Mayor of Bulgaria’s Vidin arrested over contracts for food for kindergartens
Bulgaria’s State Agency for National Security (SANS) has arrested the mayor of the northern city of Vidin in connection with
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Floods hit western and central Bulgaria, Serbia and Romania
Heavy rains have unleashed floods that caused serious damage to roads and other infrastructure in western and central Bulgaria, including
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On the eve of August, Bulgaria’s 2014 summer holiday season appears troubled
The summer tourist industry in Bulgaria is eyeing the 2014 season with concern, given the factors that could hamstring it
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Bulgaria’s ‘Oresharski’ cabinet heads for exit after last meeting
At its last meeting before a caretaker cabinet is appointed to take Bulgaria into early parliamentary elections on October 5,
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Bulgaria’s MRF declines offer to govern, clearing way for early elections
Bulgaria’s Movement for Rights and Freedoms (MRF), the third-largest party in the National Assembly, declined on July 30 2014 head
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Borissov’s GERB refuses to attend Parliament, offended by talk of ‘coalition with MRF’
Boiko Borissov, leader of Bulgaria’s centre-right GERB party, said on July 30 that his party would no longer attend Parliament
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Bulgarian road carriers threaten Friday blockade of Sofia exits
Bulgaria’s National Association of Road Carriers says it will blockade road exits from Sofia on the afternoon of August 1,
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Bulgarian Parliament approves Budget revision, extra funding for healthcare
Bulgarian MPs passed at first reading on July 29 the revision of the National Health Insurance Fund (NHIF) budget, approving
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Anti-Semitic incidents, vandalism of mosques persist in Bulgaria – US state department report
Religious groups in Bulgaria complained that the government had failed to consistently enforce protection of religious freedoms, while abuses such as
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