Dutch PM Rutte in Sofia: More work needed before Bulgaria can join Schengen
Visiting Sofia on February 6, Netherlands prime minister Mark Rutte expressed support for Bulgaria joining the EU’s Schengen visa zone,
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Bulgaria welcomes European Commission adoption of strategy for Western Balkans
Bulgaria’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs Bulgaria said on February 6 that it welcomes the Strategy for the Western Balkans, adopted
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Bulgaria launches new probe into ‘double standards’ in food compared with Central Europe
A new study on double standards for food in Bulgaria and in Central Europe is being prepared by Bulgaria’s Food
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Presidents: Bulgaria and Malta share same positions on migration policy
There is a need for an active EU policy towards the countries of origin of migrants as well as for
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Bulgarian Orthodox Church elects Bishop Daniil as new Metropolitan of Vidin
By a vote of 11 to two on February 4, the Bulgarian Orthodox Church’s governing body, the Holy Synod, elected
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Communist monuments in Bulgaria’s Plovdiv vandalised
Communist monuments in Bulgaria’s second city Plovdiv were vandalised overnight, the day after the country observed the annual day in
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Bulgaria’s Black Sea city Varna introducing ‘Blue Zone’ paid parking system in May 2018
Motorists in Bulgaria’s largest Black Sea city Varna will pay one lev (about 51 euro cents) an hour to park
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Bulgaria’s nationalist coalition falls out over ‘gay marriage’ referendum proposal
Krassimir Karakachanov’s idea for Bulgaria to hold a referendum “against gay marriage and gender concepts in Bulgaria’s education and legal
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Bulgarian President Radev vetoes amendments on farmland use
Bulgarian President Roumen Radev vetoed on February 2 a bill meant to modify the rules for changing the status of
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