Bulgarians see immigration as biggest issue facing EU, 77% oppose migration by non-EU nationals
Sixty-two per cent of Bulgarians see immigration as the most important issue facing the European Union while 42 per cent
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Bulgarian Border Police chief: Illegal migration significantly down in 2016
Bulgaria’s Border Police director-general Svetlan Kichikov says that the migration pressure situation in Bulgaria is calm and there are days
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Bulgaria-US agreement on strengthened control over border crossings to come into force – Interior Minister
An agreement between Bulgaria and the United States providing for strengthened checks on people crossing Bulgaria’s borders would enter into
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Bulgarian president-elect Radev declines Plevneliev’s offer to name caretaker cabinet
Bulgarian president-elect Roumen Radev has declined President Rossen Plevneliev’s offer to name a caretaker cabinet that Plevneliev will use his
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Bulgaria announces 2016/17 Festive Season traffic, safety measures
Bulgaria’s traffic police and road infrastructure agency announced on December 21 planned steps to ensure smoother travel on the country’s
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Bulgaria’s political crisis: Mixed reactions to Plevneliev’s decision not to appoint caretaker cabinet
Bulgarian President Rossen Plevneliev’s announcement on December 21 that he would not appoint a caretaker cabinet but would leave this
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Bulgarian President Plevneliev leaves appointment of caretaker cabinet to successor
Bulgarian President Rossen Plevneliev said on December 21 that he would not appoint a caretaker cabinet, after attempts to come
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More than 2000 have left Bulgaria’s refugee camps in the past month and a half – report
Close to 600 people have left refugee camps in Bulgaria in the first two weeks of December and police do
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Bulgaria political crisis: Reformist Bloc hands back mandate to form government
Bulgarian centre-right Reformist Bloc has formally returned the mandate to form a new government on December 21, ensuring that snap
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