Strike causes cancellations of Lufthansa flights at Sofia Airport on November 13
Strike action by the Independent Flight Attendants Organization (UFO) has led to Lufthansa flights to and from Sofia Airport on
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Refugees crossing into Europe allege abuse at hands of Bulgarian police
Refugees and migrants arriving in Europe through Bulgaria have alleged that they were abused by the country’s law enforcement officials,
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Bulgarian MPs approve 2016 cigarette price hike
Bulgaria’s Parliament approved on November 12 a bill of amendments to the excise and tax warehouse law, increasing the excise
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European migrant crisis: Bulgaria to contribute 50 000 euro to EU’s Emergency Trust Fund for Africa
Bulgaria is putting 50 000 euro into the European Union’s 1.8 billion euro Emergency Trust Fund for Africa, launched at
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Bulgaria annual CPI records 0.6% deflation in October
Bulgaria’s consumer price index (CPI) recorded 0.6 per cent annual deflation in October, despite a 0.2 per cent month-on-month increase
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Political row in Bulgaria over Ecumenical Patriarch continues
Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I may find himself waiting a long time, perhaps forever, before he gets invited to visit Bulgaria
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Bulgaria to pay Christmas bonuses to 1.2M pensioners
Bulgaria will pay Christmas bonuses of 40 leva (about 20 euro) to pensioners who get pensions of up to 300
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Bulgaria to increase price of road tax stickers to 97 leva a year from 2016
The price of Bulgarian annual road tax stickers for light vehicles will increase from its current 67 leva to 97
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Lufthansa flights at Sofia Airport cancelled on November 11 because of UFO union strike
Flights by German airline Lufthansa to and from Bulgaria’s Sofia Airport on November 11 were cancelled because of continuing industrial
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