Dangerous operation to remove gas tanks from Bulgaria’s Hitrino blast site continues
Eight gas tanks from a train that was the centre of a fatal blast in the Bulgarian village of Hitrino
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Bulgaria’s political crisis: GERB ‘to support’ goverment formed by Reformist Bloc – Tsvetanov
Boiko Borissov’s GERB party could support a government formed on the basis of the mandate held by the Reformist Bloc,
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Sofia City Court acquits former PM Stanishev over losing secret documents
Sofia City Court ruled on December 16 to acquit former socialist prime minister Sergei Stanishev on charges of losing secret
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Bulgaria’s GERB party, nationalists and Reformist Bloc in talks on new government headed by Borissov
Talks were held on December 16 among Boiko Borissov’s GERB party, the nationalist Patriotic Front coalition and the Reformist Bloc
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Trump tells Bulgarian PM Borissov in phone conversation he hopes to meet in person soon
United States president-elect Donald Trump has told Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov that he hopes they can meet in person
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FDI in Bulgaria in January-October 2016 was 942M euro
Foreign direct investment in Bulgaria in the first 10 months of 2016 stood at 942 million euro, the equivalent of
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Bulgaria’s political crisis: Borissov, Patriotic Front, set conditions for supporting Reformist Bloc attempt at forming government
Bulgaria’s winter 2016 political drama took a new twist as Boiko Borissov and the nationalist Patriotic Front set their conditions
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Bulgarian security agent arrested over trying to con foreigners over permanent residence cards, citizenship
Bulgarian prosecutors have arrested a State Agency for National Security (SANS) agent in connection with three crimes, including allegedly trying
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Bulgarian prosecutors charge three more people over riots at Harmanli refugee centre
The District Prosecutor’s Office in Harmanli has laid criminal charges against three more people, two Afghan citizens and one Iraqi,
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