Protest Network, anti-government student protesters back group held for painting partisans pink and purple
After a group of activists were arrested and charged with hooliganism for an early-morning attempt to spray-paint pink and purple
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Year: 2013
‘Real risk’ of polio reaching Bulgaria from Syria – chief health inspector
There is a real risk that polio could reach Bulgaria because of the growing refugee pressure from Syria, chief health
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Bulgarian prosecutors open investigation against former MRF MP Hristo Biserov
Bulgaria’s prosecutor’s office said on November 7 that it opened an investigation against former Movement for Rights and Freedoms (MRF)
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European Central Bank cuts key interest rate in half
The European Central Bank has cut its benchmark interest rate in half in a new attempt to spur economic growth
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Borissov says he has lodged court action against TV boss-turned-politician for slander
Boiko Borissov, leader of the opposition centre-right GERB party and former prime minister, has said that he has lodged court
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Six arrested for pink spraypaint stunt at Bulgarian Socialist Party HQ
Six people, reportedly including well-known anti-government Protest Network blogger Assen Genov, were arrested in the early hours of November 7
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Bulgarian media slammed over xenophobia, hate speech in covering refugee issue
Sections of Bulgaria’s electronic and print media have come in for sharp criticism for conveying hate speech during coverage of
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Kosovo PM Thaci supports CEC decision on partial re-vote in Mitrovica
The government of Kosovo supports the decision by the Central Election Commission to hold fresh elections in three poll centres
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Greek, Portuguese workers stage new protests against austerity
Workers in Greece and Portugal staged new protests Wednesday against austerity measures that are cutting their wages. A Greek general
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