Bulgarian PM slams police protests – but government backs down on pay cuts
The morning after large numbers of Bulgarian police mounted wildcat protests in Sofia and other cities over proposed cuts to
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Parliamentary committee recommends agreeing to arrest of Siderov
A special committee of Bulgaria’s Parliament has recommended that the National Assembly agree to requests by the Prosecutor-General for the
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Bulgarian police plan protest over retirement pay cutbacks in proposed 2016 Budget
Trade unions at the Bulgarian Interior Ministry say that 20 000 police will protest on November 4, including by blocking
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Bulgaria elections 2015: Meet the mayors
These are the mayors of Bulgarian cities and towns, declared elected after the October 25 and November 1 2015 elections.
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Bulgaria elections 2015: Parties challenge results in Sofia, Plovdiv, Varna
Political parties whose candidates lost in mayoral elections in three of Bulgaria’s largest cities are mounting various challenges to the
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Bulgarian PM congratulates Turkey’s Davutoğlu on election victory
Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borisov has sent a congratulatory cable to his Turkish counterpart Ahmet Davutoğlu on successful holding of
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Remembrance Day services to be held in Sofia, Plovdiv
Remembrance Day services are to be held on November 8 in Sofia and on November 9 2015 in Plovdiv, the
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Bulgaria utilities regulator keeps household electricity prices flat
Bulgaria’s Energy and Water Regulatory Commission (EWRC) decided to leave household electricity prices unchanged on November 1, despite a sizeable
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Patriotic Front to say on November 3 whether it will seek annulment of Plovdiv mayoral election
The nationalist Patriotic Front, which nominated Slavcho Atanassov as its candidate for mayor of Plovdiv, will announce in the National
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