Bulgarian President confers highest state honour on Patriarch of Bulgarian Orthodox Church
Bulgarian head of state President Rossen Plevneliev conferred the country’s highest honour, the Stara Planina first degree, on Neofit, Patriarch
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Day: November 5, 2015
Film review: Macbeth
Justin Kurzel’s adaptation of one of William Shakespeare’s most famous plays is as unconventional as it is powerful, using the
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EU autumn economic forecast raises Bulgaria 2015 growth estimate
The European Commission’s autumn forecast for the EU economy, released on November 5, raised the economic growth estimate in the
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Bulgarian Judges Association backs police, criticises government
The Bulgarian Judges Association, one of the organisations representing the country’s judiciary, said in an open letter on November 5
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Bulgarian Parliament again performs about-turn on Military Intelligence head
A peculiar political saga that has seen the law changed to effectively force the current head of Bulgaria’s Military Intelligence
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Romanian president names interim PM ahead of talks with parties
Romanian president Klaus Iohannis named Sorin Cimpeanu, the education minister in the outgoing government of Victor Ponta, as interim prime
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Bulgarian Defence Minister: Members of armed forces who protest will be punished
Military personnel who join in protests will be punished, Bulgaria’s Defence Minister Nikolai Nenchev said on November 5, as police
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Bulgaria elections 2015: Racism and records as new mayors take office
Barring a handful of third-round elections, Bulgaria’s October-November 2015 mayoral elections are over, but from a racist revolt against one
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Government in Skopje to borrow 500 million euro
By the end of 2015, the government in Macedonia will borrow 500 million euro. The debt is to be secured
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