Bulgarian Parliament passes 2017 Budget Act at first reading
Despite the unravelling of Bulgaria’s government coalition and the resignation of Prime Minister Boiko Borissov’s cabinet earlier this week, the
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Day: November 18, 2016
Bulgarian Socialist Party tells President Plevneliev it will not try to form government
The Bulgarian Socialist Party will not seek to form a government in the current Parliament nor will it propose members
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Third former minister indicted in Belene nuclear power plant investigation
Bulgarian prosecutors continued pressing charges in connection to their investigation into alleged mismanagement of the Belene nuclear power plant project,
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Bulgarians divided on benefits of EU membership for country
Just less than half of Bulgarians polled in an EU-wide survey see Bulgaria’s membership of the European Union as good
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Bulgaria busts group smuggling migrants through Serbia to Western Europe
In a joint operation led by prosecutors from the north-western Bulgarian city of Vidin, officers from the Interior Ministry and
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Bulgarian President dismisses reports that caretaker cabinet is ready for appointment
Bulgarian President Rossen Plevneliev has denied reports that a caretaker cabinet is already being put together to take over from
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Bulgarian prosecutors to request dismissal of ‘Lesovo 2’ customs officers arrested for bribery
Bulgaria’s Prosecutor-General’s office is to request the dismissal of Lesovo border checkpoint customs officers arrested for bribery on November 2,
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Balkan Rakia Fest to be held at Sofia’s NDK December 2 – 4
The fourth annual Balkan Festival of Rakia and Spirits is to be held at the National Palace of Culture, NDK,
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