Bulgarian MPs amend referendum law
Bulgaria’s MPs passed amendments to the country’s law on referendums on July 21, making it easier to call a plebiscite
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Shortage of lifeguards among rules broken at Bulgarian beaches
Bulgarian authorities have been inspecting beaches held under concession contracts, finding rule-breaking such as shortages of lifeguards and stalls being
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GERB expels MP from parliamentary group over rival bid against party’s Plovdiv mayor
Bulgaria’s largest parliamentary party GERB has expelled MP Zdravko Dimitrov from its parliamentary group and called on him to quit
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Bulgaria to receive 500 refugees through EC migration plan
Bulgaria will accept 500 refugees, mainly from Italy and Greece, more than a third less than the number initially proposed
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Bulgarian Health Ministry: Anthrax will not spread further
Bulgaria’s Health Ministry said on July 20 that it had countered the spreading of anthrax infection, issuing the assurance two
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Borissov: Bulgaria will not incur losses from supporting bailout for Greece
Bulgaria will participate in the rescue package for Greece and will not lose any of its own money from doing
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Bulgaria welcomes July 15 agreement in Macedonia
Bulgaria’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs said on July 17 that it welcomed the agreement achieved two days earlier among the
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Uber to appeal Bulgarian regulator’s fine in court
Car-sharing services firm Uber said on July 17 that it would appeal in court the fines imposed by the country’s
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More than 1800 doctors have quit Bulgaria in past four years – medical association
More than 1800 doctors have left Bulgaria and found work abroad in the past four years, drawn by the high
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