Bulgarian MPs pass bill introducing graphic tobacco packaging
Bulgarian Parliament passed at second reading on March 24 the amendments to the Tobacco Act, which envision the introduction of
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Ted Kotcheff’s Bulgarian journey
Tears have fallen from the face of Ted Kotcheff on to the Bulgarian ground from which his roots sprang, in
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Clocks change in Bulgaria to summer daylight saving time on March 27 2016
Summer daylight saving time starts in Bulgaria on March 27 2016 at 3am, when clocks must be adjusted forward an
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Bulgarian Foreign Ministry tells citizens to be cautious about travel to Belgium
Bulgaria’s Foreign Ministry on March 24 told Bulgarian citizens planning a trip to Brussels or Belgium to “carefully consider its
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Bulgarian Culture Minister orders Plovdiv tobacco warehouse rebuilt
Bulgaria’s Minister of Culture Vezhdi Rashidov signed an order on March 24 2016 that the 8 Odrin Street building in
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US embassy Sofia ‘possible threat’ Facebook post irks Bulgarian PM
Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov has publicly criticised the United States embassy in Sofia for posting an alert on Facebook
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Bulgaria signs 300M euro loan agreement with EBRD to boost deposit guarantee fund
Bulgaria’s state deposit guarantee fund signed a loan agreement for 300 million euro with the European Bank for Reconstruction and
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Bulgaria sends humanitarian aid to Tabanovce refugee camp in Macedonia
Bulgaria sent two lorryloads of humanitarian aid on March 24 to refugees and migrants at the Tabanovce transit centre in
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Bulgarian government adopts plan on strategy for combating radicalisation and terrorism
The Bulgarian government adopted on March 23 its plan for a strategy for combating radicalisation and terrorism, which includes an
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