Bulgaria’s Supreme Judicial Council courts controversy with interim chief prosecutor appointment
Bulgaria’s recently-elected Supreme Judicial Council (SJC) has wasted little time in showing its decisions will be as hotly debated as
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New archaeological finds in Bulgaria’s Sliven, Stara Zagora
Although the archaeological digs season in Bulgaria has wrapped up, work on existing attractions has yielded new finds, Bulgarian National
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Bulgarian Orthodox Church to take first steps towards choosing new Patriarch after death of Maxim
The leadership of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church has seven days from November 6, the date of the death Patriarch Maxim,
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Bells toll as Bulgaria mourns Patriarch Maxim
The bells of Sofia’s landmark Alexander Nevsky cathedral tolled repeatedly on the morning of November 6 2012, while requiem services
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Bulgarian Orthodox Church head Patriarch Maxim dies aged 98
Patriarch Maxim, the head of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church since 1971, died in the early hours of November 6 2012
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Controversial Bulgarian Constitutional Court appointee asked to step down
Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov asked on November 5 that a newly-elected Constitutional Court judge to step down – provided
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Record jackpot in Bulgarian state lottery up for grabs
A record jackpot estimated at 7.1 million leva (about 3.6 million euro) has been projected for the November 8 draw
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Syrians, Iranians and Turks among latest illegal immigrants arrested by Bulgarian Border Police
Bulgarian Border Police said on November 5 2012 that they had arrested eight illegal immigrants, most of them Syrians, an
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Bulgarian Economy and Energy Minister Dobrev in Q&A with the British Bulgarian Chamber of Commerce
Bulgaria’s Economy, Energy and Tourism Minister Delyan Dobrev was the guest of the British Bulgarian Chamber of Commerce on October
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