Deadline for EU citizens to register to vote in Bulgaria’s municipal elections is September 14
Bulgaria’s Central Election Commission said that September 14 is the deadline for citizens of other European Union countries resident in
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UN human rights chief: France and Bulgaria must halt forced evictions of Roma
Ongoing forced evictions of Roma and Travellers in a number of European States, including France and Bulgaria, are cause for
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Bulgaria’s Parliament to debate toughened penalties for people-trafficking
Amendments to Bulgaria’s Penal Code providing for increased penalties for trafficking of refugees will be presented for a second reading
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Podcast: Use the (migrant) situation creatively
Bulgaria Now’s Lance Nelson and The Sofia Globe Editor-in-Chief Clive Leviev-Sawyer on the latest developments in Europe’s migrant crisis,
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Bulgarian PM Borissov discusses migration crisis with Serbian counterpart Vučić
Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov spoke on the phone on September 10 with Serbian counterpart Aleksandar Vučić, discussing the migration
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Why do so many refugees avoid Bulgaria?
An Arabic language “Refugee Handbook,” has ranked Bulgaria first among countries asylum seekers should avoid. Refugees have said xenophobia and
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78 parties, three coalitions to compete in Bulgaria’s October 2015 municipal elections
The Central Election Commission (CEC) has accepted the applications of 78 political parties and three coalitions to stand in Bulgaria’s
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EC approves Greek – Bulgarian cross-border cooperation programme, to boost SMEs
The European Commission (EC) adopted on September 9 a cross-border co-operation programme for Greece and Bulgaria which has as its
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BSP kicks Kadiev out of parliamentary group over Sofia mayoral bid
The Bulgarian Socialist Party voted on September 10 to expel Georgi Kadiev from its parliamentary group because of his announcement
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