EC follows events in Sofia with concern, mayor Fandukova speaks – and other notes
Fallout from the dramatic clashes in Bulgaria’s capital city Sofia between police and anti-government protesters continues to reverberate, with the
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Media under fire from socialist party for coverage of protest in Bulgaria
Bulgarian media have come under renewed criticism from socialist politicians for their coverage of the anti-government protest that blocked cabinet
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Bulgarian political crisis: Ten injured, socialists blame political opponents and other reactions
Ten people were reported to have received treatment at Pirogov emergency hospital in Sofia for light injuries in clashes with
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Police break Bulgarian anti-government protesters’ blockade of Parliament
Hundreds of police in riot gear and body armour broke the blockade and barricades around Parliament and Alexander Nevsky cathedral
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Barricades and a bus: Bulgaria’s armies of the night
Under a near-full moon over Sofia, the only placid element on a turbulent July night in the Bulgarian capital city,
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Injuries in night of drama as Bulgaria’s anti-government protesters blockade MPs’ bus
Relentless determination by Bulgaria’s embattled governing parties to push through their controversial measures on a “business as usual” basis resulted
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Reding: ‘My sympathy is with Bulgarian citizens protesting against corruption’
“Here in Sofia today, my sympathy is with the Bulgarian citizens who are protesting against corruption,” European Commission Vice-President Viviane
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Bulgarian socialist leader defends billion leva budget revision
Some hours before Bulgaria’s Parliament was asked to approve the Cabinet move to revise Budget 2013 adding a billion leva
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New stretch of Bulgaria to Greece Struma Motorway opens
A 14km stretch of the Struma Motorway, part of Pan-European Corridor IV and that when complete in full will link
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