Poli Genova to be Bulgaria’s contestant at Eurovision 2016
Poli Genova will be Bulgaria’s contestant at the 2016 Eurovision Song Contest, representing her country for a second time after
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Bulgarian Parliament rejects motion of no confidence over government’s health care policy
The first vote of no confidence against Prime Minister Boiko Borissov’s current government, over health care policy, passed away peacefully
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Border blockade: All checkpoints between Bulgaria and Greece closed to vehicles
The double border blockade crisis at the Bulgarian-Greek frontier deepened on February 19 as all checkpoints between the two countries
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Bulgaria’s cities of Bourgas, Varna cancel procurement tenders at PM’s request
The list of public procurement tender cancellations in Bulgaria this week grew on February 18, when the country’s two port
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Sofia police arrest 75 in operation against illegal migration
Sofia police arrested 75 foreign men in two days in one of its regular operations against illegal migration, Bulgaria’s Interior
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Bulgarian judge dies after five-storey fall
A 39-year-old judge in the civil division of the Sofia Regional Court was found dead after falling five storeys from
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Bulgarian President sends condolences to Erdoğan after fatal bomb blast in Ankara
Bulgarian head of state President Rossen Plevneliev has sent condolences to his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdoğan after the February
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Ahead of European Council, Bulgaria states position on migration, UK-EU
Bulgaria will take its seat at a February 18 and 19 European Council meeting that is to debate the UK’s
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Double blockades at Greek – Bulgarian border crossings continue
Bulgarian lorry drivers were set to continue their blockade of Bulgarian – Greek border crossings on February 18, a move
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