Controversy over claims of Turkish role in Bulgaria’s March 2017 elections
Controversy is growing over reports of the roles of Turkish officials in Bulgaria’s March 26 2017 early parliamentary elections, including
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Bulgarian President Radev steps in to Pirin National Park controversy
Bulgarian head of state President Roumen Radev has stepped in to the controversy around the future of Pirin National Park,
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Bulgarian Justice Ministry proposes changes to rules on applying for Bulgarian citizenship
Bulgaria’s Justice Ministry has proposed changes to the rules for applying for Bulgarian citizenship in a move directed at tightening
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Bulgaria elections 2017: The week that was, March 5
With three weeks to go to Bulgaria’s early parliamentary elections on March 26, GERB leader Boiko Borissov and Bulgarian Socialist
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Two candidates shortlisted in election to be next Bulgarian Orthodox Church Metropolitan of Vratsa
Three rounds of voting by a diocesan electoral college on March 5 produced a shortlist of two candidates to be
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Bulgaria’s 2017 elections: Central Election Commission announces polling stations abroad
The United Kingdom will have the largest number of polling stations abroad in Bulgaria’s March 2017 early parliamentary elections, a
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Bulgaria’s Dossier Commission names former State Security people sent to Nato, other international bodies
Bulgaria’s Dossier Commission, the body empowered by law to announce members of the communist-era secret services who went on to
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Bulgaria’s 2017 elections: Central Election Commission fines two media
Bulgaria’s Central Election Commission (CEC) has ordered two mass-circulation Bulgarian-language media to be fined for what the commission ruled were
Read moreUS state dept report criticises Bulgaria over intolerance towards refugees, Roma, and anti-Semitism
The annual human rights report by the US state department on Bulgaria said that marginalisation of and societal intolerance towards
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