Decision awaited on whether mayor of Bulgaria’s Varna will resign
The political fate of Kiril Yordanov, mayor of Bulgaria’s largest Black Sea city Varna, hangs in the balance as all
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Israeli president to press EU on declaring Hezbollah a terrorist organisation – report
Israeli president Shimon Peres will urge European Uninon leaders to put Hezbollah, the Iranian-backed Lebanese Shiite group, on its list
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Bulgaria chooses ‘Kismet’ as entry for 2013 Eurovision song contest
Duo Elitsa and Stundzhi will perform the song Kismet as Bulgaria’s entry in the 2012 Eurovision contest after it was
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Bulgaria’s Borissov again admitted to hospital with high blood pressure
Boiko Borissov, prime minister of Bulgaria pending the appointment of a caretaker government amid the country’s continuing political crisis, was
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Bulgarian protesters say they will set up tent camp until demands are met
Thousands of protesters turned out in Sofia and other major cities in Bulgaria on March 3, with organisers announcing that
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Bulgaria’s national day of parades and protests: Ataka gets into the act
To the accompaniment of a local rock band on a trailer, cries of “Volen!” and appeals from the whippers-in for
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Bulgaria’s national day of parades and protests: Photo gallery
March 3 2013 saw Bulgaria’s senior state leaders and foreign diplomats gather at the Monument to the Unknown Soldier in
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Bulgaria set for national day – and nationwide protests – on March 3
Solemn state ceremonials, protests in all major cities and a march by ultra-nationalists Ataka are all scheduled for Bulgaria’s national
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Controversy over Macedonia’s 2013 Eurovision song contest entry
A video for Macedonia’s entry for the 2013 Eurovision song contest, Vlato “Lozano” Lozanoski and Esma Redžepova’s Imperija (“Empire”), was
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