Bulgarian Prosecutor-General wants bans on burqa in public places
Bulgarian Prosecutor-General Sotir Tsatsarov says that his personal opinion is that there should be restrictions on wearing the burqa in
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Day: April 1, 2016
Car cutback puts Bulgarian Cabinet ministers’ feet on the ground
Bulgarian Deputy Prime Minister Ivailo Kalfin stole a march on his Cabinet colleagues by coming to work in a rented
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Migrant arrivals across Med eight times higher than in Q1 2015
At least 170 000 migrants and refugees have entered Europe by sea in the first three months of 2016, a
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Bulgaria has lowest hourly labour costs in EU – Eurostat
Bulgaria had the lowest hourly labour costs in the European Union in 2015, though among EU countries outside the euro
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Survey: 9 out of 10 refugees want to return home
The vast majority of the refugees say they would like to return home at some point when the war has
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Lukoil’s refinery in Bulgaria to be fined for air pollution
Lukoil Neftochim refinery in the Bulgarian port city of Bourgas would be handed a heavy fine for the venting of
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Bulgaria among freest countries in ‘Nanny State Index’
Bulgaria is ranked 22nd out of 28 European Union countries in the first “Nanny State Index”, meaning it is among
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Bulgaria reports January-February Budget surplus below forecast
Bulgaria’s Finance Ministry has said that the consolidated Budget surplus for the first two months of 2016 was 915.2 million
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Europe prepares to deport migrants
On Monday, the European Union and Greece are scheduled to begin sending migrants, including Syrians, from the Greek Isles to
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