Hundreds from Macedonia fined for voting unlawfully in Bulgaria’s European Parliament elections – report
Hundreds of dual passport holders from Macedonia who have Bulgarian passports have been fined for voting unlawfully in Bulgaria’s May
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Changes in Bulgarian political scene as Parliament opens for first sitting of 2016
Bulgaria’s unicameral Parliament, the National Assembly, holds its first sitting for 2016 on January 13, with turbulence in both opposition
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Bulgaria to tender for six new MiG-29 fighter jet engines
Bulgaria will by the end of January 2016 announce a tender for six new MiG-29 fighter jet engines, Defence Minister
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Sultanahmet explosion: Bulgaria advises nationals to exercise caution in Turkey’s big cities, tourist destinations
After a fatal bomb explosion in Istanbul’s Sultanahmet Square on January 12, Bulgaria’s Foreign Ministry issued an advisory to its
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Bulgaria and China sign police co-operation agreement
Bulgaria and China signed on January 11 2016 an agreement on preventing and combating crime, updating a previous agreement signed
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Fallout continues after murder of Bulgarian upmarket fashion house owner
Police are pursuing several lines of inquiry into the murder of Agressia men’s upmarket fashion house owner Alexander Antov but
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Owner of Bulgarian men’s luxury fashion house found shot dead
The owner of Bulgaria’s upmarket men’s fashion house Agressia (Агресия), Alexander Antov, was found shot dead on January 9 near
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Bulgarian Foreign Minister holds talks with Skopje’s outgoing ambassador
Bulgarian Foreign Minister Daniel Mitov held talks on January 7 2016 with Blagoj Handjiski, who is leaving his post as
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Businessman said to be linked to VIS-2 group shot dead in Sofia
Vesselin “Fat Vesko” Stoimenov (53), an owner of several companies and said to be linked to the former controversial VIS-2
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