Roads being cleared after huge landslide in Bulgaria’s Rhodope mountains
The road between Assenovgrad and Smolyan in Bulgaria’s Rhodope mountains is expected to be re-opened on March 17 after more
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Danger of avalanches in Bulgaria’s mountains at its highest
The highest level of danger of avalanches was declared on March 13, Bulgaria’s Mountain Rescue Service said, quoted by local
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Some places in southern Bulgaria still inaccessible after heavy snowfall
Close to a week since the start of the heavy snowfalls in southern Bulgaria that left hundreds of thousands of
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Sofia court rejects request to appoint CCB receiver – reports
Sofia City Court rejected a request lodged by the state deposit guarantee fund to appoint an interim bankruptcy receiver at
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Bulgaria’s Parliament appoints new health insurance fund chief
Bulgaria’s Parliament appointed Glinka Komitov as the new head of the National Health Insurance Fund (NHIF) on March 12, replacing
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Bulgaria’s Constitutional Court scraps data retention provisions
Bulgaria’s Constitutional Court ruled on March 12 to declare provisions in the Electronic Communications Act mandating the bulk collection of
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Bulgarian ministers defend emergency response in snow crisis
Four Bulgarian ministers defended the government’s efforts to deal with the crisis caused by heavy snowfall in the south of
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Serbian appeals court rejects CCB majority shareholder Vassilev’s extradition to Bulgaria
The appeals court in Serbia’s capital city of Belgrade has ruled to overturn a first-instance court’s decision to extradite Tsvetan
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Bulgarian Cabinet appoints new consumer watchdog line-up
Bulgaria’s Cabinet appointed three new members to the Commission for Consumer Protection (CPC) on March 11, with Dimitar Yotov as
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