Bulgarian socialist breakaway party ABC elects new leader
Konstantin Prodanov, a 39-year-old former economic adviser to then-president Georgi Purvanov, was on January 15 elected as leader of Purvanov’s
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Author: The Sofia Globe staff
Greek farmers say they will blockade Bulgaria’s borders again from January 23
Greek farmers have said that they will begin protests on January 23 2017, with blockades of roads including checkpoints at
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Bulgarian prosecutors charge only 6 of 25 Varna customs officers held for corruption
Bulgarian prosecutors have laid criminal charges against only six of the 25 Varna customs officers and other individuals arrested for
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Former justice minister lodges court application to register ‘Yes Bulgaria’ political party
Bulgarian former justice minister Hristo Ivanov lodged papers in the Sofia City Court on January 13 to register the “Yes
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Bulgarian prosecutors formally indict former finance minister
Bulgaria’s prosecutor’s office said on January 13 that it has formally indicted former finance minister and deputy prime minister Simeon
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More than 20 Bulgarian customs officers held in corruption bust in Varna
Bulgarian prosecutors and anti-organised crime police swooped on customs offices in the Black Sea city of Varna, making more than
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Bulgaria annual CPI records 0.1% inflation in December 2016
Bulgaria’s annual consumer price index (CPI) recorded 0.1 per cent inflation in December 2016, compared to 0.5 per cent deflation
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Bulgaria’s Zlatitsa sets January 12 temperature record at minus 25 deg C – colder than the North Pole
The Western Bulgarian town of Zlatitsa set a temperature record for recent days of minus 25 degrees Celsisus on January
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Bulgaria’s winter weather crisis: Sea at Bourgas freezes, Danube still iced over
The sea at Bulgaria’s southern Black Sea Bourgas port and the Sarafovo fishing harbour froze on January 12, while shipping
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