Half a million Bulgarians addicted to alcohol, World Health Organisation says
More than half a million Bulgarians are addicted to alcohol and almost half of these drink in such quantities that
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Bulgarian identity theft victim struggles to persuade authorities he is alive
A Bulgarian man has been trapped in a bureaucratic hell after falling victim to identity theft which led not only
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Large turnout for Bulgaria’s ‘333’ anti-government protest
More than 1000 people turned out for the “333” anti-government protest in Sofia on May 12 2014. It was the
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Bulgaria’s European Parliament elections: Notebook, May 12
The burning of a European Union flag in Sofia at the Soviet Army monument on May 9, celebrated by Russia
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Bulgarian traffic cops catch 4288 speedsters in six-day operation
Bulgarian traffic police said that in a special operation from April 14 to 20 2014, a total of 4288 cases
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Spiegel: Germany concerned Bulgaria is Russia’s bridgehead in EU
Internal reports of the German federal government have warned that Russia has increasing influence over the Bulgarian government and is
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President Plevneliev will not appear before parliamentary committee on meeting with EVN
Bulgarian President Rossen Plevneliev said that he would not appear before a special parliamentary committee set up to investigate his
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Bulgaria’s European Parliament elections: Weekend notebook, May 11
South Stream, backstage dealings and diametrically varying views on the role of the Movement for Rights and Freedoms in Bulgarian
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Danube Bridge 2 rail route finally opened, Sofia-Thessaloniki rail service restored
Several months after it was promised and about 11 months after the Danube Bridge 2 was officially opened, international railway
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