Bulgarian MPs reject proposal for regular drug tests
A proposal by Bulgaria’s nationalist coalition the Patriotic Front (PF) that MPs undergo annual tests for illegal drug use was
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Bill proposes merging Bulgaria’s civilian, military intelligence into single agency reporting to PM
Bulgaria’s centre-right Reformist Bloc, part of the coalition cabinet, has tabled a bill in Parliament envisaging the merger of civilian
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Bulgarian man tests negative for Ebola, Bulgarian media tests positive for hysteria
The shrill panic-inducing performance of some US cable television media in covering, or rather creating, the Ebola scare appears to
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Plevneliev meets ADL: ‘Anti-Semitism, hatred and intolerance must be fought daily’
Anti-Semitism, hatred and intolerance must be fought daily, Bulgarian President Rossen Plevneliev and the leadership of the Anti-Defamation League agreed
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Bulgaria’s Plovdiv shocked by mass poisoning of cats – reports
Animal lovers in Plovdiv have been outraged by widespread poisoning of cats in recent days. Poison, placed in cheap mince
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EU parties linked to Bulgaria’s former ruling axis attack Borissov over dependence on Patriotic Front
Two EU-level political groupings, the Party of European Socialists and the liberal ALDE, have issued statements attacking Bulgarian Prime Minister
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Someone missed the headlines? Bulgarian arrested for trying to bribe police with 20 leva
The same day that Bulgaria’s top officials – including the Prime Minister – were holding forth passionately about cracking down
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Bulgaria’s nationalist Patriotic Front awaits Borissov’s answer on demand to axe deputy defence minister
Bulgarian nationalist coalition the Patriotic Front (PF) says that it is awaiting Prime Minister Boiko Borissov’s answer on whether he
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Plevneliev: Balkans have enormous potential for establishing successful business partnerships
The Balkan region is working to ensure connectivity and integration and has enormous potential for establishing successful business partnerships, Bulgarian
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