Russia bans Bulgarian food imports over false certificates
Russia’s food safety watchdog Rosselkhoznadzor said on September 3 that it banned all imports and re-exports of “products subject to
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Nato Force Integration Unit opens at Defence Ministry HQ in Sofia
A Nato Force Integration Unit was opened at the Defence Ministry in the Bulgarian capital city Sofia on September 3,
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‘Bulgarian taxi drivers cash in on illegal migration’
Bulgarian taxi drivers have got into the people-trafficking business, charging between 200 and 300 leva (about 102 to 153 euro)
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Police detain more than 130 in Sofia in operation against illegal migration
Between 130 and 160 people were detained in Sofia in an operation by police, the State Agency for National Security
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Bulgarian Red Cross rents housing for refugees
The Bulgarian Red Cross is renting housing for refugees, with European funds being used to ensure payment of the monthly
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Two more Bulgarians arrested over migrant death lorry in Austria – reports
Two more Bulgarians have been arrested in connection with the deaths of 71 migrants whose remains were found in a
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Bulgaria, World Bank sign deal on EU structural and investment funds
The World Bank’s vice president for Europe and Central Asia Cyril Muller and Bulgaria’s Deputy Prime Minister for EU Funds
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Bulgarian archaeology August: From the ‘seal of God’ to a shepherd’s discovery
The month of August customarily sees a range of discoveries by archaeologists in Bulgaria as the excavation season peaks, and
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Bulgaria’s Reformist Bloc coalition to register jointly for October 25 municipal elections
The Reformist Bloc, a coalition of five centre-right Bulgarian political parties, has agreed that the parties will register jointly under
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