Another day of drama over Bulgaria’s election law changes
The Bulgarian Parliament’s second day of voting on the second reading of changes to the country’s election laws saw sundry
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Bulgarian – Greek border blockade ‘will lose tourist industry 50 million euro’
If the blockade of the Bulgarian – Greek border planned by Bulgarian lorry drivers over the Orthodox Easter holidays goes
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Bulgarian MP, deputy Sofia mayor resign over public procurement row
The deputy mayor for transport in Bulgaria’s capital city of Sofia, Lyubomir Hristov, and an MP for the country’s ruling
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Bulgarian Orthodox Church: Besides the Orthodox Church ‘there are no other churches, only heresies and schisms’
The Bulgarian Orthodox Church’s Holy Synod, the church’s governing body, has adopted hard-line policy positions ahead of the Pan-Orthodox Council
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Beach or ballot box? Bulgaria set for referendum in the summer
Bulgaria’s Parliament has rescinded a law that required that if a referendum is called in an election year, it should
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Turkey’s Acıbadem buys Tokuda hospital to become Bulgaria’s largest private healthcare provider
Turkish healthcare provider Acıbadem Sağlık Hizmetleri ve Ticaret has agreed the acquisition of Tokuda hospital in Sofia and the simultaneous
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Most Bulgarian political parties back burqa ban
Even before it has reached the stage of formal debate in committees and in the National Assembly, draft legislation tabled
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Bulgarian Parliament makes voting in elections compulsory
Bulgarians will be required by law to vote in elections, after the National Assembly approved on April 21 2016 the
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Bulgarian drivers to block border crossings with Greece at Orthodox Easter
Bulgarian lorry drivers intend blocking all border crossings with Greece during the April 29 to May 2 2016 holidays, when
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