Humanitarian assistance cannot substitute for political solutions – Bulgarian PM
In recent years, the world has been facing humanitarian crises and disasters unprecedented in number, scale and duration, Bulgarian Prime
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Month: May 2016
Greek MPs pass new spending cuts, tax hikes
Greek lawmakers on Sunday approved fresh spending cuts and tax hikes demanded by European creditors in exchange for a new
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Bulgarian PM inspects progress on Turkish border fence
Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov carried out an aerial inspection of progress on the extension to the Bulgarian -Turkish border
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Earthquake of 4.5 on Richter scale near Bulgaria’s Sandanski
An earthquake of 4.5 on the Richter scale was registered on May 22 near the town of Sandanski in south-western
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Fears mount over European air security
Security at European airports is coming under urgent scrutiny as mystery continues to surround the cause of the EgyptAir crash.
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EU ministers back emergency system to suspend visa-free travel
European Union ministers meeting in Brussels have agreed on a mechanism aimed at suspending visa-free travel for foreign nationals abusing
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Plevneliev’s statement he won’t be election candidate sparks mixed reactions
The announcement on May 20 by Bulgarian President Rossen Plevneliev that he will not be a candidate for re-election in
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Another long weekend and more rain forecast for Bulgaria
Bulgaria heads into the third long weekend in the month of May and once again the weather forecast features more
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Bulgarian former intelligence chief 10-year sentence upheld on appeal
Bulgaria’s military appeals court ruled on May 20 to uphold the guilty verdict against the former head of the National
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