Bulgaria’s political drama over constitutional changes to reform judiciary continues
Continuing negotiations on July 22 about proposed changes to Bulgaria’s constitution to reform the judiciary left it no clearer whether
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Half of eco tours in Bulgaria booked by foreigners
Bulgaria earns about 25 million euro from eco tourism, with close to half of eco tours in the country booked
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Negotiations continue on support for constitutional changes to reform judiciary
Negotiations between Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov and leaders of other parties on securing sufficient support from MPs for constitutional
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Bulgarian MPs amend referendum law
Bulgaria’s MPs passed amendments to the country’s law on referendums on July 21, making it easier to call a plebiscite
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Shortage of lifeguards among rules broken at Bulgarian beaches
Bulgarian authorities have been inspecting beaches held under concession contracts, finding rule-breaking such as shortages of lifeguards and stalls being
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GERB expels MP from parliamentary group over rival bid against party’s Plovdiv mayor
Bulgaria’s largest parliamentary party GERB has expelled MP Zdravko Dimitrov from its parliamentary group and called on him to quit
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Bulgaria to receive 500 refugees through EC migration plan
Bulgaria will accept 500 refugees, mainly from Italy and Greece, more than a third less than the number initially proposed
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Bulgarian Health Ministry: Anthrax will not spread further
Bulgaria’s Health Ministry said on July 20 that it had countered the spreading of anthrax infection, issuing the assurance two
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Borissov: Bulgaria will not incur losses from supporting bailout for Greece
Bulgaria will participate in the rescue package for Greece and will not lose any of its own money from doing
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