Kozloduy nuclear plant reactor taken offline on October 28 to fix fault
Unit six at Bulgaria’s Kozloduy nuclear power station was taken offline on the morning of October 28 because of a
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Year: 2013
Bulgarian, Turkish FMs discuss Syrian refugees, while tensions grow over issue in Bulgaria
Against a background of the Turkish-Bulgarian border being the main entry point into Bulgaria for Syrian refugees, the issue was
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Exit polls show Georgia PM ally set to win presidential vote
Exit polls from Georgia’s presidential election indicate an ally of current Prime Minister Bidzina Ivanishvili is likely to win a
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Sofia University student protest: ‘We are with you’ anti-government protesters say – Photos
A special rally at 6pm on October 27 drew a crowd of thousands and growing in response to an appeal
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‘Counter protesters’ attempt to counter-occupy Sofia University
The central campus of Sofia University has seen attempts at provocation as “counter protesters” attempted on October 27 to invade
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Bulgarian Orthodox Church elects Bishop Antonii new Metropolitan of Western and Central Europe
The governing body of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church, the Holy Synod, has elected Konstantine Bishop Antonii (35) as the new
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More than half of Foreign Ministry directorate heads are former State Security – report
Twelve of the 21 directorate heads at Bulgaria’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs formerly collaborated with the country’s communist-era secret service
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European human rights body notes ‘rise in violent anti-Semitic incidents’ in annual report
In its annual report, a European human rights body noted “a rise in violent anti-Semitic incidents” in some countries and
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Czech Republic elections: Social Democrats win by a hair
When the votes were finally counted in the early elections in the Czech Republic elections, it was a pyrrhic victory
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