Seven coalitions and 22 parties to stand in Bulgaria’s October 2014 parliamentary elections
Seven coalitions and 22 political parties will stand in Bulgaria’s ahead-of-term national parliamentary elections on October 5 2014. This emerged
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Bulgaria to overshoot 2014 Budget deficit target – finance minister
Bulgaria’s Budget deficit was expected to exceed the official target of 1.8 per cent of gross domestic product (GDP), with
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Bulgarian foreign minister discusses Georgieva EC nomination with EU envoys
Bulgaria’s nomination of its incumbent European Commissioner, Kristalina Georgieva, for a second term – but this time as EU foreign
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Bulgaria mulling huge extension to controversial anti-refugee fence at border with Turkey
Bulgaria’s caretaker cabinet is considering an Interior Ministry proposal to extend the controversial fence at the border with Turkey, completed
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Bulgaria fears new refugee wave from Iraq conflict
Bulgaria could face an even greater inflow of refugees in the coming months, following intensified fighting in Iraq in recent
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Bulgaria detains 63 refugees on boat in Black Sea
Bulgaria’s border police have intercepted 143 refugees attempting to enter the country illegally over the past three days, including 63
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Italian court rejects Bulgarian drug trafficker appeal – report
An appeal court in Milan ruled to uphold the 20 years imprisonment sentence on Evelin “Brendo” Banev, who was found
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Bulgaria caretaker cabinet replaces BEH chief, and other appointments
Bulgaria’s caretaker cabinet continued making new appointments on August 15, replacing the chairperson of the board of directors at the
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Sofia resident wins Bulgarian lottery jackpot
A resident of Bulgarian capital city Sofia won the 7.26 million leva (about 3.71 million euro) jackpot in the second
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