1815 asylum applicants in Bulgaria in 2015 were unaccompanied minors
A total of 1815 of the asylum applicants in Bulgaria in 2015 were unaccompanied minors, according to figures announced by
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Bulgaria celebrates Orthodox Easter
Bulgarian Orthodox Church head Patriarch Neofit presided at the traditional evening liturgy on the night of April 30 as the
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Bulgaria tops Romanian tourists’ preferences
More than a million Romanian tourists visited Bulgaria in 2015, making them the most numerous foreigners in the neighbouring country for
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‘Holy Fire’ appears in Jerusalem as Orthodox Christians celebrate Easter
In an annual Easter ritual sacred to Orthodox Christians, the “holy fire” was distributed at the Church of the Holy
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Bulgarian Parliament backtracks on splitting referendum, election dates
Bulgaria’s National Assembly voted on April 28 to rescind a decision it took a week previously that would have de-linked
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Bulgaria’s Parliament changes rules on polling stations abroad…again
This week’s version of the Bulgarian Electoral Code says that polling stations abroad can be opened in places other than
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Stara Zagora becomes second Bulgarian municipality to ban the burqa
The southern Bulgarian municipality of Stara Zagora became the second in two days to vote to ban the wearing of
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Uproar in Bulgarian Parliament over election law changes
The eve of the Orthodox Easter long weekend found Bulgaria’s MPs still in their benches in the National Assembly –
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Bulgaria competition watchdog fines Sofia copycat taxi company
Bulgaria’s competition regulator said on April 28 that it fined a Sofia taxi company 50 000 leva (about 25 600
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