Bulgaria’s Stanishev fluffs vote in European Parliament on EU-Canada CETA deal
Bulgarian MEP and Party of European Socialists leader Sergei Stanishev voted against the party line by casting his ballot in
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Bulgaria’s supreme court rejects applications against ‘Yes Bulgaria’ participation in March 2017 elections
Bulgaria’s Supreme Administrative Court has dismissed applications by four complainants against the registration of former justice minister Hristo Ivanov’s “Yes
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Bulgaria annual CPI records 1.4% inflation in January
Bulgaria’s annual consumer price index (CPI) recorded 1.4 per cent inflation in January, compared to 0.1 per cent a month
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Officials check safety of road tunnel under Ancient Theatre in Bulgaria’s Plovdiv
Officials in Bulgaria’s second city Plovdiv have begun checking the safety of the road tunnel that runs underneath the landmark
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Bulgaria’s caretaker government replaces another seven regional governors
Meeting on February 15, Bulgaria’s caretaker government decided to replace seven regional governors, a week after dismissing 14. Caretaker Prime
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Audit finds irregularities in more than 100 public procurements by Bulgaria’s Defence Ministry
An audit has found irregularities in more than 100 public procurements by the Ministry of Defence, Bulgaria’s caretaker Defence Minister
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Shalom Organisation of the Jews in Bulgaria calls for banning of ‘Lukov March’ 2017
As in several previous years, the Shalom Organisation of the Jews has issued a call to Sofia municipality to ban
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More than 11 500 migrants and refugees have arrived in Europe so far in 2017 – IOM
A total of 11 515 refugees and migrants had arrived in Europe so far this year, the International Organization for Migration
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A Bulgarian tale: Of Elin Pelin, the will of the people, fascism, the bogeyman and a small-town mayor
When Ivailo Simeonov was a candidate for election as mayor of the Bulgarian town of Elin Pelin in 2015, his
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