Bulgarian Cabinet sacks State Agency for Refugees chief
Bulgaria’s Cabinet has dismissed the chairperson of the State Agency for Refugees, Nikolai Chirpanliev, and has appointed his erstwhile deputy
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Four more MPs quit Bulgaria Without Censorship party
Four MPs for the Bulgaria Without Censorship (BWC) party said on December 29 that they were quitting as party members
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Second judge recusal from controversial Bulgarian bankruptcy trial – reports
The second judge assigned to preside over a sensitive bankruptcy trial, which has re-ignited debate about the state of Bulgaria’s
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Six Bulgarians rescued from burning ferry in Adriatic Sea, Foreign Ministry says – updated
Six Bulgarian nationals have been rescued from the Norman Atlantic ferryboat in the Adriatic Sea, Bulgaria’s Foreign Ministry said. The Italian-flagged
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Mestan: Unless Patriotic Front thrown out, Bulgaria will have early elections in 2015
Lyutvi Mestan, leader of the Movement for Rights and Freedoms (MRF), said on December 26 that unless the nationalist Patriotic
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2014 ‘Bulgarian Christmas’ charity campaign in aid of ill children has raised 1.5M leva
The Bulgarian Christmas (Българската Коледа) charity campaign, which raises funds annually to assist seriously ill children, has raised close to
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Bulgarians to spend 150M leva a day during Festive Season – forecasts
Bulgarians were set to spend a total of 150 million leva (about 76.6 million euro) a day during the peak
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Bulgarian PM orders probe of monthly electricity bills
Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov ordered cabinet ministers to investigate claims that the most recent monthly electricity bills covered periods
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Bulgaria’s missing former security agency chief Sertov is alive and in Greece – Interior Ministry
The former head of Bulgaria’s State Agency for National Security, Petko Sertov, missing since leaving his home in Sofia on
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