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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Bulgarian PM Borissov discusses migration crisis with Serbian counterpart Vučić
Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov spoke on the phone on September 10 with Serbian counterpart Aleksandar Vučić, discussing the migration
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Why do so many refugees avoid Bulgaria?
An Arabic language “Refugee Handbook,” has ranked Bulgaria first among countries asylum seekers should avoid. Refugees have said xenophobia and
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78 parties, three coalitions to compete in Bulgaria’s October 2015 municipal elections
The Central Election Commission (CEC) has accepted the applications of 78 political parties and three coalitions to stand in Bulgaria’s
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EC approves Greek – Bulgarian cross-border cooperation programme, to boost SMEs
The European Commission (EC) adopted on September 9 a cross-border co-operation programme for Greece and Bulgaria which has as its
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BSP kicks Kadiev out of parliamentary group over Sofia mayoral bid
The Bulgarian Socialist Party voted on September 10 to expel Georgi Kadiev from its parliamentary group because of his announcement
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Bulgaria wants EU countries to toughen penalties for people trafficking
European Union countries should be obliged to dramatically increase penalties for human trafficking, Bulgarian Foreign Minister Daniel Mitov has said.
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Political divisions in Bulgaria over commemoration of September 9 1944 communist takeover
Sharp political differences between left and right in Bulgaria were again exposed on September 9 2015, the anniversary of the
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Bulgaria adopts revised rules on undercover cops
Bulgaria’s cabinet has approved an ordinance on the tasks and organisation of the Interior Ministry regarding the use of undercover
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