EC mediates Bulgaria-Romania talks with Canada on visa system
The European Commission is mediating talks being held in Brussels on July 11 between Bulgaria and Romania, on the one
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Bulgarian foreign exchange bureaus ‘sting’ customers – report
Some foreign exchange bureaus in Bulgaria are cheating customers by changing money at slightly different rates from those advertised on
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Plan for free extra Bulgarian lessons for children of refugees, foreigners, minorities
Bulgaria’s Education Ministry is proposing that the state provides free additional Bulgarian language lessons for children of ethnic minorities, of
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Bulgarian PM Borissov: Black Sea should be a demilitarised zone
Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov said on July 9 he wants the Black Sea to be a demilitarised zone, to
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Greek railways strike to hit Sofia – Thessaloniki trains
A strike by Greek railway employees from July 8 to 12 will mean the cancellation of trains between Bulgaria’s capital
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Bulgarian former deputy Parliament Speaker acquitted on appeal
Sofia Appellate Court ruled on July 8 to uphold a lower court’s acquittal of former MP Hristo Biserov on charges
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Bulgaria had among highest population decreases in EU – Eurostat
Bulgaria had among the largest decreases in population in the European Union, EU statistics agency Eurostat said, citing estimates for
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Sofia court declines registration of Mestan’s DOST party
Sofia City Court has turned down an application to register former Movement for Rights and Freedoms (MRF) leader Lyutvi Mestan’s
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Bulgarian President: Accused in terrorist bombing on Israelis to be announced ‘in days’
The names of those to be charged in connection with the July 2012 fatal terrorist bombing attack on a group
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