Bulgaria’s political crisis: Reformist Bloc accepts mandate to try to form a government
Bulgaria’s centre-right Reformist Bloc accepted a mandate from President Rossen Plevneliev on December 13 to try to form a government.
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British community in Bulgaria joins efforts to aid people of blast-hit Hitrino
The British expatriate community in Bulgaria is being drawn in to help families of victims of the fatal explosion in
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Bulgarian government grants 10M leva to assist blast-hit Hitrino village
The Bulgarian government is granting 10 million leva (about 5.1 million euro) to assist the village of Hitrino, Prime Minister
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Bulgaria annual CPI down to 0.5% deflation in November
Bulgaria’s annual consumer price index (CPI) recorded 0.5 per cent deflation in November 2016, down from 0.6 per cent a
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Death toll in Bulgaria’s Hitrino explosion rises to eight
The number of dead as a result of the gas transporter train explosion in the north-eastern Bulgarian village of Hitrino
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Hitrino disaster revives issue of rail safety in Bulgaria
While official investigations are still proceeding into the cause of the gas transport train blast that brought death and destruction
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Bulgarian Foreign Ministry: Probability of terrorist attacks in Turkey remains high
Bulgaria’s Foreign Ministry called on December 11 for the country’s citizens to postpone planned trips to Turkey unless absolutely necessary,
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Bulgarian Red Cross starts fund-raising campaign to assist victims of Hitrino gas explosion
The Bulgarian Red Cross launched on December 11 a fund-raising campaign to assist victims of the gas explosion disaster in
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Hitrino tragedy: Because of day of national mourning, Bulgarian President postpones handing of mandate to form government
Bulgarian head of state President Rossen Plevneliev has postponed the handing over of an exploratory mandate to form a government
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