Bulgarian Parliament approves extra funding for healthcare, scraps Budget revision
Bulgaria’s National Assembly passed at second reading on August 4the revision of the National Health Insurance Fund (NHIF) budget, approving
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Bulgaria to boost disaster relief fund, will seek EU aid after floods
Bulgaria’s Parliament approved on August 4 a proposal to boost the government’s natural disaster relief fund by 50 million leva,
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Two dead, several missing after floods hit Bulgaria’s town of Mizia
Two people are dead and several are missing, while hundreds of buildings have been inundated and dozens destroyed after torrential rains
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Koblyakov: Russia still feels that in Sofia it’s easier to do what it wants
Russia still feels that in Sofia it is much easier to do what it wants, Free Russia organisation founder Nikolai
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Prosecutors ask for Vidin mayor to be removed from office over criminal charges
The Vidin District Court will hear on August 7 2014 a request from prosecutors to remove from office Vidin mayor
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What’s On: Mindya Rock Fest, August 28-30
The sixth annual Mindya Rock Fest is to be held in the Veliko Turnovo region village, on the northern slopes
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Bulgarian parties remain deadlocked on Budget revision
Talks between Bulgaria’s largest political parties, hosted by President Rossen Plevneliev on August 1, have failed to break the deadlock
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Floods in Bulgaria: One dead in Vratsa, emergency in Rhodope villages
A 25-year-old man died in a Vratsa village as a result of floods as several hours of heavy rain deluged
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Protest Network alleges Barekov skirted laws in funding BWC
Bulgaria’s Protest Network, the group that arose out of protests demanding the resignation of the now-outgoing government, has alleged that
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