Bulgarian opposition leader Borissov: Stanishev to be nominated as European immigration commissioner
Those in power intend nominating Sergei Stanishev, the Bulgarian Socialist Party leader who has quit the National Assembly to take
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Bulgaria’s parliament paralysed as pressure mounts on government to bring forward resignation
The sitting of Bulgaria’s National Assembly on July 4 was cancelled as, for the third consecutive day, it failed to
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In Serbia, Bulgarian FM insists South Stream will resume in a few weeks time
Kristian Vigenin, foreign minister in the Bulgarian Socialist Party government that will resign within the next couple of weeks, has
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11 ambassadors issue statement of support for Sofia Pride
Sofia Pride is an opportunity to promote human rights and tolerance, celebrate diversity, and denounce homophobia, 11 foreign ambassadors to
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Bulgarian opposition GERB says it will boycott parliament until cabinet resigns
Bulgarian centre-right opposition leader Boiko Borissov said on July 3 that his GERB party would stay away from the National
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Bulgarian President hosts Iftar dinner, underlines religious tolerance
In a first for a Bulgarian head of state, President Rossen Plevneliev has hosted an Iftar dinner, using the occasion
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Bulgarian MEP Kovachev elected to senior post in European Parliament
Bulgaria’s Andrey Kovachev, an MEP for GERB and a member of the centre-right European People’s Party political group in the
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Bulgaria’s cabinet ‘to resign at end of July’
Clarity on when Bulgaria’s cabinet will resign came a small step closer on July 2 when Plamen Oresharski, occupant of
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Bulgaria’s June floods: Volunteer wants emergency number 112 prosecuted
One of the volunteers involved in the rescue efforts after the June 19 deadly floods says that he intends taking
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