Bulgarian President Plevneliev speaks out on recent wave of mass protests
Bulgarian President Rossen Plevneliev said on February 18 2013 that he was “not indifferent” to the nationwide mass civil protests
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Electricity protests: EVN car torched in Plovdiv, Revenue Agency starts checks into energy distribution companies
Arson is suspected after a car owned by energy distribution company EVN was burnt out on February 18 2013 in
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Bulgarian Finance Minister Simeon Dyankov sacked
Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov will ask Parliament to release Finance Minister Simeon Dyankov from his duties and confirm EU
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Bulgaria’s electricity protests continue in major cities
The series of protests against electricity companies and high bills that brought a reported 100 000 people on to the
Read moreHorsemeat scandal spreads across Europe
A horse meat scandal that started in Britain and Ireland is now unnerving consumers around Europe. DNA tests have revealed
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South Africa hands credentials to honorary consul in Varna
South African ambassador to Bulgaria Sheila Camerer handed credentials to the country’s new honorary consul in the Black Sea city
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Shock as Bulgaria’s government faces tens of thousands in electricity bill revolt
Bulgaria’s centre-right government, elected in 2009 and pursuing re-election in 2013, faced its largest challenge yet as tens of thousands
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Bulgarian energy commission head resigns at request of PM over illegal cigarette selling business
Four days after Yuliana Ivanova was appointed as the new head of Bulgaria’s State Energy and Water Regulatory Commission, she
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Hundreds attend funeral of famed Bulgarian actor Todor Kolev
Hundreds of people from Bulgaria’s film and theatre world attended the funeral service for Todor Kolev, the prominent Bulgarian actor
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