Borissov’s GERB still strongest party, but sheds support – poll
Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov’s centre-right GERB party remains by far the country’s strongest, but has lost support over the
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Bulgaria begins new joint military exercise with US
Joint Bulgarian-United States military exercises were scheduled to begin on April 4 2016 at the Novo Selo training ground near
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Renovated Sofia Railway Station to be ready by end of April 2016
The renovation of Sofia Central Railway Station, it biggest revamp in more than 40 years, is to be completed by
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Bulgarian education minister backs burqa ban idea
Bulgaria’s Education Minister Meglena Kouneva has expressed support for Prosecutor-General Sotir Tsatsarov’s idea of banning the wearing of the burqa
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Bulgarian Prosecutor-General wants bans on burqa in public places
Bulgarian Prosecutor-General Sotir Tsatsarov says that his personal opinion is that there should be restrictions on wearing the burqa in
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Car cutback puts Bulgarian Cabinet ministers’ feet on the ground
Bulgarian Deputy Prime Minister Ivailo Kalfin stole a march on his Cabinet colleagues by coming to work in a rented
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Lukoil’s refinery in Bulgaria to be fined for air pollution
Lukoil Neftochim refinery in the Bulgarian port city of Bourgas would be handed a heavy fine for the venting of
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Bulgaria among freest countries in ‘Nanny State Index’
Bulgaria is ranked 22nd out of 28 European Union countries in the first “Nanny State Index”, meaning it is among
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Bulgaria reports January-February Budget surplus below forecast
Bulgaria’s Finance Ministry has said that the consolidated Budget surplus for the first two months of 2016 was 915.2 million
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