Police foil new attempt by protesting Greek farmers to block Bulgarian border crossing
Greek police foiled on January 27 attempts by protesting farmers from villages near the Promachonas – Kulata checkpoint to move
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Month: January 2017
On International Holocaust Remembrance Day 2017, Bulgaria honours diplomats who saved Jews
Bulgaria’s Foreign Ministry said that on International Holocaust Remembrance Day 2017, it was honouring the memory of diplomats who intervened
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Bulgaria’s caretaker cabinet takes office, pledging financial stability and fair elections
Bulgaria’s caretaker cabinet headed by Ognyan Gerdzhikov took office on January 27, with head of state Roumen Radev giving it
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Meet Bulgaria’s Gerdzhikov caretaker cabinet: CVs
Prime Minister – Ognyan Gerdzhikov (70) Professor of civil and commercial law at Sofia University, who has a long list of
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Bulgaria’s Alpha Research: Election now likely to produce stalemate in Parliament similar to 2013
A Bulgarian parliamentary election now would be likely to produce a situation similar to that in 2013, a stalemate in
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Protesting Greek farmers fail in bid to block Bulgarian border
Greek police and gendarmerie stopped an attempt on January 26 by protesting Greek farmers to blockade the border with Bulgaria.
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Illegal attempts to cross Bulgarian border were at record low in final months of 2016 – Interior Ministry
The number of attempts at illegal crossing of Bulgaria’s borders in the final months of 2016 were the lowest since
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Final bell rings at closing time for Bulgaria’s 43rd National Assembly
A week after President Roumen Radev told Bulgaria’s MPs “you have one more week”, the 43rd National Assembly held its
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Risk of border blockade as protesting Greek farmers gather on road to Bulgarian checkpoint
The situation at the Greek-Bulgarian border was being eyed with concern on January 26 as Greek farmers protesting against tax
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