EC grants Bulgaria 1.22M euro emergency assistance to aid reception and protection of asylum-seekers and refugees
The European Commission said on July 10 that it had awarded an additional 1.22 million euro in emergency assistance to
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Bulgaria’s President Radev accuses government of procrastinating about fighter jet acquisition
The prolonged political tussle in Bulgaria about the fighter jet acquisition process continued on July 10 with President Roumen Radev
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Foreign ministry teams from Sofia and Skopje have ‘basis for compromise’ on good-neighbourliness treaty
A “basis for compromise” was achieved in talks over the weekend of July 8 and 9 between teams headed by
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Bulgaria’s anti-organised crime directorate now able to monitor social network communications – report
Bulgaria’s Chief Directorate for Combating Organised Crime now has software that can access information from communications online on Facebook, Viber,
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Suspected arson attempt on crane halts work on dismantling of controversial ‘1300 years of Bulgaria’ monument in Sofia
A fire at a giant crane in the early hours of July 9, in what was suspected to be an
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Bulgarian PM Borissov: Sole requirement in jet fighter acquisition is that they should be new
Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov said on July 7 that his sole requirement in the process of acquiring jet fighters
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Bulgarian leaders determined to push ahead on good-neighbourly pact with Skopje
Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov on July 7 again insisted that it was in his country’s interest to support the
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Bulgarian Defence Minister: Government to postpone talks on acquisition of new fighter jet
Bulgaria’s government will not begin negotiations on the acquisition of a new fighter jet until the parliamentary ad hoc committee
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Dossier Commission names two of President Radev’s staff as former State Security people
Bulgaria’s Dossier Commission, the body charged by law with exposing people in public life who worked for the country’s communist-era
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