Bulgarian Ministry of Culture: Plovdiv tobacco warehouse targeted for demolition is a monument of culture
Bulgaria’s Ministry of Culture said on March 7 2016 that a tobacco warehouse in Plovdiv’s “Tobacco Town” on which demolition
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Day: March 7, 2016
Bansko ski zone: Meeting between government, conservationists and concession-holder produces no result
The future of Bulgaria’s winter resort Bansko ski zone is no clearer after a three-hour meeting involving four Cabinet ministers,
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Borissov’s GERB slightly sheds support but remains by far strongest party in Bulgaria – poll
Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov’s centre-right GERB party, majority partner in the coalition government, has lost about three per cent
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As EU and Turkish leaders meet on migrant crisis, refugee camp at Greek-Macedonian border continues to grow
The refugee camp at Idomeni near the border between Greece and the Republic of Macedonia was continuing to grow on
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Prosecutors in Plovdiv begin investigation into demolition of historic ‘Tobacco Town’ building
Plovdiv Regional Prosecutor’s Office said on March 7 that it was investigating whether any crime, including possible unlawful authorisation of
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Bulgarian prosecutors ask Parliament to lift immunity from MP in embezzlement investigation
Bulgaria’s prosecutor-general Sotir Tsatsarov has filed a formal request to Parliament, asking for the House to lift the immunity of
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Approval ratings of Bulgaria’s courts, prosecution plummet – poll
The approval ratings of several of Bulgaria’s institutions, including the country’s courts, prosecution office and Parliament all have plummeted in
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Outrage in Plovdiv over demolition of historic ‘Tobacco Town’ warehouse
Indignant residents of Bulgaria’s second city Plovdiv formed a human chain and marched on the municipal headquarters in protest after
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EU looks to Turkey to ease migrant crisis
European Union leaders meet with their Turkish counterparts Monday to discuss efforts to slow the flow of migrants traveling to
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