Bulgarian Foreign Minister: Russia has not objected to Georgieva entry into UN race
Bulgarian Foreign Minister Daniel Mitov said on September 30 that there were no objections from Russia and other countries to
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Record number of foreign tourists visited Bulgaria in April – August 2016 – Tourism Minister
More than six million foreign tourists visited Bulgaria in January to August 2016, while the number of foreign visitors to
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Four Bulgarian Border Police arrested for corruption
Four Bulgarian Border Police were arrested for corruption at the Kapitan Andreevo border checkpoint with Turkey on September 30. More
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Hungary supports Bulgaria’s nomination of Georgieva to be UN Secretary-General
Hungary supports Bulgaria’s nomination of Kristalina Georgieva for the post of United Nations Secretary-General, Hungarian prime minister Viktor Orban said
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Bulgarian Parliament approves ban on wearing burqa in public
Bulgaria’s National Assembly voted on September 30 to approve the second reading of a law banning the wearing of clothing
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Archaeological discoveries in Bulgaria: September 2016 highlights
September marks the closing phase of Bulgaria’s annual archaeology season, but the month did not disappoint as digs exposed a
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Bulgaria’s campaign for Georgieva to head UN gets underway
The late entry of Kristalina Georgieva as an official entrant to the race to be the next Secretary-General of the
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Bulgaria’s NEK will not appeal Belene arbitration ruling
Bulgarian state electric utility NEK decided against appealing the arbitration ruling that awarded damages to Russia’s Atomstroyexport for the reactors
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EC steps up infringement proceedings against Bulgaria on water pollution, digital markets
The European Commission said on September 29 that it was sending Bulgaria reasoned opinions, the second stage of infringement proceedings,
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