Bulgarian government approves further 20M leva for fence at Turkish border against migration
Bulgaria’s Cabinet approved on October 19 a further 20 million leva (about 10.23 million euro) towards the building of a
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Bulgaria charges former energy minister with criminal mismanagement over Belene financial damage
Bulgarian prosecutors said on October 19 that they had laid charges of criminal mismanagement against Petar Dimitrov, who was economy
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Bulgaria’s Parliament sets up ad hoc committee to investigate Belene nuclear power station project
Bulgaria’s Parliament has voted to set up an ad hoc committee, headed by nationalist minority coalition Patriotic Front co-leader Valeri
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Syrians facing terrorism charges in Bulgaria ‘were beaten during interrogation’, court told
Three Syrians facing terrorism charges in Bulgaria were assaulted during interrogation, one of the accused, Almohammad Abdulhamid, told a court
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Bulgarian Border Police: Turks returned to Turkey did not ask for international protection
The seven Turkish nationals returned to Turkey by Bulgarian Border Police after trying to cross into Romania had said only
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Bulgaria’s Parliament to debate Electoral Code amendments later in the week
Contrary to expectations that Bulgaria’s Parliament would debate amendments to the Electoral Code on October 18, the discussion will happen
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Bulgaria ‘generally favours’ Clinton over Trump in US election – ECFR
The Bulgarian government appears to favour Hillary Clinton over Donald Trump to win the November 8 2016 US presidential elections,
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Danube Bridge linking Bulgaria and Romania to close for checks between October 21 and 23
The Danube Bridge linking Rousse and Giurgiu will be closed for technical tests for periods of up to six hours
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Unesco chief Bokova ‘got death threats’ after criticising Arab-backed resolution denying Jewish ties to Jerusalem
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (Unesco) chief Irina Bokova has received “death threats” after issuing a statement criticising
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