Bulgarian education minister backs burqa ban idea
Bulgaria’s Education Minister Meglena Kouneva has expressed support for Prosecutor-General Sotir Tsatsarov’s idea of banning the wearing of the burqa
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Bulgarian Prosecutor-General wants bans on burqa in public places
Bulgarian Prosecutor-General Sotir Tsatsarov says that his personal opinion is that there should be restrictions on wearing the burqa in
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Car cutback puts Bulgarian Cabinet ministers’ feet on the ground
Bulgarian Deputy Prime Minister Ivailo Kalfin stole a march on his Cabinet colleagues by coming to work in a rented
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Lukoil’s refinery in Bulgaria to be fined for air pollution
Lukoil Neftochim refinery in the Bulgarian port city of Bourgas would be handed a heavy fine for the venting of
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Bulgaria among freest countries in ‘Nanny State Index’
Bulgaria is ranked 22nd out of 28 European Union countries in the first “Nanny State Index”, meaning it is among
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Bulgaria reports January-February Budget surplus below forecast
Bulgaria’s Finance Ministry has said that the consolidated Budget surplus for the first two months of 2016 was 915.2 million
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All the Presidents’ mementoes
An exhibition of foreign state honours presented to the first three democratically-elected heads of state of Bulgaria has opened at
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Bulgarian Parliament passes Judiciary Act amendments at second reading
Bulgarian MPs passed at second reading on March 31 amendments to the country’s Judiciary Act, which reflect the changes in
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Nine at Bulgaria’s automobile administration agency face graft charges
Bulgarian Motor Vehicle Administration Agency head Tsvetelin Tsvetanov and eight other employees face charges of corruption following a four-month investigation,
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