Clashes between police, protesters in Sofia as thousands protest in Bulgarian cities against electricity companies
There were clashes between police and protesters in the Bulgarian capital city Sofia on February 17 2013 as police blocked
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Editorial: The Hamas visit sought only a theatre stage in Sofia for its tussle with Fatah
In the wake of Bulgaria’s expulsion of a group from Hamas, it is time for some clarity about the context
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Positive messages on bilateral relations after Borissov meets Gruevski in Skopje
An evening meeting in Skopje between Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov and his Macedonian counterpart Nikola Gruevski on February 16
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Bulgaria awaits outcome of tests for horsemeat in lasagna
Bulgaria is awaiting the outcome of tests on 86kg of samples from lasagna confiscated from a supermarket chain on February
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Bulgarian socialist leader Stanishev sees his party as Churchill to Borissov’s Hitler
Likening his Bulgarian Socialist Party as Churchill to Prime Minister Boiko Borissov’s ruling GERB party as Hitler, socialist leader Sergei
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Bulgarian Orthodox Church’s Holy Synod chooses shortlist of three candidates in Patriarchal election
After a day and a half of voting in more than 24 rounds, the governing body of the Bulgarian Orthodox
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Bulgaria in no hurry to join euro zone, Finance Minister Dyankov says
Bulgaria will wait “probably a number of additional years, until the dust settles” before seeking to join the euro, Finance
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Holy Synod secret voting on candidates for Bulgarian Orthodox Church Patriarch goes to 15th round
Voting by the Holy Synod, the governing body of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church, on which three of its number should
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Horsemeat scandal: EU committee agrees on immediate start to testing, EC to pay 75%
The European Union’s Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health agreed at a February 15 2013 meeting, held
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