Ukraine crisis: Bulgarian security chiefs meet as concern deepens
A special meeting of Bulgaria’s national staff of security chiefs and senior government officials has been called to discuss the
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Half of personal data in Bulgaria ‘completely compromised’
The scandal in Bulgaria about illicit use of personal data by some political parties to file election registration applications has
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Bulgaria’s invasion of the political body snatchers
For all the indignation about the illegal use by political parties in Bulgaria of personal data to register for the
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Living conditions for asylum-seekers in Bulgaria improve but gaps remain – UN refugee agency
The United Nations office of the High Commission for Refugees has acknowledged the “significant efforts” made recently by the Bulgarian
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Bulgarian MPs overturn presidential veto on Audit Office bill
Bulgarian Parliament voted on April 15 to overturn President Rossen Plevneliev’s veto on the amendments to the law regulating the
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Bulgaria Ombudsman asks Constitutional Court to scrap data retention provisions
Bulgaria’s Ombudsman Konstantin Penchev said on April 15 that he has asked the country’s Constitutional Court to scrap the provisions
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Outrage in Bulgaria after political parties abuse identity numbers to register
Investigations have been promised following revelations that some political parties in Bulgaria fraudulently used the official personal identity numbers of
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Bulgarian gang of credit card fraudsters bust
An investigation lasting more than a year into an organised group of Bulgarian criminals committing credit card fraud has been
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Russia’s ‘provocative’ flights over Black Sea continue to cause tensions
Bulgaria’s defence minister has complained that Russia military aircrafts are continuing to carry out provocative reconnaissance flights close to Bulgaria’s
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