Bulgarian Parliament greenlights referendum after petition by TV host
Bulgaria’s National Assembly voted on May 12 to approve the holding of a national referendum on five questions raised in
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Bulgarian PM slams minority party for quitting government
Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov has hit out at minority socialist breakaway party ABC for withdrawing its support for its
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‘Code orange’ dangerous weather alert in north-western Bulgaria over rain
A “code orange” dangerous weather warning was issued for May 12 in three regions in north-western Bulgaria – Vidin, Vratsa
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Bulgaria faces early election poser
With a Bulgarian minority party set to formally withdraw its support from the Cabinet, and already having withdrawn its representatives
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The Rosetta Mission: Learning lessons from a comet
Just a day before Dr Matt Taylor, European Space Agency chief scientist on the Rosetta mission, speaks at the 2016
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Richard III: The King’s tale at the Sofia Science Festival
Between Shakespeare and science, what more is there to say about King Richard III? Quite a lot, actually, especially by
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Bulgarian Deputy PM Kalfin resigns, Purvanov’s party poised to quit coalition
Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov accepted the resignation of Ivailo Kalfin as Deputy Prime Minister on May 10. Kalfin resigned
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Bulgarian minority party ABC to vote on leaving coalition government
The national council of minority socialist party ABC said on May 10 2016 that it was recommending that the party
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Honorary consuls in Bulgaria challenge loss of diplomatic privileges in court
Nine honorary consuls have filed a complaint with the Supreme Administrative Court (SAC) challenging the regulatory changes that stripped them
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