In Bratislava, Visegrad Four to call for assistance for Bulgaria to tackle migration
At the September 16 summit of EU leaders in Bratislava to discuss the refugee and migration crisis, the Visegrad Four
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Close to 2800 people applied for asylum in Bulgaria in August 2016
A total of 2776 people applied for asylum in Bulgaria in August 2016, according to a monthly report by the
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Borissov in sideswipes over Bulgaria’s UN Secretary-General candidacy
Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov said that if Bulgaria’s candidate to be UN Secretary-General had been nominated by his GERB
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Bulgarian government agrees tourism deal with Saudi Arabia
Bulgaria’s Cabinet approved on September 13 a memorandum on co-operation in tourism with Saudi Arabia, the government media service said.
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PM Borissov: Bokova remains Bulgaria’s candidate UN Secretary-General
Irina Bokova remains Bulgaria’s candidate to be the next United Nations Secretary-General, Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov said on September
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Bulgarian Border Police find would-be migrants drowned in Danube
Bulgarian Border Police have found the bodies of a man and a boy who drowned in the Danube River, part
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Bulgaria annual CPI records 0.3% deflation in August
Bulgaria’s consumer price index (CPI) shrank by 0.3 per cent year-on-year in August 2016, while the monthly data showed no
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Russia summons Bulgarian ambassador over UN Secretary-General candidacy
Russian foreign minister Sergey Lavrov summoned Bulgarian ambassador Boiko Kotsev for talks on September 12, with the two discussing “some
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Clarity awaited in Bulgaria’s Bokova – Georgieva UN chief nomination drama
Two days after reports that Bulgaria’s European Commissioner Kristalina Georgieva would emerge as a candidate to be the next United
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