State agency issued foreigners certificates of Bulgarian origin without proof, investigation finds
The State Agency for Bulgarians Abroad issued thousands of certificates of Bulgarian origin – a vital step towards a passport
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Prosecutors to investigate weapons commissions over Gorni Lom deadly blast
Bulgaria’s Supreme Administrative Prosecution office is to investigate official bodies in charge of weapons exports as a follow-up to the
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GERB will not accept MRF support for single-party minority government
Boiko Borissov’s centre-right GERB party, winner of the most votes in Bulgaria’s early parliamentary elections and the governing party-presumptive, has
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Bulgaria investigating CCB owner Vassilev on money-laundering charges – reports
Bulgarian prosecutors have started a pre-trial investigation against Corporate Commercial Bank (CCB) majority shareholder Tsvetan Vassilev, reports in Bulgarian-language media
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Bulgarian defence minister: ‘Catastrophic consequences’ unless country rids itself of old Russian military equipment
There will be “catastrophic consequences” for Bulgaria’s armed forces if they are not weaned soon from reliance on old Russian
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Bulgaria receives ICANN approval for Cyrillic web suffix
Bulgaria’s Transport and Communications Ministry said on October 14 that the country has received the approval of the Internet Corporation
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Mixed results in Bulgaria’s campaign against vote-buying
Results in the Bulgarian caretaker cabinet’s campaign against vote-buying appear to have been mixed, with Interior Ministry leadership hinting at
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Mixed-race family beaten in Sofia after Moroccan husband said ‘I love you’ in English – report
A Bulgarian woman and a Moroccan man were seriously assaulted in Sofia after a group overheard the husband saying to
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All eyes on Bulgaria’s ‘Turkish party’ MRF
It may again have run only third in Bulgaria’s October elections, but the Movement for Rights and Freedoms remains central
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