Bulgarian opposition outraged by rule against insulting PM, cabinet ministers
The opposition Bulgarian Socialist Party says it considering mounting a Constitutional Court challenge to a new rule enabling the Speaker
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Bulgarian Christmas charity initiative to aid seriously ill children underway: how to donate
The annual Bulgarian Christmas ( Българската Коледа) charity initiative, raising funds to provide medical treatment for seriously ill children, is
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5.6 Richter scale earthquake in Romania’s Vrancea felt in northern Bulgaria
An earthquake of 5.6 on the Richter scale epicentred in Vrancea in south-eastern Romania at 9.15pm on November 22 was
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Bulgaria mulls hike in deposit interest tax
Bulgaria’s Government plans to raise the rate of the deposit interest tax back to 10 per cent, mass circulation daily
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Bulgarian MPs reject proposal for regular drug tests
A proposal by Bulgaria’s nationalist coalition the Patriotic Front (PF) that MPs undergo annual tests for illegal drug use was
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Bill proposes merging Bulgaria’s civilian, military intelligence into single agency reporting to PM
Bulgaria’s centre-right Reformist Bloc, part of the coalition cabinet, has tabled a bill in Parliament envisaging the merger of civilian
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Bulgarian man tests negative for Ebola, Bulgarian media tests positive for hysteria
The shrill panic-inducing performance of some US cable television media in covering, or rather creating, the Ebola scare appears to
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Plevneliev meets ADL: ‘Anti-Semitism, hatred and intolerance must be fought daily’
Anti-Semitism, hatred and intolerance must be fought daily, Bulgarian President Rossen Plevneliev and the leadership of the Anti-Defamation League agreed
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Bulgaria’s Plovdiv shocked by mass poisoning of cats – reports
Animal lovers in Plovdiv have been outraged by widespread poisoning of cats in recent days. Poison, placed in cheap mince
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