Bulgaria’s Hitrino disaster: Removal of gas tanks continues – photos
By noon on December 16, a third gas tank had been removed from Bulgaria’s north-eastern village of Hitrino, site of
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Bulgaria’s political crisis: Cracks in Reformist Bloc over government formation attempt become even clearer
The cracks in Bulgaria’s centre-right Reformist Bloc coalition over an attempt to form a government became even clearer on December
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First-time asylum applicants in Bulgaria increase by 82% in Q3 2016, to 6365
The number of first-time asylum applicants in Bulgaria was 82 per cent higher in the third quarter of 2016 than
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Interior Ministry: Removal of gas tanks from Bulgaria’s Hitrino blast site to begin on December 16
Strict security measures continued to be in place in Bulgaria’s Hitrino village on December 15, site of a fatal gas
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Bulgaria’s anti-terrorism law gives military wide powers in event of terrorist attack
Bulgaria’s National Assembly has approved the second and final reading of the Anti-Terrorism Bill, giving the military wide powers in
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Bulgaria’s political crisis: GERB to meet Reformist Bloc for talks in coming days
Boiko Borissov’s GERB party will meet the Reformist Bloc for talks in coming days in connection with the exploratory mandate
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Residents of Bulgaria’s blast-hit Hitrino unlikely to be able to return home soon
The people of Bulgaria’s north-eastern village of Hitrino, which was hit by a devastating gas tank transport train explosion on
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Bulgaria high court orders partial referendum recount
Bulgaria’s Supreme Administrative Court ordered on December 14 a recount of ballots cast in the nationwide referendum on November 6
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German federal interior ministry donates 12 all-terrain vehicles to Bulgarian Border Police
German’s federal interior ministry has donated 12 all-terrain vehicles to Bulgaria’s Border Police, the German embassy in Sofia and the
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