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As part of a major training exercise to hone the NATO forces’ ability to work together, the United States and British air forces have been flying joint missions over Estonia […]
A political counter-revolution against the European Union is underway. Brexit is likely to be seen in hindsight as just the first of many tremors leading up to a larger political […]
Bulgarian law enforcement and national security officers have arrested three residents of the town of Kyustendil in an operation against an organised crime group trafficking migrants from Turkey to Europe, […]
Prison sentences ranging from six to 10 years were handed to Bulgarian sailors that were part of the crew of a ship transporting three tonnes of cocaine, seized by Spanish […]
The start of construction on the gas interconnector between Bulgaria and Greece could be delayed by at least six months, a Bulgarian media report said on August 4. Even though […]
Israel’s Teva Pharmaceutical Industries, the world’s largest maker of generic drugs, has completed the acquisition of Actavis Generics, a unit of Ireland-based Allergan, the company said in a statement. The […]
A total of 554 migrants were intercepted crossing the border from Bulgaria into Serbia in July 2016, reports said on August 3, as Bulgaria’s Interior Minister said that migrant-trafficking rings […]
Bulgaria’s Cabinet has authorised the research vessel Stril Explorer to enter the country’s waters to participate in the three-year Black Sea Maritime Archaeology Project, which began in 2015. The Stril […]
Bulgaria’s Cabinet has added three Syrians that prosecutors have accused of terrorism to the country’s list of people subject to restrictions under the Anti-Terrorism Act. The Cabinet decision was taken […]
An official warning was issued on August 3 of a high risk of fires in several provinces in Bulgaria over the next two days, after firefighters said that in the […]
