Bulgarian police protest as Parliament discusses reforms to Interior Ministry Act
Bulgarian police unions were continuing protests on March 15 2016 as Parliament’s committee on internal security and public order was
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Bulgarians cut back bookings for Easter holidays in Turkey, Greece – reports
There is a 40 per cent decrease in the number of Bulgarians intending to visit Turkey at Easter, following a
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Bulgaria to backtrack on ban on camping on beaches
Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov has told his GERB party to table legislation to repeal a highly controversial ban, recently
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Bulgaria presses plea for EU backing for stopping migrants being redirected to Bulgarian borders
Bulgarian Foreign Minister Daniel Mitov has put to European Union foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini his country’s plea that a
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Bulgaria annual CPI records 0.5% deflation in February
Bulgaria’s consumer price index (CPI) recorded 0.5 per cent annual deflation in February, while the monthly data showed CPI shrinking
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Sofia City Court confirms two plea bargains with Ataka’s Siderov, rejects one
In three separate rulings on March 14 2016, Sofia City Court confirmed two plea bargains with Ataka leader Volen Siderov
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Democrats for a Strong Bulgaria remains in opposition – and in the Reformist Bloc
A national meeting of the right-wing Democrats for a Strong Bulgaria (DSB) on March 13 2016 decided that the party
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Two injured, five aircraft severely damaged in fire at Bulgaria’s Krumovo aviation museum
Plovdiv Military Prosecutor’s Office has opened an investigation into the fire at the Aviation Museum in Krumovo in which two
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Bulgarian PM: All EU frontline countries should be able to rely on EU support
As an external border of the European Union, Bulgaria has made serious efforts and is strictly applying all the provisions
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