Bulgarian PM calls emergency meeting of ministers over unrest at Harmanli refugee camp
Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov called an emergency meeting on November 25 of key Cabinet ministers and security chiefs in
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200 arrests, police injured, as thousands clash with police at Bulgaria’s Harmanli refugee camp
Bulgaria’s Prime Minister Boiko Borissov made a late-night visit to Bulgaria’s Harmanli refugee camp on November 24, when more than
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Bulgarian President concludes political consultations following Borissov government resignation
Bulgarian President Rossen Plevneliev concluded on November 24 a week of consultations with the National Assembly’s eight parliamentary groups following
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Bulgarian Parliament votes to make minimum 4mm tread depth on tyres compulsory from November 15 to March 1
Bulgaria’s National Assembly voted on November 24 to require motorists to use tyres with a minimum tread depth of four
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Bulgaria’s outgoing foreign minister criticises president-elect over statements on Crimea
Statements by Bulgarian president-elect Roumen Radev during his election campaign that it should be accepted that the Russian flag is
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Hundreds clash with police at Bulgaria’s Harmanli refugee centre
Hundreds of residents of the Harmanli refugee centre in Bulgaria clashed on November 24 with police and gendarmerie, who fired
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Bulgarian Parliament moves to bar glorification of communism
Bulgaria’s Parliament approved on November 24 the first reading of amendments providing for the removal of signs, slogans, photos and
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Lufthansa pilots strike to extend into third day, affect Sofia flights
For a third day running, the industrial action by German pilots union Vereinigung Cockpit will result in the cancellation of
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Bulgaria’s nationalist Patriotic Front willing to try to form a government
In a move likely to prove no more than Quixotic, Bulgaria’s nationalist Patriotic Front parliamentary group said on November 23
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