Bulgaria’s new cabinet ministers spell out plans
A more powerful State Agency for National Security, recruitment of civilians to act as “civil guards” to assist police, a
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Protest in Sofia against ‘Oligarchski’ government
Bulgaria’s capital city Sofia saw a protest on June 2 against the new socialist Plamen Oresharski government, dubbed “Oligarchski” by
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37 arrested in Bulgaria in operation in 17 EU countries against scrap metal gangs
Thirty-seven people were arrested in Bulgaria as part of a two-day operation in 17 European Union countries against organised metal
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Demonstrations in Bulgaria in solidarity with protesters in Turkey
Bulgaria is among European countries where demonstrations have been held in solidarity with the protesters in major cities in Turkey.
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Socialist move for power shift over anti-organised crime squad takes first step in Parliament
Two days after Bulgaria’s socialist party-appointed government came to power, the National Assembly approved the first reading of legislation moving
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Bulgarian ‘vampire’ skeleton set to return home
A year after archaeological digs in the Black Sea town of Sozopol yielded a well-preserved male skeleton buried with a
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68 000 young people unemployed in Bulgaria in April 2013 – Eurostat
April 2013 saw 5.62 million young people – meaning under-25s – unemployed in the European Union, about 68 000 of them
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Sirens to sound in Bulgaria on June 2 2013 to honour memory of Hristo Botev
Across Bulgaria, sirens will sound at noon on June 2 2013 in an annual custom honouring the memory of revolutionary,
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Bulgarian President holds firm against appointing ambassadors who were communist secret service agents
In one of the first most significant differences between Bulgaria’s socialist-led government and the country’s head of state, President Rossen
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