Bulgarian prosecutors say lax controls on police eavesdropping ripe for abuse
Bulgarian prosecutors investigating allegations by socialist leader Sergei Stanishev of illegal electronic surveillance have found that lax controls over police
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Bulgarian prosecutors start criminal proceedings against senior officials in eavesdropping scandal
Three senior officials at Bulgaria’s Specialist Directorate for Operational and Technical Operations face criminal proceedings following an investigation by a
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No radiation leak danger, Kozloduy says after emergency shutdown of generator
A turbo-generator at the fifth unit of Bulgaria’s Kozloduy nuclear power station was shut down on April 14 after a
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Annual ban on recreational fishing in force in Bulgaria from April 15
The annual ban on recreational fishing in Bulgaria is in force from April 15 to May 31 2013, the Fisheries
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3.2 Richter scale earthquake in southern Bulgaria
An earthquake measuring 3.2 on the Richter scale occurred on April 14 at about 5.30pm near the southern Bulgarian town
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Coalition question at forefront as election campaigns begin in Bulgaria
The first days of campaigning ahead of Bulgaria’s May 12 2013 national parliamentary elections saw the question of which parties
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Bulgaria’s smoking ban led to 3 – 4% cut in cigarette sales, analysts say
The full ban on smoking in public places that came into law in Bulgaria in June 2012 has led to
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Bulgarian Deputy Minister named as State Security agent to sue Dossier Commission
Bozhan Stoyanov, Deputy Minister of Economy, Energy and Tourism in Bulgaria’s current caretaker cabinet, named by the Dossier Commission as
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Bulgarian politicians do not understand economics, business leaders say
Bulgarian politicians do not understand economics and would have difficulty in proposing solutions to end the crisis, according to the
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