Bulgarian Parliament makes voting in elections compulsory
Bulgarians will be required by law to vote in elections, after the National Assembly approved on April 21 2016 the
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Bulgarian drivers to block border crossings with Greece at Orthodox Easter
Bulgarian lorry drivers intend blocking all border crossings with Greece during the April 29 to May 2 2016 holidays, when
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Eight officials at Bulgaria’s children treatment fund arrested
Bulgarian police have arrested eight officials at the Health Ministry’s fund for treatment of children abroad, including the fund’s director
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Bulgaria approved 5605 asylum applications in 2015
Bulgaria approved 5605 asylum applications in 2015, of which 4705 were the granting of refugee status and the rest were
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Bulgaria worst among EU countries in 2016 Press Freedom Index
Bulgaria ranked 113th out of 180 countries in international organisation Reporters Without Border’s 2016 Index of Press Freedom, the lowest
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Ataka leader Siderov guilty in Varna Airport case
Ataka leader Volen Siderov has reached his latest plea bargain with prosecutors, pleading guilty to charges of hooliganism and assaulting
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Sofia’s Ancient Serdica archaeological complex opens
The Ancient Serdica archaeological complex, the result of five years’ work and a 15 million leva budget, opened in central
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International consortium to begin drilling for oil, gas off Bulgaria’s Black Sea coast
The international consortium led by French energy conglomerate Total will begin drilling for oil and gas on Bulgaria’s Black Sea
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Plevneliev: ‘The next big idea could be born anywhere in Bulgaria’
Bulgaria today is the centre of an actively developing innovation ecosystem and is a leader in a region with a
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