Bulgarian socialists call June 15 party congress after leader Ninova resigns
Bulgarian Socialist Party (BSP) leader Kornelia Ninova’s plans to hold a leadership contest under new rules were dashed on May
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Month: May 2019
Bulgarian Academy of Sciences archaeologists find 7600-year-old skeleton
Archaeologists from the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences (BAS) have found a skeleton in the remains of an early Neolithic tomb
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Plan for tourist route of Jewish landmarks in Bulgaria
Bulgaria’s Tourism Ministry and the Organization of the Jews in Bulgaria “Shalom” have agreed on an idea to create a
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Bulgaria jails migrant smuggler for 6 years over drowning in Danube of 6 Iraqis
A migrant smuggler has been sentenced to six years in prison by a Bulgarian court for causing the deaths by
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Measles cases in Bulgaria now number 759 – chief health inspector
The number of measles cases in Bulgaria continues to increase and now add up to 759, Chief State Health Inspector
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Bulgaria’s 2019 European elections: Winners and losers
With all but a few votes remaining to be counted in Bulgaria’s May 2019 European Parliament elections, the picture of
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Bulgaria Socialist leader Ninova to call party leadership contest, stand for re-election
Bulgarian Socialist Party (BSP) leader Kornelia Ninova said on May 27 that she would ask the party’s executive committee to
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European elections 2019: Five Bulgarian parties win MEP seats, partial results show
Prime Minister Boiko Borissov’s centre-right party GERB was set for a clear win in Bulgaria’s May 26 European Parliament elections,
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Romania ruling party leader heads to jail after corruption conviction upheld
Liviu Dragnea, the head of Romania’s ruling social-democrat party, turned himself in on May 27 after a high court upheld
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