More than 2000 have left Bulgaria’s refugee camps in the past month and a half – report
Close to 600 people have left refugee camps in Bulgaria in the first two weeks of December and police do
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Month: December 2016
Bulgaria political crisis: Reformist Bloc hands back mandate to form government
Bulgarian centre-right Reformist Bloc has formally returned the mandate to form a new government on December 21, ensuring that snap
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Georgi Purvanov to step down as leader of his ABC party
Georgi Purvanov said on December 21 that he would step down from the leadership of his ABC party at a
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Bulgarian high court acquits former deputy Parliament Speaker
Bulgaria’s Supreme Court of Cassation ruled on December 21 to uphold a lower court’s acquittal of former MP Hristo Biserov
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Tsvetanov: Talks on a possible new Bulgarian government have failed
Bulgaria’s current Parliament will not be able to elect a government and the country will go to early elections, GERB
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Bulgaria’s coalition partners continue talks on possible government formation
A further round of consultations began in Parliament in Sofia on December 20 among the Reformist Bloc, GERB and the
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Bulgarian Interior Minister summons crisis staff over situations in Germany, Turkey
Bulgarian Interior Minister Roumyana Buchvarova has convened crisis staff in connection with the situations in Germany and Turkey, the ministry
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More than 386 000 migrants, refugees arrived in Europe so far in 2016 – IOM
About 386 495 migrants and refugees have arrived in Europe so far in 2016, the International Organization for Migration (IOM)
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Truck drives into crowd at Berlin Christmas market, nine dead, several injured
Police confirm at least nine people have been killed. The incident is being treated as an attack. No arrests have
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