Bulgaria’s winter weather crisis: Sea at Bourgas freezes, Danube still iced over
The sea at Bulgaria’s southern Black Sea Bourgas port and the Sarafovo fishing harbour froze on January 12, while shipping
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Bulgaria’s Plevneliev among European leaders urging Trump against ‘grand bargain’ with Putin’s Russia
Bulgaria’s outgoing head of state, President Rossen Plevneliev, is among 17 European leaders who are signatories to a letter to
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Three Bulgarian customs officers convicted of accepting bribes
Three Bulgarian customs officers from the Gyueshevo office have been convicted of accepting bribes, the prosecuting magistracy said on January
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Bulgarian Parliament postpones decision on November 2016 referendum outcome
Bulgaria’s National Assembly rejected on January 11 a proposal by Boiko Borissov’s GERB party to debate the outcome of the
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Heavy snowfalls cause new round of road closures, power cuts in Bulgaria
Heavy snowfalls and strong winds brought a new round of road closures and cuts to power and water supplies in
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American College of Sofia celebrates 25 years since rebirth
Bulgaria’s American College of Sofia celebrates in 2017 a quarter-century since its rebirth at the dawn of a new era
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Bulgarian president-elect rejects calls to prolong the life of the current Parliament
Bulgarian president-elect Roumen Radev has rejected calls to prolong the life of the current Parliament, made by Boiko Borissov’s GERB
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Bulgarian prosecutors indict mayor of Plovdiv over zoo project
Bulgaria’s prosecutor’s office said on January 10 that it has charged Ivan Totev, mayor of Bulgaria’s second largest city of
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Bulgaria’s winter weather crisis: Danube closed to shipping because of ice floes
Bulgaria closed its section of the Danube River to shipping on January 10 after ice floes covered more than 80
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