Bulgaria political crisis: Reformist Bloc hands back mandate to form government
Bulgarian centre-right Reformist Bloc has formally returned the mandate to form a new government on December 21, ensuring that snap
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Georgi Purvanov to step down as leader of his ABC party
Georgi Purvanov said on December 21 that he would step down from the leadership of his ABC party at a
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Bulgarian high court acquits former deputy Parliament Speaker
Bulgaria’s Supreme Court of Cassation ruled on December 21 to uphold a lower court’s acquittal of former MP Hristo Biserov
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Tsvetanov: Talks on a possible new Bulgarian government have failed
Bulgaria’s current Parliament will not be able to elect a government and the country will go to early elections, GERB
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Bulgaria’s coalition partners continue talks on possible government formation
A further round of consultations began in Parliament in Sofia on December 20 among the Reformist Bloc, GERB and the
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Bulgarian Interior Minister summons crisis staff over situations in Germany, Turkey
Bulgarian Interior Minister Roumyana Buchvarova has convened crisis staff in connection with the situations in Germany and Turkey, the ministry
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Bulgaria’s Hitrino gas blast train was travelling at 78 km/h in 40km/h zone – prosecutors
The gas tank transport train that was the centre of a fatal explosion in the Bulgarian village of Hitrino on
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Negotiations among Bulgarian coalition partners heighten possibility of new government
Negotiations on December 19 among Bulgaria’s GERB party, the Reformist Bloc and Patriotic Front appeared to put the country a
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Croatia arrests two Bulgarians for human trafficking after 67 people found in van’s cargo hold
Croatia has initiated a crime investigation into two Bulgarian nationals in connection with people-trafficking after traffic police found 67 people
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