Energy sector most vulnerable to corruption, Bulgarian President Plevneliev says
Bulgaria’s energy sector was the most susceptible to corrupt practices and needed urgent reform in order to “sever corrupt dependencies”,
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Bulgarian PM says he wants to normalise relations with Russia
Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov said on July 1 that he wanted to normalise relations with Russia, which was why
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Bulgarian daily Novinar ceases print edition
Bulgarian-language daily Novinar, founded in 1992 and formerly one of the largest-circulation newspapers in the country, published its final edition on
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Arrests outside Sofia cathedral as Putin’s ‘Night Wolves’ visit
Bulgarian police took two people into custody outside Sofia’s landmark Alexander Nevsky cathedral on July 1 as tensions rose between
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Midway through 2016, Bulgaria’s road death toll is 301
Halfway through 2016, the number of deaths in road accidents in Bulgaria has reached 301, according to Interior Ministry statistics
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Bulgaria January-May Budget surplus exceeds forecasts, at 2.77B leva
Bulgaria’s Finance Ministry said that the consolidated Budget surplus for the first five months of 2016 was 2.77 billion leva,
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Bulgarian Foreign Ministry: Threat of terrorist acts in Turkey is high
The threat of terrorist acts in Turkey remains high, Bulgaria’s Foreign Ministry said on June 30. The ministry urged Bulgarians
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Bulgarian Parliament passes anti-corruption bill at first reading
Bulgaria’s MPs passed at first reading a draft bill meant to create a new government body to fight corruption and conflict
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Clash with Ukrainian protesters as Putin’s ‘Night Wolves’ arrive in Bulgaria
There were arrests in Bulgaria’s Black Sea city of Bourgas on June 30 after clashes between supporters of the Russian
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