Floods in southern Bulgaria: ‘Code red’ warning in two areas
A state of emergency was declared in Gulubovo municipality on the afternoon of December 5 as heavy rain swelled rivers,
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Day: December 5, 2014
Bulgaria’s Patriotic Front and Reformist Bloc in deal to continue support for government
Bulgaria’s nationalist Patriotic Front (PF) will not proceed with its threats to withdraw its support for Prime Minister Boiko Borissov’s
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Bulgaria central bank governor fears more ‘attacks’ on banking system
Bulgaria’s central bank governor Ivan Iskrov has warned that the country’s banking system may see further turbulence in 2015. Speaking
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European Asylum Support Office extends support plan for Bulgaria
The European Asylum Support Office (EASO) and Bulgaria signed on December 5 2014 a “special support plan” which provides for
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Bulgarian far-right leader Siderov quits post as deputy head of Parliament’s foreign policy committee
Bulgarian ultra-nationalist Ataka party leader Volen Siderov has resigned as deputy head of the National Assembly’s foreign policy committee, a
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Rescue operations after floods in south-eastern Bulgaria
Firefighters and rescue teams have carried out more than 200 rescue operations in south-eastern Bulgaria in the past day, the
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Ukraine announces December 9 truce
Ukraine’s president Petro Poroshenko has ordered a new cease-fire next week, as part of a push to end months of
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Juncker: Bulgaria ready to join Schengen
Bulgaria is ready to join the European Union’s Schengen visa zone, and Europeans should be aware of the country’s level
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Small economic gain projected in euro zone up to 2016
The European Central Bank is predicting the economy in the continent’s 18-nation euro currency bloc will barely advance in the
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