Bulgarian MPs challenge land sale moratorium at Constitutional Court
A group of Bulgarian MPs filed on November 1 the paperwork asking the country’s Constitutional Court to rule on the
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Bulgarian student protests continue amid allegations of phone-tapping, threats
Student anti-government protests in Bulgaria demanding the resignation of Plamen Oresharski’s Cabinet entered their ninth day on October 31, with
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Kozloduy nuclear plant reactor taken offline again
Unit six at Bulgaria’s Kozloduy nuclear power station was taken offline again for a second time in three days on
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Bulgarian Red Cross volunteers organise activities for refugee children
Bulgarian Red Cross volunteers started a programme involving interactive games, art classes and sport for refugee children on October 31
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Bulgarian government, BSP flounder to find way out of moratorium muddle
More than a week after Bulgaria’s Parliament approved a resolution proposed by ultra-nationalists Ataka to extend to 2020 the moratorium
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Bulgaria’s ruling axis pushes penalties for denying quorum for sittings of Parliament
With the support of members of the parties of Bulgaria’s ruling axis – the Bulgarian Socialist Party (BSP), Movement for
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Bulgarian Cabinet approves draft Budget
Bulgaria’s Government approved on October 30 the Budget bill drafted by the Finance Ministry, the final step before it is
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Refugee influx continues to overwhelm Bulgaria’s facilities
Even with emergency opening of new facilities, accommodation for refugees in Bulgaria continues to overflow. The Interior Ministry said on
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Ataka, BSP MPs threaten court action against theologian over Mt Athos ferry incident
Members of Parliament from two of the parties in Bulgaria’s ruling axis, the Bulgarian Socialist Party and Ataka, have pledged
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