Interior Minister Yovchev to get dual role as deputy PM
Interior Minister Tsvetlin Yovchev is to get a dual role as deputy prime minister, Bulgarian Prime Minister Plamen Oresharski said
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Rumbles among socialists over Peevski appointment
A Bulgarian Socialist Party MP has distanced himself from the election of Movement for Rights and Freedoms MP and media
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President Plevneliev, protesters protest at Peevski appointment as SANS boss
Bulgarian President Rossen Plevneliev withdrew from a scheduled attendance of the opening of Danube Bridge 2 on June 14, and
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Uproar at nomination of Peevski to head State Agency for National Security
A loud hubbub, ironic applause, catcalls and a walkout by former ruling party GERB were the reactions in Parliament on
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Socialist government recycles deputy ministers
With not all portfolios filled, the list of 17 deputy ministers announced by Plamen Oresharski on June 13 includes a
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Most emigration from Bulgaria ‘temporary’, OECD report says
Return migration to Bulgaria has accelerated in recent years driven by crisis-related factors since Bulgarian emigration was largely towards crisis-hit
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Archaeology: Bulgaria’s 2013 season underway with new discoveries
The archaeology season for Bulgaria is underway, with 2013 already seeing new discoveries. Among these are the finding of a
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Bulgaria’s Gambling Commission moves to ban online betting
Bulgaria’s Gambling Commission has blacklisted 22 online betting sites for failing to acquire Bulgarian gambling licences. Under the country’s Gambling
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Bulgarian MPs approve amendments to set up wire-tapping agency
Bulgaria’s Parliament passed at first reading on June 13 amendments to the Special Intelligence Means Act, the law governing the
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