Bulgarian police continue protests in spite of government backdown on pay cuts
Bulgarian police plan to hold a national protest in Sofia on November 8, a continuation of the series of protests
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Bulgarian Parliament gives go-ahead for prosecution of Ataka’s Siderov and Chukolov
Bulgaria’s National Assembly voted on November 5 to allow the prosecution of Ataka’s Volen Siderov and Dessislav Chukolov on charges
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Bulgaria Audit Office check gives insight into lax bank supervision
Bulgaria’s National Audit Office (NAO) has finalised a report detailing the extent of the bad practices in the Bulgarian National
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Bulgarian PM slams police protests – but government backs down on pay cuts
The morning after large numbers of Bulgarian police mounted wildcat protests in Sofia and other cities over proposed cuts to
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Parliamentary committee recommends agreeing to arrest of Siderov
A special committee of Bulgaria’s Parliament has recommended that the National Assembly agree to requests by the Prosecutor-General for the
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Bulgarian police plan protest over retirement pay cutbacks in proposed 2016 Budget
Trade unions at the Bulgarian Interior Ministry say that 20 000 police will protest on November 4, including by blocking
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Bulgaria elections 2015: Meet the mayors
These are the mayors of Bulgarian cities and towns, declared elected after the October 25 and November 1 2015 elections.
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Bulgaria elections 2015: Parties challenge results in Sofia, Plovdiv, Varna
Political parties whose candidates lost in mayoral elections in three of Bulgaria’s largest cities are mounting various challenges to the
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Bulgarian PM congratulates Turkey’s Davutoğlu on election victory
Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borisov has sent a congratulatory cable to his Turkish counterpart Ahmet Davutoğlu on successful holding of
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