Of Bulgaria, and ‘conversations not negotiations’ on the forming of a new government
Four days after Bulgaria’s parliamentary elections, Tomislav Donchev, a senior member of Boiko Borissov’s GERB party, said that there were
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Day: March 30, 2017
Bulgaria to begin accepting refugees from Turkey, caretaker cabinet decides – report
Bulgaria will begin accepting refugees from Turkey, the caretaker cabinet agreed in a decision not made public, a report on
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Bulgarian authorities reject council bid to abolish Koprivshtitsa’s historical and architectural reserve status
A controversial bid by the local council of the Bulgarian town of Koprivshtitsa to abolish its status as an architectural
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Bulgarian President Radev calls for formation of government of ‘national purpose and unity’
Bulgarian head of state President Roumen Radev said on March 30 that he hoped the government that would be formed
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Bulgarian among those arrested in bust of crime group smuggling hashish from Spain to Poland
A Bulgarian was among members of a crime group arrested in a bust against the smuggling of large quantities of
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Russian ambassador to Bulgaria congratulates GERB leader Borissov on election victory
The Russian ambassador in Sofia, Anatoliy Makarov, has written to centre-right GERB party leader Boiko Borissov congratulating him on his
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Bulgarian prosecutors probe nationalists’ pre-election protests at Turkish border
Acting on numerous complaints, the Bulgarian Prosecutor’s Office has begun an investigation into the “blockade” of the Turkish border mounted
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Bulgaria’s coalition government talks: Nationalists want ministerial posts but have ‘no extraordinary claims’
Bulgaria’s nationalist United Patriots coalition wants to have seats in a future GERB cabinet but is making no “extraordinary claims”
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Foreign tourist visits to Bulgaria jump by close to 19% in first two months of 2017
The number of visits by foreign tourists to Bulgaria in January and February 2017 was 18.6 per cent higher than
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