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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Bulgarian Parliament agrees to arrest of Ataka’s Siderov and Chukolov in national theatre academy case
Bulgaria’s National Assembly voted on November 11 to agree to the arrest of Ataka’s Volen Siderov and Dessislav Chukolov in
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South African embassy in Sofia to host Tourism Day seminar
The South African embassy in Bulgaria is to host a South African Tourism Day seminar on November 12 2015 at
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Ataka’s Siderov and Chukolov formally charged with hooliganism and assault
Ataka party leader Volen Siderov and MP Dessislav Chukolov have been formally charged with hooliganism and assault in connection with
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Bulgarian security council asks cabinet to act against migration flow, cyber attacks, terrorism risk
A five-hour meeting of Bulgaria’s Consultative Council on National Security on November 10 resulted in requests to the Cabinet for
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IMF mission praises Bulgaria’s efforts to fix banking ‘weaknesses’
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) said that Bulgaria has made progress in fixing the regulatory framework in the banking system
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Ecumenical Patriarch’s visit to Bulgaria ends with question marks over cancelled events
A visit by Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I to Bulgaria ended with eyebrows raised as a meeting with Prime Minister Boiko
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Lufthansa strike causes cancellations of flights at Sofia Airport on November 9
The strike by Lufthansa employees, called by trade union UFO in a retirement pay dispute with the airline, has resulted
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