VIPs visit as Bulgarian village heads for first anniversary of flood tragedy
Bulgarian Interior Minister Tsvetan Tsvetanov visited the southern Bulgarian village of Biser as it headed for the first anniversary on
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Year: 2013
Head of Bulgarian Parliament’s probe into high-level corruption alleges wrongdoing by former PM, energy minister
The head of the Bulgarian Parliament’s special committee investigating corruption in high places in recent years has alleged that declassified
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‘Agent Buddha’, calls for yet more referendums, and ribbon-cuttings – just another weekend in Bulgarian politics
If Prime Minister Boiko Borissov’s recent statement about “liking” July 5 as the date for the 2013 national parliamentary elections
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Bulgarian state railways’ new sleeping cars to come into service in March 2013, Transport Minister says
Bulgarian state railways BDZ’s 30 new sleeping cars, which Transport Minister Ivailo Moskovski took delivery of amid much fanfare in
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Bulgaria expresses condolences, condemns suicide bombing attack at US embassy in Ankara
Bulgarian Foreign Minister Nikolai Mladenov sent letters of condolences to his counterparts in the United States and Turkey, John Kerry
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Bulgarian government firm on smoking ban in face of new protest
A protest on February 1 2013 in front of Parliament against Bulgaria’s full ban on smoking in public places would,
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Bulgaria honours memory of victims of communism
Vice President Margarita Popova was among those attending a ceremony on February 1 2013 in honour of the memory of
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EU ended 2012 with 10.7% unemployment – Eurostat
The 27-member European Union ended 2012 with 10.7 per cent unemployment in December, seasonally adjusted, according to EU statistics office
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Bulgaria responds to ‘flood of migration to UK’ hysteria
Bulgarian leaders have responded to the hysteria being whipped up in some British publications and by the UKIP about a
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