Bulgaria’s GERB party considering five possible candidates for country’s presidential elections
Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov’s centre-right GERB party is discussing five names ahead of choosing its candidate in the country’s
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Sofia, half of Bulgaria face ‘code orange’ dangerous winter weather warning on January 24
Bulgaria’s capital city Sofia and several other regions of the country were subject to a “Code Orange” dangerous weather warning
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Bulgaria braces for weekend cold spell as ‘code orange’ weather alert issued
A code “orange” hazardous weather warning has been issued for 15 districts in western and northern Bulgaria on January 23
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Turkey cuts short term of consul-general in Plovdiv – reports
The term of office of the Turkish consul-general in Plovdiv, Alper Aktaş, is being brought to an end about six
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Hungary, Bulgaria hope for new direct Budapest – Sofia flights in 2017
Visiting Bulgaria on January 21 for meetings with government ministers, Hungarian foreign affairs and trade minister Péter Szijjártó said that
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Bulgarian Parliament backs introduction of electronic voting
Bulgaria’s MPs approved on January 21 a resolution on the introduction of electronic voting in elections, with 136 votes in
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Public row erupts after reshuffle in Bulgaria’s top judiciary body
The decision by Bulgaria’s Supreme Judiciary Council (SJC) to appoint a new representative has re-ignited a public row that has
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Two die in avalanche on Sofia’s Vitosha Mountain
Two people died in an avalanche on Vitosha Mountain above Bulgaria’s capital city Sofia, the Bulgarian Red Cross’s Mountain Rescue
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Bulgarian police ‘abuse asylum-seekers, migrants, force them back to Turkey’ – HRW
Bulgarian law enforcement officials summarily return asylum seekers and migrants to Turkey, often after stealing their belongings and subjecting them
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