Bulgarian nationalists propose burqa ban in Sofia
A Bulgarian nationalist group in Sofia municipal council has tabled a proposal to ban the wearing of the burqa in
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Bulgaria’s election law drama continues after presidential veto
Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov said on May 8 that he believed that President Rossen Plevneliev was correct to veto
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Opposition Bulgarian Socialist Party elects first woman leader
The Bulgarian Socialist Party elected MP Kornelia Ninova its leader on May 8 2016, ousting incumbent Mihail Mikov. Ninova, a
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Strike strands Bulgarian tourists on Greek islands
Crisis staffs have been set up at Bulgaria’s embassy in Athens and the consulate in Thessaloniki because a general strike
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Fergus McAuliffe: Serving science at the table
He imagines an evening, an ordinary family at the dinner table, and the conversation is about science – about the
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US praise for Bulgarian efforts against corruption
Visiting Sofia, United States Deputy Secretary of State Antony Blinken has praised what he described as the successful efforts that
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President Plevneliev vetoes electoral law on Bulgarians voting abroad
Bulgarian President Rossen Plevneliev has vetoed amendments to the Electoral Code that cut back the voting rights of Bulgarians abroad.
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Bulgaria holds large military parade to mark Armed Forces Day
More than 1300 Bulgarian military personnel, aircraft and armoured vehicles were involved in the country’s largest military parade in several
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Cruise ship visits to Bulgaria drop after Turkey terrorist attacks
In spite of optimistic forecasts earlier in 2016 that cancellations of cruise ship visits to Turkey because of terrorist attacks
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