Bulgaria’s caretaker cabinet changes half of country’s regional governors
The Bulgarian caretaker Cabinet headed by Ognyan Gerdzhikov announced on February 8 that it had changed 14 of the 28
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Shocking? Bulgaria’s bitter winter weather causes high electricity bills
In what is hardly a surprise development, the prolonged sub-zero winter weather in Bulgaria in January has resulted in high
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Ivanov’s ‘Yes Bulgaria’ gets 20 000 signatures in a day, overshooting target for election registration
Former justice minister Hristo Ivanov’s “Yes Bulgaria” faced a target of getting 3000 signatures in a day to register a
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Bulgaria resumes electricity exports after break of almost four weeks
Bulgaria’s caretaker Energy Minister Nikolai Pavlov has ordered the resumption of the country’s electricity exports as of February 9, after
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Bulgarian Socialist Party signs election coalition deal with five parties including communists
The Bulgarian Socialist Party has signed an election coalition agreement with five other parties for the country’s March 2017 early
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Bulgaria’s nine most dangerous roads listed, based on road deaths in 2016
Bulgaria’s Interior Ministry has announced the country’s nine most dangerous roads, based on statistics on road deaths and injuries in
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Hristo Ivanov’s ‘Yes Bulgaria’ scrambles for signatures to stay in March 2017 elections
At key points in Sofia on February 7, volunteers from former justice minister Hristo Ivanov’s “Yes Bulgaria” asked passersby for
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Another controversial ‘Lukov March’ honouring World War 2 general planned for Sofia
Far-right activists in Bulgaria are planning to hold their annual “Lukov March” in capital city Sofia on February 18, honouring
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Bulgaria 2017 elections: Former justice minister’s Yes Bulgaria urgently gathering signatures to register as coalition
Yes Bulgaria, the anti-corruption and pro-judicial reform political party founded by former justice minister Hristo Ivanov, was holding an urgent
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