Bulgarian traffic cop filmed taking bribe becomes national anti-hero
Footage viewed tens of thousands of times online of a Bulgarian traffic policeman accepting a cash bribe has propelled him
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Bulgarian Parliament passes 2014 Budget revision at first reading
Bulgaria’s lawmakers passed the proposed 2014 Budget revision on November 18, following nearly seven hours of debate. The vote passed
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Bodies of four refugees found near Bulgarian-Serbian border
The bodies of four refugees were found on November 18 near the village of Kiryaevo in the Vidin area of
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Audit office figures: Borissov’s GERB top spender among parties in parliamentary election campaign
Boiko Borissov’s centre-right party GERB spent more than 2.8 million leva on its campaign ahead of Bulgaria’s early parliamentary elections
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Close to a quarter of those granted Bulgarian citizenship in 2012 were Russian – Eurostat
Bulgaria granted citizenship to 1700 people in 2012, about 23.4 per cent of them Russians, according to figures released on
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Prime Minister: Bulgarian pensioners will get Christmas bonuses this year
Bulgarian pensioners who get pensions of up to 286 leva (about 146 euro) a month will be paid bonuses of
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Bulgarian nationalist Patriotic Front threatens to withdraw support for cabinet over ‘Turkish agent’ deputy minister
Nationalist coalition the Patriotic Front is considering withdrawing its support for Prime Minister Boiko Borissov’s cabinet because of the appointment
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Appeal to stop ‘show in the media’ as Bulgaria’s Reformist Bloc grapples with unity issue
An MP for Bulgaria’s centre-right Reformist Bloc has appealed to his coalition colleagues to stop their “show in the media”
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World Bank issues recommendations on how Bulgarian pupils can improve their maths, reading
In 2012, Bulgarian pupils performed better in mathematics and reading on the PISA international student assessment test compared to 2006,
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