CETA: Bulgaria wants ‘irreversible guarantees’ from Canada on elimination of visas
Bulgaria’s government said on October 19 that it would not support the European Union’s Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA)
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Month: October 2016
Bulgarian government approves further 20M leva for fence at Turkish border against migration
Bulgaria’s Cabinet approved on October 19 a further 20 million leva (about 10.23 million euro) towards the building of a
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193 arrested in 43-country international operation against airline fraudsters
A total of 193 individuals suspected of travelling with airline tickets bought using stolen, compromised or fake credit card details
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Bulgaria charges former energy minister with criminal mismanagement over Belene financial damage
Bulgarian prosecutors said on October 19 that they had laid charges of criminal mismanagement against Petar Dimitrov, who was economy
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Bulgaria’s Parliament sets up ad hoc committee to investigate Belene nuclear power station project
Bulgaria’s Parliament has voted to set up an ad hoc committee, headed by nationalist minority coalition Patriotic Front co-leader Valeri
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Obama to visit Greece?
The story that US president Barack Obama will visit Greece on November 14 – 15th, a week after the US
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Muiznieks: Europe is getting ‘nastier’ for Jews
Anti-Semitism is on the rise in Europe, with public figures trying to “brush over” past crimes against Jews, CoE human
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Syrians facing terrorism charges in Bulgaria ‘were beaten during interrogation’, court told
Three Syrians facing terrorism charges in Bulgaria were assaulted during interrogation, one of the accused, Almohammad Abdulhamid, told a court
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Bulgarian Border Police: Turks returned to Turkey did not ask for international protection
The seven Turkish nationals returned to Turkey by Bulgarian Border Police after trying to cross into Romania had said only
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