Bulgaria’s ambassador to Brazil sacked over Boevski affair
Bulgaria’s Foreign Ministry said on November 6 that the term of Bulgaria’s ambassador to Brazil Chavdar Nikolov would be cut
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Yovchev: Ready to listen to ‘any good ideas’ about where to house refugees
With the number of refugees now close to 10 000 and the issue having long since turned into a political football,
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Bulgaria’s anti-government student protests reach 14th day
Groups of students at 15 higher education institutions in Bulgaria are now involved in the anti-government “Occupy” protest that began
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Slovakia grants Bulgaria 100 000 euro to help cope with refugee situation
Slovakian president Ivan Gašparovič has handed his Bulgarian counterpart Rossen Plevneliev 100 000 euro as a grant to help Bulgaria
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Number of street dogs in Sofia has decreased, survey finds
The number of street dogs in Bulgaria’s capital city Sofia has decreased, from more than 11 000 in 2007 to
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Talks begin on turning Bulgaria’s Reformist Bloc into ‘lasting political entity’
Talks have begun among the leaders of the seven minority political parties that are members of the Reformist Bloc into
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Bulgaria opens pre-trial proceedings against five for racist speech at anti-refugee demo
The Sofia Prosecutor’s Office said on November 5 2013 that it had opened pre-trial proceedings against five people for speech
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Bulgaria think-tank presents leaner ‘alternative Budget’
Sofia-based think-tank Institute for Market Economics (IME) presented on November 5 its annual “alternative Budget” – a leaner bill with
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Bulgarian traffic police start check-ups ahead of winter season
Bulgarian traffic police announced on November 5 the start of the annual campaign to ensure that the country’s motorists were
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