Bulgarian Foreign Ministry advice to avoid Jerusalem counter-productive – Israeli ambassador
The recommendation by Bulgaria’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs for Bulgarian citizens to refrain from trips to Jerusalem is counterproductive and
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Bulgaria’s shooting of migrant: President expresses regret, calls for EU-wide measures to resolve crisis
Bulgarian head of state President Rossen Plevneliev said on October 16 that he deeply regretted the “ludicrous” incident in which
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Bulgaria’s shooting of migrant: Reactions range from calls for probe – to calls for medals
The head of the Bulgarian Parliament’s internal security committee has called for a thorough investigation and the allocation of responsibility
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Migrants said to be from Afghanistan detained in Bourgas, Sofia
Fifteen migrants said to be from Afghanistan were detained in Bulgaria’s Black Sea region of Bourgas after an incident in
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Investigation continues into fatal shooting of migrant in Bulgaria
An investigation is continuing into the fatal shooting of a migrant late on the night of October 15 in the
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Afghan migrant shot dead by Bulgarian Border Police
A migrant from Afghanistan was shot dead on the night of October 15 near the town of Sredets in south-eastern
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Bulgarian President vetoes law on military intelligence
Bulgarian President Rossen Plevneliev has vetoed the law on military intelligence, specifically the provisions that require the head of the
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Bulgarian prosecutors to investigate oil firms’ excise database complaint
Bulgaria’s prosecutor’s office said on October 15 that it would investigate a complaint lodged by an oil and gas industry
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Former Bulgarian deputy PM appointed deputy chief of ‘Juncker Plan’ fund
Iliana Tsanova, who served as deputy prime minister in charge of EU funds in two Bulgarian caretaker governments in 2013
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