Bulgaria’s new Parliament returns GERB’s Tsacheva to Speaker’s chair
Tsetska Tsacheva of Boiko Borissov’s centre-right GERB party was on October 27 elected Speaker of the new, 43rd National Assembly.
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Bulgarian President reiterates need for dialogue in address to Parliament
In his first address to the newly-elected 43rd National Assembly on October 27, Bulgarian President Rossen Plevneliev outlined the major
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Protesters demand change to Bulgaria’s election law as controversial MP heads for new Parliament
Hundreds of protesters from the Bulgarian town of Kyustendil came to central Sofia for the opening of Parliament, and blocked
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Bulgaria’s bad weekend weather: Woman found drowned in Bourgas, situation still serious in three regions
The situation in most of Bulgaria on October 26 was normalising after the heavy snowfall, torrential rains and strong winds
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Corporate Commercial Bank saga: Borissov wants BNB leadership gone as soon as possible
The leadership of central Bulgarian National Bank must be replaced as soon as possible because they had been deliberately idle
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Bulgaria’s coalition drama: Borissov ‘worried’ about chance of stable government
Talks on October 26 between GERB leader Boiko Borissov and Bulgarian Socialist Party leader Mihail Mikov produced confirmation that the
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Heavy snowfall in Bulgaria disrupts road and rail traffic, Code Red weather warning in five parts of the country because of rain, wind and snow
Road, rail and sea traffic in Bulgaria was disrupted on October 25 by heavy snowfall, rain and strong winds, while
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GERB heads for minority government with no clarity on talks with BSP
With just a weekend before Bulgaria’s newly-elected National Assembly holds its first formal sitting, Boiko Borissov’s centre-right GERB – holder
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Bulgaria detains 107 in nationwide operation against illegal migrants
Bulgaria has detained 107 people found without identification during a nationwide police operation against illegal migrants, the Interior Ministry said
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