Sofia police announce security measures for Junior Eurovision 2015
Police in Bulgaria’s capital Sofia have announced security measures around the Junior Eurovision 2015 song contest being hosted in the
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Bulgaria warns of delays as Romania tightens border controls
People crossing at border checkpoints with Romania should expect delays after Bucharest ordered tightened border controls, Bulgaria’s Interior Ministry said
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PM Borissov: Bulgaria will not take part in military operations against ‘Islamic State’
Bulgaria will not take part in military operations against Daesh – the so-called “Islamic State” terrorist group – but will
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Bulgarian Parliament passes 2016 Budget at first reading
Bulgarian MPs passed the 2016 Budget Act at first reading on November 19 with 138 votes in favour and 65
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Bulgarian judge sacked a year after controversial bankruptcy trial
Bulgaria’s Supreme Judicial Council (SJC) decided on November 18 to fire Roumyana Chenalova as a judge, nearly a year after
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Bulgaria jails for life shooter who killed police officer in botched raid
A Bulgarian man who shot dead a police officer during a botched raid by law enforcement on his house has
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Warsaw-Hurghada flight makes emergency landing at Bulgaria’s Bourgas over ‘bomb alert’
A passenger flight from the Polish capital Warsaw to Hurghada in Egypt made an emergency landing at Bourgas Airport on
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EU’s energy union report card outlines challenges faced by Bulgaria
Bulgaria’s complex issues in the energy sector and lack of reforms had “compromised the financial stability of public and private
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Bulgaria’s stepped-up security includes cameras, plan for new rules for residence of foreigners
Bulgaria’s capital city Sofia is to increase the number of security cameras while Plovdiv has stepped up security at public
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