Varna floods: Evacuation, demolition of dangerous buildings continue
Six days after the devastating floods that hit the Asparouhovo area of Bulgaria’s Black Sea city Varna, compulsory evacuation of
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Bulgaria floods: New torrential rains hit Dobrich
A new bout of torrential rain hit the Bulgarian town of Dobrich on the afternoon of June 24, five days
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Stanishev’s move to Brussels seen as ‘semi-abdication’, escape
The move by Bulgarian Socialist Party leader Sergei Stanishev to resign his seat as an MP to become a member
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Bulgarian prosecutors investigate new ‘murder plot’ in Peevski-Vassilev saga
The messy break-up of the business relationship between banker Tsvetan Vassilev and controversial MP Delyan Peevski continues to play itself
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Bulgaria’s anti-government Protest Network demands clarity on resignation of cabinet, election date
Bulgaria’s anti-government Protest Network has written to Plamen Oresharski and the four parliamentary groups in the National Assembly, with a
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Bulgaria’s political crisis: Waiting game continues
Planned consultations among Bulgaria’s political parties represented in the National Assembly did not go ahead on June 24, but could
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Bulgaria’s floods: Syrian refugees among volunteers in cleanup of Varna’s Asparouhovo area
A group of Syrian refugees is among volunteers who have joined in cleaning up the Asparouvo area of Bulgaria’s Black
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Bulgaria’s annual wheat crop to drop up to 25% because of floods – agriculture minister
About 35 700 hectares of farmland in Bulgaria have been affected by the floods that hit parts of the country
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Bulgarian Socialist Party leader Stanishev quits National Assembly to become MEP
Sergei Stanishev, leader of the Bulgarian Socialist Party and of the Party of European Socialists, has quit the 42nd National
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