Severe snowstorms cause road closures, power cuts in Bulgaria
Heavy snowfalls accompanied by strong winds caused road closures in many parts of Bulgaria on January 6, ahead of a
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Bulgaria declares ‘code orange’ dangerous weather warning in 20 regions for January 6
The “code orange” dangerous weather warning has been declared for 20 regions of Bulgaria for January 6 2017 while the
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Interior Ministry: Northern, north-eastern Bulgaria expected to be worst-hit by coming heavy snowfalls, strong winds
The heavy snowfalls and strong winds forecast for the next few days are expected to hit northern and north-eastern Bulgaria
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Bulgarian school holidays extended to January 9 because of flu epidemics, sub-zero weather
Bulgarian Education Minister Meglena Kouneva has ordered all schools in the country to remain closed until January 9 because of
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Bulgarian traffic police urge motorists to avoid travelling as heavy snowfalls, sub-zero weather forecast
Bulgaria’s Traffic Police have urged the public to avoid travelling between January 5 and 7 because of forecasts of heavy
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Bulgarian prosecutors seek to indict former finance minister
Bulgaria’s prosecutor’s office said on January 3 that it was attempting to contact former finance minister Simeon Dyankov in order
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Bulgaria begins collecting income tax for 2016
On the first working day of 2017, Bulgaria’s National Revenue Agency (NRA) is already accepting income tax filings for the
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Bulgarian court orders extradition of Dutch citizen facing terrorism charges
A three-member panel of the District Court in the Bulgarian town of Haskovo ordered on January 3 the extradition to
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School holidays in various Bulgarian cities and towns extended because of flu
A flu epidemic was declared in Bulgaria’s Stara Zagora on January 3, with measures including the closure of schools until
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