Bulgarian former BSP MP Kadiev forms new party
MP Georgi Kadiev, expelled from the Bulgarian Socialist Party in September 2015 for standing in the Sofia mayoral election against
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Two Greek-Bulgarian border checkpoints closed to lorries on February 16 because of Greek farmers’ protests
The Kulata-Promachonas and Ilinden-Exochi border checkpoints between Bulgaria and Greece were closed to lorry traffic on the morning of February
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Top tips for renting an apartment in Sofia
Searching for a new home can be stressful at the best of times, searching for a new home in a
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Bulgaria cancels tenders for Hemus Motorway
Bulgaria cancelled on February 15 two tenders to build a 59km stretch of Hemus Motorway, in which the winners were
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Bulgaria’s Varna closes schools from February 16 to 19 amid flu outbreak
Health authorities in Bulgaria’s largest Black Sea city Varna have closed schools from February 16 to 19 2016 inclusive because
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Bulgaria files terrorism charges against three Syrians who tried to cross into Turkey, heading to join ‘Islamic State’
Bulgarian Border Police arrested three Syrians trying to cross illegally into Turkey, allegedly intending to join Daesh, the terrorist self-proclaimed
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Bulgarian citizenship granted to 10 720 people in 2015
A total of 10 720 people were granted Bulgarian citizenship in 2015, close to double the number in 2014, according
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Refugees ‘spend no more than a few hours in Bulgaria’ before heading to Western Europe
Refugees entering Bulgaria through the Turkish border spend no more than a few hours in the country, or at most
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Bulgaria monthly, annual CPI flat in January
Bulgaria’s consumer price index (CPI) was unchanged both in monthly and annual terms in January 2016, data from the National
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