Bulgarian PM Borissov to nominate Meglena Kouneva for education portfolio
Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov will nominate deputy PM Meglena Kouneva for the education portfolio on February 3, submitting the
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Bulgaria reaffirms support for Montenegro’s European prospects, signs deal on social security
Bulgaria reaffirms its support for the Euro-Atlantic integration of Montenegro, which is an important partner in the region of South
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Bulgarian President: People linked to communist party and secret services still try to dominate society
A quarter of a century after the fall of the Berlin Wall, the same old people associated with the Communist
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Bulgaria’s melodrama over education ministry drags on
A few days after Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov announced that he wanted the resignation of Todor Tanev as education
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Bulgaria awaits name of new education minister amid political melodrama
Protracted political negotiations among the Reformist Bloc were proceeding on January 29 on a nominee to become the new education
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Bulgarian Muslim leader Chief Mufti vows new court action after Cassation Court decision on properties
The saga of court claims by the office of the Chief Mufti, spiritual leader of Bulgaria’s Muslims, to be handed
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UNHCR says it is alarmed at plight of refugees and migrants at Bulgaria borders
The UN High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) said that it was extremely alarmed at reports of two dead bodies being
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Controversial Bulgarian ‘national strike – we’re here’ protest proves to be a misnomer
Preceded by warnings by senior Bulgarian officials of an “attempted coup” and allegations that “football fans” for hire would seek
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Bulgaria’s Parliament presented with rival proposals on dealing with the communist past
MPs from Bulgaria’s centre-right Reformist Bloc coalition and largest party GERB have tabled in Parliament proposals to outlaw communist-era symbols,
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