Bulgarian village continues ‘war’ over refugee children – but denies racism
A group of refugee children from Somalia and Afghanistan may end up going to school in Sofia after residents of
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Bulgaria issues hazardous weather warning over heavy rain in six regions
Bulgaria’s weather forecasters have issued a “Code Orange” warning of hazardous weather because of expected heavy rain and thunderstorms in
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Bulgarian village residents protest against accepting refugee children in school
Residents of the village of Kalishte in Bulgaria’s Kovatchevitsa area protested on September 15, the first day of school, against
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Bulgaria faces more debt as fiscal reserve insufficient to cover deficit – report
Bulgaria’s new government, which will take office after the early parliamentary elections on October 5, may face little choice and
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Bulgaria’s 2014/15 school year starts on September 15
A total of 63 966 first-graders will start school in Bulgaria on September 15 2014, slightly fewer than at the
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Bulgaria’s Reformist Bloc launches election campaign without electing leader
Bulgaria’s centre-right Reformist Bloc, a group of five parties, launched its parliamentary election campaign on September 14 – but without
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Turkish president Erdogan holds talks with leader of Bulgaria’s ‘Turkish’ party
Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan held talks in Ankara with Lyutvi Mestan, leader of Bulgaria’s Movement for Rights and Freedoms
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Plovdiv toasts European Capital of Culture 2019 success at 500m table
Bulgaria’s city of Plovdiv, named by an international jury as their recommendation for European Capital of Culture 2019, toasted its
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Bulgaria damages from Russian sanctions estimated at 10M euro
The only damages suffered by Bulgarian firms as a result of the EU-Russia sanctions stand-off have been in the agriculture
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