Summer 2016 in Bulgaria: Road death toll rises
A total of 376 people have died in road accidents in Bulgaria so far in 2016, 67 of them in
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Bulgarian air force chief quits, rumoured as presidential candidate
Bulgarian Air Force chief Roumen Radev submitted his resignation on August 1, as rumours swirled that he would be named
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Borissov: Bulgaria, Greece to put common position to EU on migration
Bulgaria and Greece are in full agreement on defence issues and will present a common position to the European Union
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Bulgaria’s presidential election guessing game
The meaty hand at the end of the burly arm of Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov has quite the experience
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Turkey to ask Bulgaria to extradite person with ‘close ties’ to Gülen
Turkey is to send a delegation to Bulgaria to request the extradition of a person said to have close ties
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Paris-Sofia flight on August 1 cancelled due to Air France cabin crew strike
The Air France flight from Paris to Sofia, as well as the corresponding return flight, on August 1 have been
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Bulgarian PM promises more funds for restoration of Great Basilica at Pliska
Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov has promised that his government will provide further funds for the restoration of the Great
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Archaeological finds in Bulgaria: July 2016 highlights
The month of July 2016 saw the traditional archaeological season in Bulgaria in full swing, with finds at digs in
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Bulgaria H1 2016 Budget surplus at 3.07B leva, below forecasts
Bulgaria’s Finance Ministry said that the consolidated Budget surplus for the first half of 2016 was 3.07 billion leva, or
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