Online petition calls for European Parliament to sanction controversial Bulgarian MEP Dzhambazki
Eleven days after it was launched, an online petition posted in Bulgarian calling for the European Parliament to sanction nationalist
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Food safety, tourism authorities check summer holiday resorts on Bulgaria’s Black Sea coast
Inspectors from Bulgaria’s Food Safety Agency are carrying out intensified inspections of catering establishments and food business outlets all along
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Bulgarian Defence Minister has held talks with Russia on overhaul of MiG-29s
Bulgarian Defence Minister Krassimir Karakachanov has held talks with Russia’s RSK MiG about possible costs of the company overhauling 15
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Better to ask forgiveness than permission: Bulgaria to ban new construction on Cape Kaliakra
Bulgaria’s Environment Minister Neno Dimov said on July 21 that the country has reached a settlement with the European Commission
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Bulgarian President Radev: Handling of jet fighter acquisition process ‘not the best signal’ abroad
Bulgarian President Roumen Radev has cited the handling of the fighter jet acquisition process as an example of how not
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Bulgaria seized more than 600 000 fake goods at borders in 2016 – half that of 2015
Bulgaria seized 638 248 fake goods – articles violating intellectual property rights – at its borders in 2016, a number
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US State Department report spells out Bulgaria’s efforts to counter terrorism
The Bulgarian government has worked to enhance its terrorism prevention and enforcement tools by adopting new and comprehensive counterterrorism legislation,
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Bulgarian prosecutors file lawsuit over Corporate Commercial Bank collapse
Bulgaria’s prosecutor’s office said on July 20 that it has concluded its investigation into the collapse of the Corporate Commercial
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British tourist shot in leg in road rage incident near Bulgaria’s Sunny Beach
A former member of the Bulgarian military shot a British tourist in the leg during a dispute on the road
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