Bulgaria’s 2013 elections: GERB has shed support but leads BSP by close to 10%, poll says
Boiko Borissov’s GERB party has shed some support, but at 28.3 per cent continues to be ahead of the Bulgarian
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Varna city council ousts acting mayor
The municipal council in Bulgaria’s Black Sea city of Varna voted on April 29 to oust acting mayor Hristo Bozov
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Britain’s Prince Edward to visit Bulgaria in June
Britain’s Prince Edward and his wife Sophie will visit Bulgaria on June 23-24 at the invitation of Bulgarian President Rossen
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Income tax declarations deadline in Bulgaria
Bulgaria’s National Revenue Agency (NRA) issued a reminder, in a statement on April 29, that the deadline for submitting income
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Eavesdropping controversy: Kokinov resigns from judiciary
Nikolai Kokinov, the Sofia City Prosecutor who resigned as administrative head of the prosecutor’s office on April 26 after recordings
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Eavesdropping controversy: Judiciary committee to decide on ethics probe into Sofia prosecutor’s conduct
A decision on whether to initiate an ethics investigation into the conduct of Nikolai Kokinov, former administrative head of the
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Bulgaria’s Black Sea opens sunbathing season – in April
Sun-worshipers at Bulgaria’s Black Sea city of Varna opened the sunbathing season on April 28 as the city became one
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First tourists for 2013 arrive at Bulgaria’s Albena resort
The first tourists ahead of the summer tourist season arrived in Bulgaria’s Black Sea resort of Albena on April 27.
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Bulgarian protesters block border crossing with Greece twice at weekend, alleging discrimination by Greek police
A group of Bulgarians twice blocked the Ilinden-Exochi border crossing with Greece, on April 27 and 28, alleging discrimination against
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