Bulgarian protest group’s ‘Movement for Civic Control’ party spells out principles
The announcement that one of the groups of protesters in Bulgaria is to field a political party in the May
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Year: 2013
Hungary: Tancsics Prize returned
Echo TV pundit Ferenc Szaniszló announced on Wednesday that he planned to hand back the Tancsics Prize, a top state
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Bulgarian ports of Varna, Bourgas closed over strong winds
Bulgaria’s two major ports on the Black Sea, in Varna and Bourgas, were closed on March 25 because of strong
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EU officials: Cyprus, lenders reach bailout deal
Cyprus has avoided bankruptcy by agreeing to a bailout deal that includes the closing of the island nation’s second largest
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Head of Bulgaria’s state IT firm resigns
Mihail Konstantinov, a constant fixture on Bulgaria’s central electoral commission for two decades, resigned on March 22 as chairperson of
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Cyprus continues efforts to raise funds by EU deadline
Cypriot leaders are set to meet Friday in another attempt to raise $7.5 billion by Monday, which is the deadline
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Siderov refuses invitation to talks with caretaker PM Raykov
Bulgaria’s minority ultra-nationalist Ataka party leader Volen Siderov has declined an invitation to talks with caretaker Prime Minister Marin Raykov
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Muslims are an integral part of the Bulgarian nation, caretaker PM tells Chief Mufti
Muslims are an integral part of the Bulgarian nation, irrespective of their ethnicity, and should have the assurance that no
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A week in Bulgarian politics: Potshots in the shooting gallery
A month after the resignation of the Boiko Borissov GERB government and with less than two months to go to
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