Plovdiv mayor backs burqa ban proposal
The mayor of Plovdiv, Bulgaria’s second-largest city, says that he personally supports banning the burqa in public places but it
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US: Marginalisation of Roma most pressing human rights problem in Bulgaria
The marginalisation of and societal intolerance towards the Romani minority remained Bulgaria’s most pressing human rights problem, the US State
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Bulgaria unveils proposals to boost cybersecurity
In the aftermath of a series of cyber attacks on state websites, Bulgarian leaders have adopted 10 recommendations for improving
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Bulgaria sees sanctions on Russia as a tool to change Moscow’s policies, Mitov tells German FM
Bulgaria sees sanctions against Russia as an effective tool to change the policies of Moscow, not as a punishment of
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Bulgarian PM on ‘migrant hunters’: ‘No one has the right to arrest outside the law’
In his latest comment on civilian groups intercepting migrants and refugees near the country’s borders, Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov
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Bulgarian ‘migrant hunter’ threatened Afghans with a knife and a pistol
Bulgarian “migrant hunter” Petar “The Feathers” Nizamov threatened a group of men from Afghanistan with a knife and a pistol
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Bulgarian Cabinet approves national defence strategy
Bulgaria’s Cabinet adopted on April 13 a national defence strategy, based on a mid-term review in 2015 of a strategy
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Shoring up partly-demolished tobacco warehouse in Plovdiv to cost 100 000 leva – mayor
Strengthening the structure of the partly-demolished historic tobacco warehouse at Plovdiv’s 8 Odrin Street in the city’s “Tobacco Town” area
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Interior Minister: Traffic of refugees to Bulgaria down by 36%
Compared to 2015, the reduction in traffic of refugees to Bulgaria is down by about 36 per cent, Bulgaria’s Interior
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