Bulgaria: Many thousands of communist-era Military Intelligence staff records destroyed
At least 16 000 records of Bulgaria’s communist-era Military Intelligence personnel, the equivalent of nearly half, were destroyed after the
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Bulgarian socialist splinter party confirms endorsement of Radev as presidential candidate
Georgi Purvanov’s socialist splinter party ABC confirmed on August 18 its endorsement of former Air Force chief Roumen Radev as
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Bulgarian Socialist Party votes ex-air force chief Radev as its presidential candidate
The opposition Bulgarian Socialist Party’s (BSP) national council, after a meeting lasting several hours on August 17, chose former Air
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Bulgarian Foreign Ministry cautions travellers to Ukraine
Bulgaria’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs issued on August 17 a series of recommendations to the country’s citizens travelling to Ukraine,
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Bulgaria sends humanitarian aid after Skopje, Tetevo fatal floods
Bulgaria’s Cabinet said on August 17 that it was sending humanitarian assistance worth about 120 000 leva (about 61 000
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Building of Kresna – Sandanski stretch of Struma motorway to begin in September
Construction of the Kresna-Sandanski stretch of Bulgaria’s Struma Motorway, that will run to the Greek border, is to begin in
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Bulgaria’s former air force chief, expected to be leftist presidential candidate, lashes MoD ‘incompetence’
Bulgaria’s former commander of the Air Force, Roumen Radev, who is expected to be named on August 17 as the
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Bulgarian court rules to extradite brother-in-law of Charlie Hebdo attacker to France
Sofia City Court ruled on August 16 to extradite Mourad Hamyd, brother-in-law of Charlie Hebdo attacker Cherif Kouachi, to France,
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More than 1200 migrants have arrived in Bulgaria since August 1 – IOM
A total of 1289 migrants have arrived in Bulgaria since August 1 2016, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) said
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