Close to half of residence permits granted by Bulgaria in 2013 were to Russians
Bulgaria granted 6436 residence permits in 2013, more than 45 per cent of these to Russians, according to figures released
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Bulgaria braces for bad weather, possible snow
The sunny spell over Bulgaria is set to come to an end on Thursday, October 23, when temperatures are expected
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Bulgarian court sentences Brit to six months’ suspended and 5000 leva fine for taking eggs from protected bird species
A court in the Bulgarian Black Sea city of Bourgas has given a British citizen six months’ suspended sentence and
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Bulgarian cabinet to donate firewood to four flood-hit municipalities
Bulgaria’s caretaker cabinet was scheduled on October 22 to approve a donation of 1500 cubic metres of firewood to residents
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US Sixth Fleet flagship Mount Whitney to visit Bulgaria’s Bourgas on October 24
The US Sixth Fleet flagship Mount Whitney, one of two US Navy vessels currently in the Black Sea, is to
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Bulgaria’s coalition drama: Reformist Bloc leaders hold talks with Borissov
Leaders of Bulgaria’s centre-right minority Reformist Bloc coalition held unannounced talks with GERB chief Boiko Borissov and his deputies on
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Newly-appointed acting head of State Agency for Bulgarians Abroad quits five days after appointment
Iva Yordanova, named on October 16 by the caretaker cabinet as deputy head of the State Agency for Bulgarians Abroad,
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Bulgaria, Romania to sign memorandum on two new bridges across the Danube
Bulgaria and Romania are to sign a memorandum on beginning preparations for two new bridges over the Danube River, which
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Bulgarian Socialist Party to accept invitation to second-round talks with GERB on government
The Bulgarian Socialist Party (BSP) will accept an invitation to second-round talks with election winner GERB on a future government,
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