French ambassador queries Bulgarian nationalist party’s commemoration of assassin
France’s ambassador in Sofia, Xavier Lapeyre de Cabanes, has written to the leader of Bulgarian ultra-nationalist party VMRO querying the
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Bulgaria, Russia embroiled in new diplomatic spat
For the second time in the space of one week, officials in Sofia and Moscow exchanged harsh words, after Russia’s
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EC proposes 10.5M euro from Solidarity Fund to aid Bulgaria recover from June 2014 floods
The European Commission has proposed granting 10.5 million euro to Bulgaria to help cover emergency costs in dealing with the
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Borissov: Coalition partners will get ministries but GERB will not govern with BSP, MRF
Boiko Borissov says his GERB party will make the compromise in negotiations on a future government of other parties sharing
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Bulgarians have about 400M leva in Swiss banks – revenue agency
Bulgarians hold about 400 million leva (about 204.69 million euro) in banks in Switzerland, according to calculations by Bulgaria’s National
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Reformist Bloc sets conditions for participation in a coalition government
Leaders of Bulgaria’s centre-right Reformist Bloc have agreed on the conditions that must be met for the party to participate
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Bulgarian Foreign Ministry permanent secretary dismissed
The Bulgarian Foreign Ministry’s highest official, permanent secretary Georgi Dimitrov, has been dismissed, the ministry said on October 9. Dimitrov,
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Bulgaria’s 2014 parliamentary election: CEC announces final results
The Central Election Commission (CEC) announced at an October 9 news conference the final results of Bulgaria’s parliamentary elections held
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Reformist Bloc leaders meet again on coalition question
Leaders of Bulgaria’s centre-right Reformist Bloc were to meet on October 9 in a further attempt at a common position
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