European Parliament approves 6.3M euro aid for Bulgaria over early 2015 heavy snowfall, floods
The European Parliament voted on October 6 2015 to approve 6.3 million euro aid for Bulgaria to help the country
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Bulgaria detains illegal migrants in Bourgas, Sofia
Police in the Bulgarian Black Sea city of Bourgas detained two groups of illegal migrants in the city, the Interior
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Contract with Poland on repair of MiG fighters is ready – Bulgarian Defence Minister
There is agreement with Poland on repairing Bulgaria’s Soviet-made MiG 29 jet fighter aircraft and the contract is ready, Bulgarian
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Decision on accession of Bulgaria and Romania to Schengen zone to be postponed again – reports
A decision on the accession of Bulgaria and Romania to the European Union’s Schengen visa zone will again be postponed,
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Bulgarian Defence Minister refuses resignation of head of Military Intelligence
Bulgarian Defence Minister Nikolai Nenchev has refused to accept the resignation of Military Intelligence head Yordan Bakalov, the Defence Ministry
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Bulgaria’s head of military intelligence resigns after law changed
The chief of Bulgaria’s Military Intelligence service, former caretaker interior minister Yordan Bakalov, has resigned, Bulgarian National Television said on
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Bulgaria has detained 22 000 migrants since beginning of 2015 – deputy minister
Bulgaria has detained 22 000 migrants since the beginning of 2015, Deputy Interior Minister Philip Gounev told public broadcaster Bulgarian
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Bulgarian PM Borissov: Air strikes in Syria will cause new wave of refugees
Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov expects the recent airstrikes in Syria to cause a new wave of refugees. Borissov, speaking
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Bulgaria arrests security agency employee who leaked information to smugglers
The Bulgarian Prosecutor’s Office anti-corruption unit has arrested an employee of the State Agency for National Security for allegedly leaking
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