Bulgarian ultranationalist Siderov likens himself to Nelson Mandela
Bulgarian ultra-nationalist Ataka leader Volen Siderov, whose comments during the current political crisis have been invariably more ludicrous than lucid,
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Oresharski tells Parliament of government’s ‘achievements’ in first month
Plamen Oresharski, who sits in the prime minister’s chair in the Bulgarian Socialist Party government, told members of Parliament of
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Bulgarian Deputy PM criticises President Plevneliev over position on protests
Tsvetlin Yovchev, Deputy Prime Minister and Interior Minister in the Bulgarian Socialist Party government, has lashed out at President Rossen
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Varna acting metropolitan withdraws after priests object to him
The Bulgarian Orthodox Church metropolitan appointed as acting head of the Black Sea diocese of Varna after the death of
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Protesting Bulgarian tobacco growers block border checkpoints with Romania and Turkey – updated
Bulgarian tobacco growers, protesting against what they see as a lack of state support for the industry through a failure
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Prosecutor in Bulgarian eavesdropping controversy sacked
Bulgaria’s Supreme Judiciary Council (SJC) voted on July 11 to fire former Sofia City Prosecutor Nikolai Kokinov as a magistrate.
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Bulgarian prosecutors investigating alleged corruption at conflict of interest commission
Bulgaria’s Prosecutor’s Office said on July 11 that it was investigating allegations of corruption at the Cabinet’s commission tasked with
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Bulgarian socialist government responds to criticism from foreign ambassadors
Bulgaria’s beleaguered socialist government, elected in May but under relentless pressure from many thousands who turn out on the streets
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Self-immolation attempt prevented outside Bulgaria’s judiciary council
Police officers prevented a man from setting himself on fire outside the building of Bulgaria’s Supreme Judicial Council (SJC) on
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