Bulgarian state railways urges Pokémon GO players to keep off the tracks
Bulgarian state railways BDZ has urged players of Pokémon GO, the augmented reality game for smartphone users that has become
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Bulgarian PM Borissov discusses migrant crisis with Merkel
Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov has discussed the migrant crisis with Angela Merkel, with the German chancellor pledging support for
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Bulgaria to hold presidential elections, referendum on November 6 2016
Bulgaria will hold presidential elections and a national referendum on November 6 2016, the National Assembly decided on July 29
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Bulgaria’s Constitutional Court rejects three of TV showman’s referendum questions
Bulgaria’s Constitutional Court said on July 28 that it had unanimously rejected three of the questions posed by television showman
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Karina Karaivanova appointed head of Bulgaria’s Financial Supervision Commission
Bulgaria’s Parliament appointed Karina Karaivanova as chairperson of the Financial Supervision Commission (FSC) on July 28, with 139 votes in
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Bulgarian Muslim leaders: Burqa ban could lead to threat to national security
Bulgaria’s proposed law banning the wearing of the burqa is a violation of civil rights and could lead to a
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Stormy start to ‘radical Islam’ trial in Bulgaria
The trial in a Bulgarian court of 14 people, allegedly supporters of radical Islam, on charges of propagating religious hatred
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Because of Brexit, Bulgarian EU presidency moves forward to January 2018
Bulgaria’s Cabinet approved on July 27 a revised sequence of European Union presidencies, with Brexit necessitating the Bulgarian EU presidency
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Bulgaria Judiciary Act amendments rule out anonymous complaints
Bulgaria’s Parliament finished adopting amendments to the Judiciary Act on July 27, including a provision that ruled out anonymous complaints
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