Italian military aircraft makes emergency landing in Sofia over engine trouble
An Italian Air Force Spartan transport aircraft on a flight from Plovdiv made an emergency landing at Sofia Airport on
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Bulgarian court suspends Plovdiv mayor Totev from office over mismanagement charges
In a ruling on January 16, Plovdiv Regional Court ordered Ivan Totev, mayor of Bulgaria’s second-largest city, suspended from office
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Bulgarian former intelligence chief faces new embezzlement charges
Bulgaria’s prosecutor’s general office said on January 16 that it was pressing new charges against the former head of the
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Sofia court hands suspended sentence to MRF MP
Sofia City Court handed a suspended six-month sentence to Movement for Rights and Freedoms MP Alexander “Bat Sali” Metodiev on
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Prosecutors lodge new charges against Bulgarian Defence Minister Nenchev
The Sofia City Prosecutors office lodged charges in court against Defence Minister Nikolai Nenchev on January 16, accusing him of
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Bulgarian socialist breakaway party ABC elects new leader
Konstantin Prodanov, a 39-year-old former economic adviser to then-president Georgi Purvanov, was on January 15 elected as leader of Purvanov’s
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Greek farmers say they will blockade Bulgaria’s borders again from January 23
Greek farmers have said that they will begin protests on January 23 2017, with blockades of roads including checkpoints at
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Bulgarian prosecutors charge only 6 of 25 Varna customs officers held for corruption
Bulgarian prosecutors have laid criminal charges against only six of the 25 Varna customs officers and other individuals arrested for
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Former justice minister lodges court application to register ‘Yes Bulgaria’ political party
Bulgarian former justice minister Hristo Ivanov lodged papers in the Sofia City Court on January 13 to register the “Yes
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