Bulgarian Cabinet approves plan against radicalisation and terrorism
Bulgaria’s government endorsed, at a meeting on October 18, the 2017 plan to implement its strategy against radicalisation and terrorism.
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Bulgarian government appoints national co-ordinator for the fight against anti-Semitism
Bulgaria’s Cabinet has adopted the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance’s (IHRA) definition of anti-Semitism and has appointed Deputy Foreign Minister Georg
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Bulgarian Parliament elects Maxim Minchev to further term as head of news agency BTA
Bulgaria’s National Assembly elected on October 18, with support from all parties, Maxim Minchev to a further term as head
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Bulgarian MPs voted on October 17 to pass amendments to the Civil Procedure Code, tabled by the Ombudsman’s office, aimed
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Bulgarian President’s consultative council fails to solve key disputes over proposed new anti-corruption body
A meeting on October 17 of Bulgaria’s Consultative Council on National Security, called by President Roumen Radev, failed after four
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Politicians are ‘primary censors’ of Bulgarian-language media, poll of journalists finds
Politicians are the “primary censors” of the Bulgarian-language media, demanding to edit interviews with them before publication and to determine
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Main part of renovations of Sofia’s NDK ahead of Bulgaria EU Presidency ‘to finish by November 15’
Major building work in the renovation of the National Palace of Culture, NDK, in Sofia is to be completed by
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Sofia municipality planting more than 500 trees along streets and boulevards by end of autumn
By the end of autumn 2017, more than 500 trees of various varieties will be planted along streets and boulevards
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Bulgarian PM Borissov congratulates Zaev on local elections results
Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov has congratulated his counterpart in Skopje, Zoran Zaev, on the results of the October 15
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