IMF mission praises Bulgaria’s efforts to fix banking ‘weaknesses’
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) said that Bulgaria has made progress in fixing the regulatory framework in the banking system
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Ecumenical Patriarch’s visit to Bulgaria ends with question marks over cancelled events
A visit by Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I to Bulgaria ended with eyebrows raised as a meeting with Prime Minister Boiko
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Lufthansa strike causes cancellations of flights at Sofia Airport on November 9
The strike by Lufthansa employees, called by trade union UFO in a retirement pay dispute with the airline, has resulted
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Bulgarian police chant for government’s resignation at national protest in Sofia
More than 1000 police gathered outside the National Assembly building in Sofia on November 8 in a national protest against
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Remembrance Sunday in Sofia 2015: ‘We shall remember them’
Ambassadors, military representatives, former service people and members of the expatriate community attended the traditional Remembrance Sunday service in Sofia
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Bodies found of two British tourists buried under rockslide at Bulgaria’s Krushuna Waterfalls
The bodies of two British tourists buried under a rockslide on November 6 at the Krushuna Waterfalls in northern Bulgaria
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Bulgarian Patriarch, Ecumenical Patriarch jointly celebrate liturgy at Sofia’s Alexander Nevsky cathedral
Bulgarian Orthodox Church head Patriarch Neofit and his guest Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew jointly celebrated a liturgy on November 8 in
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Metrojet crash: Bulgaria advises citizens against trips to Egyptian resorts on Sinai Peninsula
Bulgarian citizens should refrain from trips to resorts on the Sinai Peninsula in Egypt, such as Sharm El-Sheikh, Dahab and
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Energy, regional security on agenda as foreign ministers of Greece, Bulgaria and Hungary meet
Potential for further trilateral co-operation, especially in the energy sector, was discussed at a trilateral meeting between the foreign ministers
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