2015 school year opens in Bulgaria
The 2015/16 school year opened in Bulgaria on September 15, with more than 750 000 pupils heading to schools across
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Bulgaria appeals court acquits former interior minister Tsvetanov in wiretap case retrial
Sofia Appellate Court ruled on September 14 to acquit former interior minister Tsvetan Tsvetanov on charges of failing to comply
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Bulgaria monthly, annual CPI flat in August
Bulgaria’s consumer price index (CPI) was unchanged both in monthly and annual terms in August, data from the National Statistical
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Migrant crisis: Bulgarian PM calls for tolerance
Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov has called for tolerance towards refugees, while saying that Bulgaria was effective in guarding its
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Bulgaria issues travel warning about Hungary because of migrant crisis
Bulgaria’s Foreign Ministry has warned the country’s citizens to avoid travel by train or road through Hungary because of the
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Deadline for EU citizens to register to vote in Bulgaria’s municipal elections is September 14
Bulgaria’s Central Election Commission said that September 14 is the deadline for citizens of other European Union countries resident in
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UN human rights chief: France and Bulgaria must halt forced evictions of Roma
Ongoing forced evictions of Roma and Travellers in a number of European States, including France and Bulgaria, are cause for
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Bulgaria’s Parliament to debate toughened penalties for people-trafficking
Amendments to Bulgaria’s Penal Code providing for increased penalties for trafficking of refugees will be presented for a second reading
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Podcast: Use the (migrant) situation creatively
Bulgaria Now’s Lance Nelson and The Sofia Globe Editor-in-Chief Clive Leviev-Sawyer on the latest developments in Europe’s migrant crisis,
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