Bulgaria’s chief of defence resigns, to give next president free hand to choose new chief
Bulgaria’s Chief of Defence, General Konstantin Popov, has resigned, the Defence Ministry said on December 2. Popov, who has held
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Bulgarian prosecutors press charges against controversial former judge
Bulgaria’s prosecutor’s office said on December 2 that it indicted former judge Roumyana Chenalova on charges of malfeasance in office
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Bulgaria’s political crisis: Borissov formally declines offer to try to form a government
In an exchange lasting just a matter of a few minutes on December 2, GERB party leader Boiko Borissov formally
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Bulgaria’s largest open-air ice rink opens in Plovdiv on December 3
The now-traditional open-air ice rink near the Central Post Office in Plovdiv opens on December 3 2016, this year expanded
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Black Sea border guard, coast guard chiefs sign co-operation memo
The heads of border guard and coast guard services of Black Sea countries have signed a memorandum of co-operation and
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Bulgarian Parliament passes 2017 Budget at second reading
Bulgarian MPs passed the 2017 Budget Act at second reading on December 1, with little debate on the House floor,
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Political row in Bulgaria over nomination of European Commissioner to replace Georgieva
In the weeks since Boiko Borissov’s resignation as prime minister, several questions have faced the country, not least of which
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EU stats: Third of Bulgarians can’t afford to get together with friends for a drink or meal once a month
Bulgaria is one of three European Union countries where about a third of the population cannot afford to get together
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With a month left to 2016, Bulgaria could be on track to beat last year’s road death numbers
On December 1 2016, with a month left to the year, the number of road deaths in Bulgaria since January
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