Bulgarian President Radev invites Putin to visit in 2018
Confirming an intention that has been telegraphed for months, Bulgarian President Roumen Radev’s office said on June 20 that he
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Bulgarian top judge refuses to travel in national protection service cars after loose bolts incident
The president of Bulgaria’s Supreme Court of Cassation, Lozan Panov, is refusing to travel in National Protection Service cars after
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Number of newspapers, books published in Bulgaria dropped in 2016 – official statistics
A total of 262 newspapers were published in Bulgaria in 2016, a decrease of 21 compared with 2015, according to
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Bulgarian deputy prime minister pledges law against ‘alcohol tourism’ at Black Sea coastline
Bulgarian Deputy Prime Minister Valeri Simeonov has promised to bring to an end “alcohol tourism” – excursions built around cheap
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False start for the fifth time in Bulgarian special court trial of Bourgas Airport terrorist attack accused
For the fifth time since hearings were meant to begin in September 2016, Bulgaria’s Special Criminal Court has not proceeded
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European Commission approves Bulgaria’s state aid for BDZ railways
The European Commission (EC) said on June 16 2017 that it had decided that Bulgaria’s support measures for state railways
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Bulgaria opens hotline for complaints about tourism problems and noise in restaurants
Bulgaria opened on June 16 a telephone hotline and dedicated e-mail address for tourists to complain about problems, and in
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Bulgarian President Radev owns half an apartment and an old Citroën C5 – official declaration
In his first official declaration as head of state of his assets, Bulgarian President Roumen Radev listed half of an
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In Parliament, Borissov’s party demands resignation of presidential aide who dressed up as Hitler
In a statement in the National Assembly on June 16, Prime Minister Boiko Borissov’s GERB party repeated its demand for
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