Pazardzhik mayor’s chief of staff shot dead
The chief of staff of the mayor of the Bulgarian town of Pazardzhik was shot dead on the night of
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Sofia prosecutors decline to investigate Peevski
Sofia City Prosecutor’s Office has declined to agree to a request by the Protest Network to investigate Delyan Peevski and
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Search for Sertov called off after former security agency chief returns to Bulgaria
Bulgaria’s former State Agency for National Security chief Petko Sertov is off the missing persons list after returning to the
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Bulgarian PM Borissov to join European leaders at Unity rally in Paris
Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov would take part in the Unity Rally in Paris on January 11, to express Bulgaria’s
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Bulgaria steps up security after Paris terrorist attacks
The level of security at Bulgaria’s airports, sea ports, bus and railway stations as well as distribution centres for post
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Unions threaten strike over Bulgarian state railways cutbacks
Bulgarian state railways BDZ is to cancel 38 trains from January 12, with further cuts planned from February 1, and
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US secretary of state John Kerry to visit Bulgaria on January 15 – reports
US Secretary of State John Kerry is to visit Bulgaria on January 15 2015, according to Bulgarian-language media reports. Plans
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Bulgarian media express solidarity with Charlie Hebdo
A demonstration by staff of Bulgarian National Television outside the public broadcaster’s Sofia head office on January 8 2015 was
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Demo to be held in Sofia in solidarity with Charlie Hebdo and freedom of speech
Residents of Sofia have been invited by the Association of Francophone Journalists to attend a gathering to express condolences and
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