Bulgarian Parliament passes 2016 Budget at first reading
Bulgarian MPs passed the 2016 Budget Act at first reading on November 19 with 138 votes in favour and 65
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Bulgarian judge sacked a year after controversial bankruptcy trial
Bulgaria’s Supreme Judicial Council (SJC) decided on November 18 to fire Roumyana Chenalova as a judge, nearly a year after
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Bulgaria jails for life shooter who killed police officer in botched raid
A Bulgarian man who shot dead a police officer during a botched raid by law enforcement on his house has
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Warsaw-Hurghada flight makes emergency landing at Bulgaria’s Bourgas over ‘bomb alert’
A passenger flight from the Polish capital Warsaw to Hurghada in Egypt made an emergency landing at Bourgas Airport on
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EU’s energy union report card outlines challenges faced by Bulgaria
Bulgaria’s complex issues in the energy sector and lack of reforms had “compromised the financial stability of public and private
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Bulgaria’s stepped-up security includes cameras, plan for new rules for residence of foreigners
Bulgaria’s capital city Sofia is to increase the number of security cameras while Plovdiv has stepped up security at public
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Bulgarian Cabinet approves gender equality bill
Bulglaria’s Cabinet approved a new gender equality bill that spelled out the institutional mechanisms for implementing the government’s gender equality
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Bulgarian Parliament’s minute of silence, statements on Paris terrorist attacks
Bulgaria’s Parliament held a minute of silence on November 18 for the victims of the terrorist attacks in Paris, at
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Sofia court releases Ataka’s Siderov and Chukolov on bail
After a post-midnight hearing, Sofia City Council released Ataka leader Volen Siderov and MP Desislav Chukolov on bail of 6000
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