Group of Bulgaria’s anti-government protesters plan land, sea and air ‘occupation’ of government summer palace
In the latest move to maintain the momentum of anti-government protests in Bulgaria, a group is planning to “occupy” the
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Bulgarian police admits bus window broken from inside during protester clashes – updated
Bulgarian police acknowledged on July 29 that the broken window on the bus that attempted to extract MPs and ministers
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Participants in anti-government protests challenge government leaders to debate
Four participants in the daily protests by many thousands of Bulgarians demanding the government’s resignation have issued a challenge to
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Traffic jams on Sofia-Varna road expected throughout August
Construction works on a new road section were expected to result in large-scale traffic jams on the Sofia-Varna road throughout
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Heat wave prompts Code Orange weather warning in northwestern Bulgaria
A code “orange” weather warning has been issued for four districts in northwestern Bulgaria on July 29 because of the
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Controversy over embattled Bulgarian Parliament voting itself a vacation
The proposal by Bulgaria’s Parliament – for weeks a focus of anti-government protests by many thousands of people demanding the
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Archaeology: Roman wall unearthed in Bulgaria’s Plovdiv
A Roman wall, estimated to date from the third to the fifth century CE, has been unearthed in the centre
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Ankova re-appointed as head of Bulgarian National Television
Incumbent director-general of public broadcaster Bulgarian National Television, Vyara Ankova, has been appointed to a second three-year term, the Council
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EU decision listing Hezbollah military wing as terrorist organisation to be gazetted on July 26
The legal acts of the EU’s decision to add the military wing of Hezbollah to the EU “list of entities,
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