Anti-government students decide to continue occupation of Sofia University central campus
Dawn on November 13 found new-style heavy barriers and a strong police presence outside the National Assembly after a night
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Clashes between police and protesters over attempt to block MPs
Bulgarian MPs were able to make their way out of Parliament at the end of the session on November 12
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Bulgaria’s Deputy PM caught in EU funds row crossfire
Bulgarian Deputy Prime Minister Zinaida Zlatanova’s attempt to take a potshot at the opposition has backfired, instead highlighting lack of
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Bulgaria’s Bokova wins second term as UNESCO director-general
Bulgarian Irina Bokova was elected to a second term as head of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization
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Sofia University anti-government students to end occupation, continue protest – reports
Students who occupied the central campus of Sofia University to press their demand for the resignation of the Bulgarian Socialist
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Bulgarian President Plevneliev, Oresharski in joint statement calling for tolerance towards Syrian refugees
Bulgarian President Rossen Plevneliev and Plamen Oresharski, appointed in May to sit in the prime minister’s chair in the Bulgarian
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Two Bulgarian union federations form joint strike committee
Bulgaria’s two major trade union federations have formed a joint strike committee but it is an open question whether this
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Bulgarian prosecutors investigating refugee agency, migration directorate
The Bulgarian Prosecutors’s Office has started an investigation into the handling by the State Agency for Refugees and the Interior
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Bulgaria’s customs chief appointed Deputy Finance Minister
Kiril Zhelev has been appointed Deputy Finance Minister on November 11, the Cabinet’s press service said, ending Zhelev’s tenure as
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