Bulgarian Parliament committee probing jet fighter acquisition process gets underway
An ad hoc committee of the Bulgarian Parliament set up to investigate the actions of the Gerdzhikov caretaker cabinet in
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Bulgarian police, backed by firefighters and prison warders, hold national protest in Sofia to demand pay increases
More than 1000 Bulgarian police, backed by firefighters and prison warders, held a protest in central Sofia on July 5 to
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False start for the sixth time in Bulgarian special court trial of Bourgas Airport terrorist attack accused
For the sixth time since hearings were meant to begin in September 2016, Bulgaria’s Special Criminal Court has not proceeded
Read moreEuropean Parliament approves appointment of Bulgaria’s Maria Gabriel as European Commissioner
In a secret ballot vote in the European Parliament on July 4, MEPs approved the appointment of Bulgaria’s Maria Gabriel
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Bulgarian President Radev: Former defence minister Nenchev ‘crashed’ in MiG-29 overhaul deal
Bulgaria’s President and former Air Force commander Roumen Radev said on July 4 that former defence minister Nikolai Nenchev had
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Prosecutors charge two managers over attempted demolition of Plovdiv ‘Tobacco Town’ warehouse
The District Prosecutor’s Office in Plovdiv has lodged charges in court against two managers of a company in connection with
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Bulgarian PM Borissov and President Radev in show of unity on military modernisation, anti-corruption and foreign policy
Against a background of recent tensions between Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov’s GERB party and President Roumen Radev, the heads
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Bulgaria is a step closer to full membership of the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance
The International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) has decided to accept Bulgaria as a liaison country, the first state to take
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75-year-old jogger among five dead in Sofia as searing summer heat strikes Bulgarian capital
In just the first few hours of severe hot temperatures in Bulgarian capital Sofia on July 1, as temperatures were
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