Bulgarian, Turkish road transport bodies to meet in Istanbul over permits problem
Road transport associations from Bulgaria and Turkey are to meet in Istanbul on February 13 2014 to discuss the issue
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War of words after Bulgarian talk show host joins political party on air
A hullabaloo in the media and on social networks has followed after a Bulgarian talk show host announced live on
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Of crime, confidence and reality television
Bulgaria’s Interior Ministry mounted a well-publicised “special operation” against crime in villages on February 10, a few hours before the
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Bulgaria, Turkey to hold talks on border truck transport problem
Bulgaria and Turkey will hold talks in Turkish capital Ankara on February 21 with the aim of resolving the problem
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BSP stood up to ‘subversion’ and government is a success, Stanishev tells congress
Bulgarian Socialist Party leader Sergei Stanishev has told his party comrades that the current government is working “increasingly successfully and
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Backtrack on penalties for media damaging ‘good name’ of election candidates
Bulgaria’s centre-right former ruling party GERB has backtracked on a proposal to include in the new election code a provision
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Bulgaria nominates former State Security agent for EU diplomatic posting – report
Bulgaria’s Foreign Minister Kristian Vigenin has nominated Branimir Radev, a former secret agent of the country’s communist-era security services, for
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Large turnout in Plovdiv for protest against Muslim court claims on property
More than 1000 people from all over Bulgaria, most of them from football clubs, took part in a February 7
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Turkish foreign minister postponed Bulgaria visit ‘because of Sochi’
Turkish foreign minister Ahmet Davutoğlu postponed a scheduled visit to Bulgaria’s capital city Sofia on February 6 and 7 so
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