Bulgarian Parliament sets up committee of inquiry into Corporate Commercial Bank affair
Bulgaria’s Parliament voted on March 5 2015 to set up an ad hoc committee of inquiry into the conduct of
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Bulgarian PM names Buchvarova new Interior Minister, wants SANS chief and Interior Ministry chief secretary to quit
Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov said on March 5 that he was nominating Deputy Prime Minister Roumyana Buchvarova to become
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Head of Bulgaria’s Harmanli refugee centre dismissed
The head of Bulgaria’s State Agency for Refugees, Nikola Kazakov, has fired the director of the Harmanli refugee centre, Marko
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Protest and poser after Bulgarian Interior Minister submits resignation
The political drama over the resignation of Bulgaria’s Interior Minister Vesselin Vuchkov continued on March 5 as the formal tabling
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Bulgarian PM Borissov furious at timing of Interior Minister’s resignation
Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov has expressed fury at the timing of Vesselin Vuchkov’s resignation as Interior Minister, the same
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FBI chief Comey: I am convinced our ties with Bulgaria will be stronger
FBI director James Comey has described his visit to Sofia as important because his agency and Bulgaria work together in
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Resignation of Bulgaria’s Interior Minister sends political shockwaves
The resignation of Bulgaria’s Interior Minister Vesselin Vuchkov at a March 4 cabinet meeting sent political shockwaves, with senior figures
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Bulgarian Interior Minister resigns
Bulgarian Interior Minister Vesselin Vuchkov submitted his resignation at a March 4 cabinet meeting after his proposal to change the
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Bulgaria celebrates national day
Led by head of state President Rossen Plevneliev, Bulgarians joined in celebrating the country’s national day on March 3 2015,
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