Bulgarian court orders Moroccan terrorism suspect held for 90 days
The regional court in the Bulgarian town of Haskovo has ordered a Moroccan, Naufal Zahri, wanted by Interpol on terrorism
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Dark windows: One in four dwellings in Sofia is vacant
In spite of a continuous migration from Bulgaria’s countryside to large cities, especially Sofia, the number of uninhabited dwellings remains
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MEPs visit Bulgaria to inspect Frontex operations at Turkish border
Members of the European Parliament’s civil liberties committee are on a three-day visit to Bulgaria to see first-hand how Frontex
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Education Ministry: 2% of Bulgarian pupils being home-schooled
More than 15 000 pupils in Bulgaria – about two per cent of the 717 000 in grades one to
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Foreign ministers from Athens and Skopje to discuss ‘name dispute’ in Sofia on February 15-16
According to IBNA’s exclusive information, the meeting of foreign ministers from Athens and Skopje, Nikos Kotzias and Nikola Dimitrov, is
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Bulgarian nationalists keep up attacks on Greens MEP Ska Keller
Bulgarian far-right and nationalist politicians have continued verbal attacks on Greens MEP Ska Keller, even after the government distanced itself
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Bulgarian far-right leader hints at early elections if Istanbul Convention is adopted
Volen Siderov, leader of the parliamentary group of the nationalist United Patriots – minority partner in the Bulgarian government –
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Three Nato ships conducting Black Sea patrols visit Bulgaria’s Bourgas
Three Nato ships currently conducting patrols in the Black Sea are visiting Bulgaria’s port city of Bourgas from February 9
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Bulgarian President dismisses head of National Protection Service
Bulgarian President Roumen Radev has signed the decree dismissing the head of the National Protection Service Angel Antonov, the presidency
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