Romanian skier dies in accident at Bulgaria’s Bansko resort
A Romanian died in an accident in the ski zone above the Bulgarian winter mountain resort of Bansko on February
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Bulgarian police find bodies of two migrants frozen to death near border
Bulgarian police found the bodies of two women migrants frozen to death near the Malko Turnovo border crossing with Turkey
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Bulgarian Parliament approves role for Nato in protecting country’s air space
Bulgaria’s National Assembly has approved the second and final reading of amendments to the Defence and Armed Forces Act that
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Farmer blockade at Greek-Bulgarian border eases – reports
After a week of extensive traffic disruption at the border crossings between Bulgaria and Greece, the blockade imposed by Greek
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EC raises Bulgaria’s 2015 growth estimate again in winter forecast
The European Commission’s winter forecast for the EU economy, released on February 4, estimated that economic growth in the 28-country
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Bulgarian President wraps Brazil visit with pledge to assist building trade ties with EU
Bulgarian head of state President Rossen Plevneliev has concluded a three-day visit to Brazil with a pledge to support that
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Bulgarian Parliament confirms Kouneva as new education minister
Deputy Prime Minister Meglena Kouneva will hold the education portfolio in the Cabinet of Prime Minister Boiko Borissov, after Parliament
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Bulgaria issues Greece travel warning as border blockade continues
Bulgaria’s Foreign Ministry issued a travel warning on February 3 in connection to the planned general strike in Greece on
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Bulgarian MPs reject motion to resurrect South Stream gas pipeline project
Bulgaria’s Parliament rejected on February 3 a motion tabled by ultra-nationalist party Ataka, which called for resuming construction on the
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