Bulgarian Parliament passes Budget revision at first reading
With opposition party GERB back on Parliament’s benches, Bulgaria’s lawmakers passed the proposed Budget revision on July 25 after a
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Bulgaria releases photos of suspected accomplices in Bourgas terrorist bomb attack on Israeli tourists
Bulgaria has asked the public for assistance regarding two people allegedly linked to the terrorist attack at Sarafovo airport in
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Bulgarian President vetoes amendments to eavesdropping law
Bulgaria’s President Rossen Plevneliev said on July 25 that he has vetoed the amendments to the Special Surveillance Means Act,
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Human Rights Watch joins calls for official investigation into police action at anti-government protest
The Bulgarian government should open an investigation into police action during the violent clashes on the evening of July 23
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Bulgaria’s political crisis: Oresharski breaks silence
Bulgarian Prime Minister Plamen Oresharski broke his media silence on July 25, nearly 36 hours after the ongoing anti-government protests
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Borissov lambasts government over response to protests
In his first appearance in Parliament for several weeks after a prolonged boycott of its sittings his party, Bulgaria’s former
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Bulgarian prosecutors investigating police conduct in clash with anti-government protesters
Bulgarian prosecutors are investigating the conduct of police, including alleged assault, in the clash with anti-government protesters in Sofia on
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New Bulgarian – Macedonian meeting planned, Sofia says
A meeting between the prime ministers of Bulgaria and Macedonia will be held within days, according to Bulgarian Foreign Minister
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Many thousands of Bulgarians at anti-government peaceful protest on first night after clashes
The 41st consecutive night of protests by several thousands of Bulgarians demanding the government’s resignation passed peacefully, in a largely
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