Twelve communist-era State Security agents among Bulgaria’s MPs
Twelve of the 240 members of Bulgaria’s 42nd National Assembly, elected on May 12, worked for the country’s communist-era secret
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Bulgarian Parliament to hold first meeting on May 21
Bulgarian President Rossen Plevneliev said on May 17 that he would convoke the first sitting of the new 42nd National
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Siderov: Borissov is a liar, terrified that he could find himself in jail
Ataka leader Volen Siderov says that his party’s judgment on Plamen Oresharski, the socialist nominee to be prime minister in
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Bulgaria least gay-friendly among EU states – study
Among European Union member states, Bulgaria scored the lowest in terms of human rights equality for lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans
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Bulgarian socialist leader Stanishev proposes May 21 for first sitting of new Parliament
Meeting President Rossen Plevneliev on May 17, Bulgarian Socialist Party leader Sergei Stanishev proposed May 21 as the date of
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The different roads of Borissov and Plevneliev
As the story goes, it was some months before Bulgaria’s 2011 presidential elections that Boiko Borissov invited Rossen Plevneliev to
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Eurovision 2013: Bulgaria does not make the finals
The second semi-final in the Eurovision 2013 on May 16 saw Bulgaria not succeeding to win a place in the
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Bulgaria’s elections: The ups and downs
The story of the numbers in Bulgaria’s May 2013 parliamentary elections, once a look is taken at the records of
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Sofia, Plovdiv to light the sky on Night of the Museums
Sofia and Plovdiv, the two cities considered as front-runners to win Bulgaria’s nomination for the 2019 European Capital of Culture,
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