100 arrested, more arrests expected in Bulgarian operation against people-trafficking, vote buying
About 100 people had been arrested by midday on October 23 as Bulgarian police and prosecutors carried out countrywide operations
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Bulgarian mountains hit by first snow on October 23
The cold weather front over Bulgaria brought the first snowfall in several high-altitude areas on October 23, including on Mount
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National search warrant issued for Rousse mayoral candidate sentenced for drug trafficking
Bulgaria has issued a national search warrant for a candidate mayor of the Danube city of Rousse, Ventsislav “Chicago” Angelov,
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Bulgaria launches countrywide operations against vote-buying, trafficking of migrants
Bulgaria’s police, State Agency for National Security and prosecutors launched national all-day operations against vote-buying and against people-trafficking and illegal
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Clocks in Bulgaria change to winter time on October 25 2015
Clocks in Bulgaria change to winter time at 4am on October 25 2015, going back an hour to 3am. Bulgaria
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Bulgaria elections 2015: The battle for Sofia
In the mayoral election in Bulgaria’s capital city Sofia on October 25, the contest is arguably incumbent Yordanka Fandukova’s to
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Bulgaria elections 2015: The battle for Plovdiv
Voters in Plovdiv might be well advised to keep some time open on November 1 – conventional wisdom in Bulgaria’s
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Bulgaria elections 2015: The battle for Varna
In the Black Sea city of Varna, voters in Bulgaria’s mayoral and municipal elections on October 25 have a choice
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Bulgaria elections 2015: The ‘battle’ for Bourgas
In mayoral elections in Bulgaria’s Black Sea city of Bourgas on October 25, the “battle” may be less over who
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