Bulgarian PM chief of staff indicted in embezzlement probe
Bulgaria’s prosecutor’s office said on May 8 that it has pressed formal charges against Maria Divizieva, chief of staff to
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Bulgaria’s ruling axis votes parliamentary committee on contacts between Plevneliev and power companies
With the Bulgarian Socialist Party and the Movement for Rights and Freedoms backing far-right ultra-nationalists Ataka, a parliamentary committee has
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Bulgaria’s Interior Ministry confiscates Siderov’s firearm
Bulgaria’s Interior Ministry has confiscated the firearm of far-right ultra-nationalist Ataka leader Volen Siderov, media reports on May 8 2014
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Bulgaria’s European Parliament elections: Notebook, May 7
The planned flypast by Bulgarian Air Force aircraft on May 6 was cancelled because of bad weather, but amid European
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Bulgarians spent 50M euro in Greece during six-day holiday – report
Bulgarian tourists spent about 50 million euro in Greece during the special public holiday from May 1 to 6 2014,
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Unemployment in Bulgaria 13.1 per cent in March 2014 – Eurostat
Unemployment in Bulgaria was 13.1 per cent in March 2014, unchanged from February and slightly higher than the 13 per
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About 8000 Bulgarians abroad apply to vote in 2014 European Parliament elections
A total of 7998 Bulgarians have applied to vote abroad in the country’s May 25 2014 European Parliament elections, it
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Bulgarian President calls for ‘more Europe’, gradual increase in defence spending
Bulgarian President Rossen Plevneliev has called for a gradual increase in coming years to meet the country’s commitments to Nato
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Bulgaria’s European Parliament elections: Notebook, May 6
Bulgaria celebrates May 6 as the day of its military, a theme that was picked up by several contestants in
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