Bulgarian Orthodox Church tells government: Don’t admit more refugees
The governing body of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church, the Holy Synod, has called on the country’s government not to admit
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Bulgaria’s 2015 municipal elections and national referendum: Factfile
September 25 marks the beginning of the month-long official campaign period ahead of Bulgaria’s October 25 2015 municipal and mayoral
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Controversy surrounds Bulgarian PM Borissov over ‘hot spots’ for refugees
Reports from the special European Council meeting on the migrant crisis that Bulgaria is willing to host “hot spots” refugee
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Bulgaria cautions on travel in Serbia
Bulgaria’s Foreign Ministry has issued the latest in a series of travel advisories arising from issues related to the migrant
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For first time, Bulgaria co-organises with Frontex deportation of personae non grata
For the first time, Bulgaria was along with Frontex the joint organiser of a flight deporting foreigners, the country’s Interior
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Italian high court orders retrial of Bulgarian drug trafficker
Italy’s supreme court of cassation in Rome ordered a retrial of Evelin “Brendo” Banev, who was found guilty on charges
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Bulgaria bans school pupils from using mobile phones in class
Bulgaria’s Parliament has approved legislation banning school pupils from using mobile phones in class. Apart from disciplinary issues, the measure
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Bulgarian public broadcaster holds ‘Voices for Humanity’ telethon in aid of refugees
Public broadcaster Bulgarian National Television hosted on September 23 a special broadcast on the theme “Voices of Humanity” in aid
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Bulgarian PM on migrant crisis: 10 million Syrians could cross from Turkey to Bulgaria
About 10 million Syrian refugees could cross the border from Turkey to Bulgaria in the near future, Bulgarian Prime Minister
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