Bulgarian prosecutors press charges after Gambling Commission raid
Bulgarian prosecutors raided the Gambling Commission on January 29, detaining its head Alexander Georgiev for questioning, reports in Bulgaria media
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Health Ministry: Two Bulgarians being monitored for coronavirus
Health authorities in Bulgaria are closely monitoring the medical condition of two Bulgarian women who have returned from China and
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Bulgaria’s district of Stara Zagora latest to declare flu epidemic
The regional health inspectorate in Bulgaria’s district of Stara Zagora has declared an influenza epidemic, closing schools from January 30
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Busts in Bulgaria’s Varna against 900 000 euro money laundering scheme
The economic crimes squad and Interior Ministry investigators carried out a special police operation, supervised by the district prosecutor’s office,
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Bulgaria’s road agency: 40M leva proceeds from ‘e-vignettes’ in first weeks of 2020
More than 650 000 electronic road tax stickers, known as “e-vignettes” have been bought since the beginning of 2020, for
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Bulgaria’s Parliament rejects motion of no confidence in the government
Bulgaria’s unicameral Parliament, the National Assembly, voted on January 29 to reject a motion of no confidence in Prime Minister
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Coronavirus: Bulgarian PM says will send aircraft to fetch students from Wuhan
Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov said on January 28 that the government was ready to send an aircraft to fetch
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Three more districts in Bulgaria declare flu epidemics
The regional health inspectorates in Bulgaria’s districts of Sliven, Vidin and Silistra have declared influenza epidemics as of January 29,
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Bulgaria prosecutors seek clarity on presidential immunity, release wire-taps
Bulgaria’s prosecutor’s office said on January 28 that Prosecutor-General Ivan Geshev’s request for a Constitutional Court ruling on presidential immunity
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