New US ambassador to Bulgaria sworn in at State Department
Herro Mustafa, the United States ambassador-designate to Bulgaria, was sworn in at a ceremony at the State Department in Washington
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Bulgaria’s 2019 local elections: Four Sofia mayoral candidates meet in TV debate
Four of the 20 candidates in the autumn 2019 mayoral elections in Bulgaria’s capital city Sofia met in a debate
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Foreign Minister holds talks with UK ambassador over Bulgarian fan racism at England match
Acting on the instructions of Prime Minister Boiko Borissov, Bulgaria’s Foreign Minister Ekaterina Zaharieva held a phone conversation with British
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Bulgaria releases Palfreeman from Busmantsi detention centre, maintains ban on leaving country
Bulgaria’s Interior Ministry released Australian murder convict Jock Palfreeman from the Busmantsi detention centre in Sofia on the evening of
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Bulgaria Football Union head to resign after racism-marred England match
Bulgarian Football Union (BFU) chief Borislav Mihailov announced on October 15 his intention to resign, a day after Bulgaria’s Euro
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Bulgarian President calls on government to press EU leaders for action plan on migration
Bulgarian head of state President Roumen Radev has called on the government to raise at the European Council meeting the
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Bulgaria’s Interior Minister: Decision on releasing Palfreeman from detention centre pending
The lawyer for Australian murder convict Jock Palfreeman has lodged a request for him to be released from the Busmantsi
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Bulgaria calls on Turkey to halt military operation in Syria
The military operation in Syria must stop because the risk of a humanitarian crisis is very high, and it is
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Bulgarian PM wants resignation of Bulgarian Football Union head after England match debacle
The government is severing its relations with the Bulgarian Football Union until BFU head Borislav Mihailov resigns, Minister of Sport
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