Bulgaria’s Parliament appoints new health insurance fund chief
Bulgaria’s Parliament appointed Rumyana Todorova as the new head of the National Health Insurance Fund (NHIF) on July 10. Her
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Bulgarian trade union CITUB joins calls for snap elections
The Confederation of Independent Trade Unions in Bulgaria (CITUB) said on July 10 that early parliamentary elections were the only
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Death of Metropolitan Kiril of Varna caused by hypothermia – bishop
Bulgarian Orthodox Church Metropolitan of Varna Kiril, found dead on a beach near Varna on July 9, appears to have
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UN chief honours memory of former General Assembly President Stoyan Ganev
United Nations Ban Ki-moon honoured on July 9 2013 the late Stoyan Ganev of Bulgaria, a former President of the
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Bulgarian Orthodox Church Varna Metropolitan Kiril found dead – updated
The Bulgarian Orthodox Church’s Metropolitan of Varna, Kiril, has been found dead on a Black Sea beach, the Holy Synod
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Bulgaria’s Constitutional Court rejects suit to overturn May elections
Bulgaria’s Constitutional Court said on July 9 that it ruled against the suit lodged by Boiko Borissov’s party GERB to
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Bulgaria’s ruling coalition shrugs off Franco-German criticism
The joint statement by the French and German ambassadors in Sofia was a criticism of the entire transition period rather
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Bulgarian prosecutors deny Australian request to transfer Palfreeman
Bulgaria’s Prosecutor’s Office said on July 9 that it has denied a request to transfer Jock Palfreeman to Australia so
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Bulgarian President Plevneliev speaks on bid to impeach him
Bulgarian President Rossen Plevneliev has commented on the attempted move by ultra-nationalist party Ataka and a group of pro-government protesters
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