Bulgarian caretaker PM’s autobiography: ‘I was not a politician’
The title of the 456-page 2015 autobiography of Ognyan Gerdzhikov, who on January 27 2017 will take over as Bulgaria’s
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Bulgarian President Radev decrees March 26 2017 date for early parliamentary elections, names Gerdzhikov caretaker PM
Bulgarian head of state President Roumen Radev has signed a decree that the country will hold early parliamentary elections on
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Bulgarian foreign minister contacts Romanian counterpart over Danube Bridge traffic problems
Bulgarian Foreign Minister Daniel Mitov discussed on January 24 with his Romanian counterpart Teodor Meleșcanu the problems lorry traffic has
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Bulgarian President Radev to name former Speaker Gerdzhikov as caretaker PM – reports
Bulgarian President Roumen Radev was tipped to name Ognyan Gerdzhikov, a 70-year-old former Speaker of Parliament and law professor, to
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Bulgaria saw highest increase in tourism nights among EU countries in 2016 – Eurostat
Bulgaria had the highest increase among all European Union countries in the number of nights spent in tourist accommodation in
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Plovdiv appeal court overturns suspension of mayor Ivan Totev
The Court of Appeal in Bulgaria’s second-largest city Plovdiv ruled on January 24 to overturn the suspension from office of
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Energy regulator: Bulgaria not at risk of power cuts
The head of Bulgaria’s energy regulator, Ivan Ivanov, has dismissed speculation that the country is at risk of power cuts.
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Bulgarian political parties trade barbs over ‘energy crisis’ claims
Bulgaria’s two largest political parties – Boiko Borissov’s GERB and the opposition socialist party – are engaged in a war
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Bulgarian appointed acting head of EU statistics agency Eurostat
The former head of Bulgaria’s National Statistical Institute, Mariana Kotzeva, has become the acting director-general of EU statistics agency Eurostat,
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