Bulgaria’s Reformist Bloc to transform into political union by end of 2013
Bulgaria’s Reformist Bloc, an alliance of centrist and right-wing parties without seats in the current Parliament, is to transform into
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Bulgarian police used batons to quell protest at refugee centre
Bulgarian police used batons to put down a protest by Algerians at a temporary refugee centre in the town of
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Bulgaria’s Parliament to wrap up Budget vote next week
After spending most of the week debating the 2014 Budget Act, Bulgaria’s Parliament will hold two additional sittings on December
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Bulgarian anti-government students protest against proposed changes to Interior Ministry Act: Updated
The anti-government “Early Rising Students” group held a protest outside Parliament on December 5 2013 against proposed changes to the
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Bulgarian cabinet backs Constitutional Court challenge to extending moratorium on selling land to foreigners
Bulgaria’s cabinet supports the challenge in the Constitutional Court by 55 members of Parliament who want the court to overturn
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Bulgaria has highest death rate in EU – official
Bulgaria has the highest mortality rate in the European Union, with infant mortality double the rate of the rest of
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Bulgarian Socialist Party MP in call to neuter commission disclosing communist State Security agents
The head of the Bulgarian Parliament’s internal affairs committee, Atanas Merdzhanov of the Bulgarian Socialist Party, has said that he
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Oresharski’s backflip on blunder on threat to public servants taking part in anti-government protests
Plamen Oresharski has gone into full reverse on his controversial statement on November 15 that people on the public payroll
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Bulgarian MPs approve first reading of Gambling Act amendments
Members of Bulgaria’s Parliament voted on December 4 2013 to approve the first reading of Gambling Act amendments that bring
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