Bulgarian socialist MP apologises for calling protesters ‘internet lumpens’
Bulgarian Socialist Party MP Hristo Monov says that he apologises for using the term “internet lumpens” to describe the anti-government
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Barroso underlines concerns to Oresharski
European Commission President Jose Barroso underlined a series of concerns in talks in Brussels with Plamen Oresharski, who occupies the
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The longest day for Bulgaria
Bulgarians woke up on June 21, in the northern hemisphere the longest day, to the news that after a marathon
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Bulgaria in a deepening crisis, President Plevneliev says after security council debacle
Bulgarian President Rossen Plevneliev said that the country is in a deepening crisis and, again effectively siding with the many
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Sofia Pride postponed to avoid unrest
The annual Sofia Pride march would be postponed to avoid the risk of unrest, the event’s organisers said on June
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Sofia Opera complains about rowdy neighbours Ataka
Sofia Opera, which shares a building with the headquarters of ultra-nationalist party Ataka, has complained in an open letter to
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Bulgaria political crisis: Siderov’s slapstick antics and Borissov’s assassination fears
The sitting of the Consultative Council on National Security, called by Bulgarian President Rossen Plevneliev on June 20, descended into
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Siderov to chair Bulgarian Parliament’s anti-corruption committee, and other appointments
The leader of Bulgarian ultra-nationalist party Ataka, Volen Siderov, was elected on June 19 chairperson of Parliament’s committee on the
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Bulgarian public opinion strongly supports protests against Peevski appointment – survey
The protests against the appointment of Delyan Peevski as director of the State Agency for National Security (SANS) had wide
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