All the Presidents’ mementoes
An exhibition of foreign state honours presented to the first three democratically-elected heads of state of Bulgaria has opened at
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Month: March 2016
Bulgarian Parliament passes Judiciary Act amendments at second reading
Bulgarian MPs passed at second reading on March 31 amendments to the country’s Judiciary Act, which reflect the changes in
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Nine at Bulgaria’s automobile administration agency face graft charges
Bulgarian Motor Vehicle Administration Agency head Tsvetelin Tsvetanov and eight other employees face charges of corruption following a four-month investigation,
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Europol chief ‘impressed’ by Bulgaria’s progress against cigarette smuggling, people-trafficking
Visiting Bulgaria, Europol director Rob Wainwright said that he was impressed by the country’s progress against cigarette smuggling and human
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ICTY war crimes court acquits Serbian ultra-nationalist Šešelj
The International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) on March 31 2016 acquitted Vojislav Šešelj, president of the Serbian
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Bulgaria, Romania had worst road death rates in EU in 2015
Bulgaria and Romania tied in 2015 with the worst road death rates in the European Union in 2015, both well
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Bulgaria utilities regulator cuts gas prices by 23%
Bulgaria’s utilities regulator decided on March 31 to cut the gas prices by 23 per cent on an annual basis
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Row over State Security background of Bokova UN campaign team
A political controversy has erupted in Bulgaria after an MP said that half of the Foreign Ministry team appointed to
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US urges diplomats’ and military’s families to leave Turkey
Once Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan boarded the presidential plane to travel to Washington, the US ordered the families of
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