Bulgaria boosts police at Black Sea resorts ahead of peak summer season
Bulgaria has seconded police from elsewhere in the country to Black Sea beach resorts including Sunny Beach and Golden Sands
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Bulgaria Now podcast: From Uber to fighter jets to the euro zone
Just as global conversation dwelt on speculation about the future of the euro zone because of the deepening crisis in
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Bulgarian prosecutors file new ‘radical Islam’ lawsuit
Bulgaria’s prosecutor’s office said on July 2 that it has filed a lawsuit against 14 people, who were charged with
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Bulgarian cabinet mandates Defence Minister to negotiate purchase of jet fighters
Bulgarian Defence Minister Nikolai Nenchev said on July 1 2015 that the cabinet had given him a mandate to negotiate
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Ukrainians, Moldovans and Macedonians top charts in getting Bulgarian citizenship
Bulgaria granted citizenship to 808 people in 2013, with people from Ukraine accounting for the largest number, going by figures
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Bulgarian court hands heavier sentence in ‘radical Islam’ trial
The Plovdiv appellate court ruled on July 1 to increase the jail sentence handed to imam Ahmed Musa Ahmed, who
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Bulgaria creates council for preparation for euro zone membership
Bulgaria’s cabinet approved on July 1 the setting up of a co-ordination council to prepare the country for euro zone
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Bulgaria Budget surplus up to 1.09B leva in May, below forecast
Bulgaria’s Finance Ministry said that the consolidated Budget surplus grew to 1.09 billion leva, or 1.3 per cent of the
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Bulgarian Defence Minister: Political instability in neighbouring countries also a threat
The security threats to Bulgaria come not only from the conflict in Ukraine or from the “Islamic State” group but
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