Bulgarian authorities say Vitosha blaze contained – again
Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov became the latest public official on July 5 to declare that the forest fire on
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More than half of Bulgarians see situation in country as ‘unbearable’ – poll
More than half of Bulgarians polled in a survey in May 2012 saw the situation in the country as “unbearable”
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Bulgarian police seizes 12 tonnes of hashish
Bulgarian police have seized 12 tonnes of hashish from a warehouse in the village of Mirovyane on the outskirts of
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Vitosha fire rages on, authorities accused of poor organisation
The fight against the forest fire on Vitosha mountain near Bulgarian capital Sofia continued for a fourth day on July
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Bulgaria’s Dossier Commission unmasks former communist spies among trade union confederation
Eight people who had occupied leadership positions in the Confederation of Independent Trade Unions of Bulgaria (CITUB) had worked for
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Temperature records set in Bulgaria with more sweltering heat to come
Four temperature records were registered across Bulgaria by the mid-afternoon of July 4 2012, the National Institute of Meteorology and
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Another Brit falls from balcony at Bulgarian Black Sea resort
A 21-year-old British tourist fell from the balcony of his hotel in the Bulgarian Black Sea resort of Sunny Beach
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Bulgaria will support Greece on the way to new economic growth, Plevneliev says
Bulgaria will support Greece on its way to new economic growth in the spirit of pan-European efforts, just as Bulgaria
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Bulgaria’s President Plevneliev visiting Greece
Bulgarian President Rossen Plevneliev is to pay an official visit to Greece on July 4 and 5 2012 at the
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