Bulgarian Parliament sets up committee to probe Russian, Turkish interference in domestic politics
Bulgaria’s National Assembly voted by a large majority on February 19 2016 to accept a proposal to set up a
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Bulgarian Parliament calls for EU penalty proceedings against Greece over border blockade
Bulgaria’s National Assembly unanimously adopted a declaration on February 19 2016 condemning the Greek blockade of the two countries’ border
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Historic building burns down in Plovdiv’s former Jewish quarter
A building that formerly housed a public baths in what used to be Plovdiv’s Jewish quarter, Orta Mezar, was destroyed
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Poli Genova to be Bulgaria’s contestant at Eurovision 2016
Poli Genova will be Bulgaria’s contestant at the 2016 Eurovision Song Contest, representing her country for a second time after
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Bulgarian Parliament rejects motion of no confidence over government’s health care policy
The first vote of no confidence against Prime Minister Boiko Borissov’s current government, over health care policy, passed away peacefully
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Border blockade: All checkpoints between Bulgaria and Greece closed to vehicles
The double border blockade crisis at the Bulgarian-Greek frontier deepened on February 19 as all checkpoints between the two countries
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Bulgaria’s cities of Bourgas, Varna cancel procurement tenders at PM’s request
The list of public procurement tender cancellations in Bulgaria this week grew on February 18, when the country’s two port
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Sofia police arrest 75 in operation against illegal migration
Sofia police arrested 75 foreign men in two days in one of its regular operations against illegal migration, Bulgaria’s Interior
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Bulgarian judge dies after five-storey fall
A 39-year-old judge in the civil division of the Sofia Regional Court was found dead after falling five storeys from
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