Fighting each other on Bulgaria’s beaches: Siderov and Simeonov
The tensions between two of the co-leaders of Bulgarian government minority partner the United Patriots are continuing to surge. The
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Bulgaria to erect fence at Romanian border to counter spread of African swine fever
Clearing of land to enable the building of a fence at the Romanian border has begun, to prevent the movement
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Change of stance as Cabinet adopts report that does not see Russia as threat to EU, Bulgaria
The 2017 annual report on national security, adopted by the government and yet to be approved by Parliament, does not
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Refugee centres in Bulgaria ‘almost empty’ – report
Refugee centres in Bulgaria are almost empty and there has been a significant decline in applications for protection, Bulgarian National
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PM Borissov: Bulgaria ‘only country in EU that has coped with migrants’
To date, Bulgaria is the only country in the European Union that has coped with migrants and has even been
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Bulgarian Agriculture Minister: Outbreaks of ovine rinderpest in five settlements
Bulgaria’s Agriculture Minister Roumen Porozhanov said on July 20 that there were outbreaks of ovine rinderpest in five settlements. These
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Israeli tourists visiting Bulgaria up by close to 32% – Tourism Minister
The number of Israeli tourists who visited Bulgaria in January to May 2018 was 31.8 per cent higher than in
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Mogherini nominates Bulgaria’s Kuneva to EU post at Council of Europe
EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini has nominated Meglena Kuneva, a former European Commissioner from Bulgaria and a former Cabinet
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EC opens three new infringement proceedings against Bulgaria
The European Commission opened three new infringement proceedings against Bulgaria, while moving forward a fourth one, in the latest monthly
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