were padlocked on the morning of November 11 as the anti-government
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Slovakia’s regional elections: Fico claims victory for Smer
Three of the eight self-governing regions, known by Slovaks under the acronym VÚCs have elected their leaders in the first
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Sofia police step up security near mosque after man mistaken for refugee seriously assaulted
Police in Bulgaria’s capital city Sofia have stepped up security in streets nearby the landmark Banya Bashi mosque after a
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Many thousands join November 10 anti-government ‘March of Justice’ in Bulgaria
Many thousands joined in the anti-government “March of Justice” in capital city Sofia, in solidarity with protesting students at the
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Remembrance Day 2013 service at Sofia Cemetery: ‘We will remember them’
The annual Remembrance Day service was held on November 10 2013 at Sofia Central Cemetery. With the participation of diplomats
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