Back in power, Bulgaria’s GERB party revives idea of print media law
Bulgaria’s print media should be self-regulating in accordance with a new media law, a senior MP for the country’s largest
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Tardiness in opening communist secret service files a big mistake in Bulgaria’s transition, President Plevneliev says
Opening the files of Bulgaria’s communist-era secret service State Security late was a big mistake in the country’s transition, President
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Case of the missing notebooks causes political storm in Bulgaria
When Filip Zlatanov was head of the Bulgarian government’s committee on the conflict of interests, he kept notebooks with doodlings, abbreviations
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Bulgaria’s MRF leader speaks out against removing Turkish-language news from national airwaves
The Movement for Rights and Freedoms (MRF) has called on Bulgaria’s government to rethink the idea of removing Turkish-language daily
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102 arrests in Sofia, 87 schools checked, in operation against illegal drug possession and distribution
A total of 102 people were arrested and 87 schools checked in Bulgaria’s capital city Sofia in a joint operation
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What’s On: 20th annual International Women’s Club charity bazaar on December 7
The 20th annual traditional International Women’s Club Sofia charity bazaar is to be held on December 7 2014 from 10.30am
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Bulgarian cabinet approves updated 2014 Budget revision bill
Bulgaria’s new Government held its first meeting on November 11 to discuss and approve an updated Budget revision bill, which
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Bulgarian cabinet seeks to ‘solve CCB problems’ with legislative amendments
Bulgaria’s proposed Budget revision package, passed by the Cabinet at its special sitting on November 11, included amendments to a
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Bulgarian President unveils monument to Georgi Markov, journalist murdered during communist era
Bulgarian President Rossen Plevneliev and former presidents Zhelyu Zhelev and Petar Stoyanov were among those at the November 11 2014
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