Bulgarian government approves anti-terrorism bill
Bulgaria’s Cabinet approved on July 6 2016 an anti-terrorism bill that will give far-reaching powers to the police, military and
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Bulgaria’s GERB party proposes November 6 and 13 as presidential election dates
Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov’s centre-right GERB party is proposing holding the first round of the country’s 2016 presidential elections
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Sofia City Court hands Ataka leader Siderov probation, fine for hooliganism
Sofia City Court sentenced Ataka party leader Volen Siderov July 5 2016 to two years of probation and a fine
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Strong fiscal position can help Bulgaria compensate negative effect of Brexit – economist
Bulgaria’s government could compensate some of the expected slowdown in economic growth, a negative effect of the British referendum to
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Energy sector most vulnerable to corruption, Bulgarian President Plevneliev says
Bulgaria’s energy sector was the most susceptible to corrupt practices and needed urgent reform in order to “sever corrupt dependencies”,
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Bulgarian PM says he wants to normalise relations with Russia
Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov said on July 1 that he wanted to normalise relations with Russia, which was why
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Bulgarian daily Novinar ceases print edition
Bulgarian-language daily Novinar, founded in 1992 and formerly one of the largest-circulation newspapers in the country, published its final edition on
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Arrests outside Sofia cathedral as Putin’s ‘Night Wolves’ visit
Bulgarian police took two people into custody outside Sofia’s landmark Alexander Nevsky cathedral on July 1 as tensions rose between
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Midway through 2016, Bulgaria’s road death toll is 301
Halfway through 2016, the number of deaths in road accidents in Bulgaria has reached 301, according to Interior Ministry statistics
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