Peevski protests: Students take over Sofia University lecture hall
Students at Bulgaria’s oldest university, the St Kliment Ohridski University in Sofia, “occupied” the university’s largest lecture hall on October
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Prosecutors investigating Plovdiv mayor tape controversy
Prosecutors have begun an investigation after audio tapes were posted online purported to be of Plovdiv mayor Ivan Totev talking
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Bulgaria may allow municipalities to apply for financial aid to cope with refugee influx
The Bulgarian government may allow municipalities to apply for financial aid to cope with the influx of refugees, reports on
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Parliament’s vote on extending ban on sale of land to foreigners could head to Constitutional Court
The Bulgarian Parliament’s vote to approve a call by ultra-nationalist Ataka party leader Volen Siderov to extend the moratorium on
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Bulgaria to expel 12 Syrian asylum seekers, head of State Agency for National Security says
Twelve Syrian asylum seekers are to be expelled from Bulgaria, the head of the country’s State Agency for National Security
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Bulgarian Parliament adopts Ataka motion to extend to 2020 ban on selling land to foreigners
After a lengthy debate, Bulgaria’s National Assembly voted on October 22 to approve a motion by Volen Siderov’s ultra-nationalist party
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Bulgaria’s Constitutional Court decides Ivan Ivanov is still an MP
Bulgaria’s Constitutional Court ruled in unanimity on October 22 that socialist MP Ivan Ivanov should keep his seat in Parliament
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Bulgaria’s SJC set to investigate top prosecutor on ethical grounds
The ethics committee of Bulgaria’s Supreme Judicial Council (SJC) decided on October 22 to begin an investigation as to whether
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Refugees in Bulgaria: ‘Our worst predictions are coming true,’ Yovchev says
The pace of refugees entering Bulgaria is not only steady but growing and “our worst predictions are coming true,” Interior
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