Bulgarian ultra-nationalist MP ‘flattered’ by being persona non grata in Ukraine
An MP for Bulgaria’s ultra-nationalist Ataka party said on November 6 that she was “flattered” at having been declared persona
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Month: November 2014
Bulgaria to honour 23 communist-era dissidents with state awards
Bulgaria’s caretaker cabinet has recommended that the President confer high state honours on 23 people who were dissidents during the
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Ukraine stops funding for rebel-held regions
Ukraine on Wednesday announced it will halt government funding to those areas of its eastern regions controlled by Russian-backed separatists.
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German embassy to mark fall of Berlin Wall with ‘run to freedom’ in Sofia and Varna
The German embassy in Bulgaria is one of 80 German embassies and consulates-general worldwide inviting participants to mark the anniversary
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8000 glowing orbs will trace the former route of the Berlin Wall
Walking the streets of Berlin today, it’s easy to forget the Berlin Wall once sliced the city in two, effectively
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Deal on coalition government for Bulgaria achieved, negotiators say
Bulgaria is set for a coalition government made up of Boiko Borissov’s GERB and the Reformist Bloc, with the support
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Survey of Bulgarian journalists says media under political pressure – report
More than half of the journalists in an anonymous survey carried out by Konrad Adenauer and Reporter foundations, the findings
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Bulgaria’s centre-right coalition partners in talks to rewrite programme to bring nationalists, socialists on board
Bulgaria’s centre-right GERB and Reformist Bloc moved swiftly on November 5 to negotiate with the nationalist Patriotic Front and minority
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Bulgarian cabinet decrees special five-day holiday for New Year 2015
Bulgaria’s caretaker cabinet has decreed a special public holiday period around New Year 2015, for which it also declared special
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