Third of arrests at Bulgarian border in 2012 were of Syrians
Just more than a third of the people arrested at the Bulgarian border from the beginning of January 1 2012
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Bulgaria’s winter weather crisis: Situation eases in time for holiday exodus
Major national roads in Bulgaria reopened by the early afternoon of December 21 2012, after closures caused by large snowdrifts
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Weather crisis in eastern Bulgaria complicates Festive Season exodus
Bulgarian authorities urged people to behave sensibly when attempting to travel on December 21, as continuing difficult weather conditions were
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Judge Sotir Tsatsarov elected Bulgaria’s prosecutor-general
Bulgaria’s Supreme Judicial Council elected the head of Plovdiv Regional Court Sotir Tsatsarov as the next prosecutor-general on December 20,
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Bulgaria to bid to host Euro 2020 matches
Bulgaria will bid to host at least one match of the 2020 European football championship, the president of the Bulgarian
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Snowdrifts, strong winds cause chaos in north-eastern Bulgaria as harsh winter weather grips Eastern Europe
Heavy snowfalls and strong winds led to declarations of states of emergency in eight municipalities and a district in north-eastern
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Bulgaria’s winter weather: States of emergency in two districts, power cuts, traffic disruptions
A state of emergency was in effect in the district of Shoumen in north-eastern Bulgaria and in the municipality of
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Bulgarian PM Borissov: I believe in God, not the Mayan calendar
Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov is among the latest government leaders to reject claims based on an interpretation of the
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Bulgaria will continue to encourage investment in the real economy, President Plevneliev tells EU ambassadors
Bulgaria will continue to create favourable conditions for foreign investors and encourage investment in the real economy, President Rosen Plevneliev
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