Bulgarian opposition, coalition minority parties reject EU migrant quota plan
Members of Bulgaria’s opposition Bulgarian Socialist Party and two of the political forces supporting the government – the centre-right Reformist
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Month: May 2015
World No-Tobacco Day: The Bulgarian smoker, in profile
In Bulgaria, the average smoker is most likely to be a man, aged 25 to 39, smoking boxed cigarettes daily,
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World No-Tobacco Day: 1.6M leva in fines since start of smoking ban – Bulgarian Health Ministry
A total of more than 1.62 million leva (about 828 000 euro) in fines has been issued since Bulgaria’s ban
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Bulgarian railways begins advance sales of summer 2015 train tickets to Varna and Bourgas
Bulgarian state railways BDZ is beginning advance sales of train tickets for the summer season to the Black Sea cities
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Steinmeier: Russian travel ban damaging to Ukraine peace efforts
Germany’s foreign minister said Saturday that a Russian travel ban on 89 top European Union officials could damage peace efforts
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Former Bulgarian ambassador in Moscow among 89 EU citizens on ‘stop list’ barred from Russia
A former ambassador of Bulgaria in Moscow, Ilian Vassilev, is among citizens of European Union countries who have been barred
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What’s On: One Design Week, in Plovdiv from June 19 to 28
International festival of design and visual culture One Design Week returns to Plovdiv from June 19 to 28 2015. One
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Communism’s crimes and political violence must be remembered to prevent a repeat – Parliament Speaker
The crimes and political violence of Bulgaria’s former totalitarian regime must be remembered to prevent them being repeated, Parliament Speaker
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Turkey’s main opposition party hopes for election breakthrough
Turkey’s main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) has sought an image change ahead of the June 7 general election. The move
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