Bulgaria’s GERB, Reformists meet on coalition deal: Draft programme statement ‘ready’, cabinet post talks pending
A meeting of more than five hours on November 2 between negotiators from Boiko Borissov’s GERB party and the Reformist
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Long queue at Bulgarian-Turkish border checkpoint after mass arrest of Bulgarian customs officers
Prosecutors and agents from Bulgaria’s State Agency for National Security (SANS) swooped on the Lesovo border checkpoint between Bulgaria and
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Bulgarian MPs agree to speed up CCB deposit payouts, make no move on rescue
Bulgaria’s Parliament approved a resolution on October 31 to bring Bulgarian laws in line with EU banking regulations, meant to
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Bulgarian Orthodox Church metropolitan speaks out against growing popularity of Halloween in Bulgaria
The Bulgarian Orthodox Church Metropolitan of Varna, Yoan, made a call on October 31 against the growing popularity of Halloween
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Bulgaria’s coalition drama: Borissov ‘not optimistic’ about forming a government
In spite of signs of progress towards a possible coalition government that could muster sufficient support in Bulgaria’s new Parliament,
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Sofia court acquits two in case of redecorating monument at Bulgarian Socialist Party HQ
The Sofia District Court on October 31 acquitted two people who had been charged with hooliganism in connection with the
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Unemployment in EU was 10.1% in September 2014, 11.3% in Bulgaria – Eurostat
Unemployment across the 28 member states of the European Union was 10.1 per cent in September 2014, with Bulgaria higher
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Bulgaria’s coalition drama: GERB ‘ready’ to sign a coalition agreement with Reformist Bloc
Bulgaria could be a step closer to a deal on government that would see a GERB-Reformist Bloc coalition with nationalist
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Bulgaria has arrested 472 traffickers of refugees since beginning of August
Bulgaria’s Interior Ministry has been concentrating its efforts against human traffickers exploiting the refugee influx, with the country arresting 472
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