Bulgarian elections 2014: The factfile
Bulgaria’s voters go to the polls on October 5 2014 in ahead-of-term elections for the 43rd National Assembly, the country’s
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Some Bulgarian cities to restrict sale of alcohol on October 5 election day
There will be varying restrictions on the sale of alcohol on and around Bulgaria’s election day on October 5 in
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Polished performance from Bulgaria’s Georgieva at European Parliament confirmation hearing
Three hours of questioning by three European Parliament committees saw Bulgaria’s Kristalina Georgieva, designated vice-president for budget and human resources
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Bulgaria declares October 3 day of mourning after explosives plant blast
Bulgaria’s cabinet said that October 3 would be a national day of mourning in response to the blast at an
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‘No sign of life’ at site of explosives plant blast in Bulgaria’s Gorni Lom
The morning after the devastating blast at an explosives plant in the north-western Bulgarian village of Gorni Lom saw no
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Bulgaria’s election commission penalises ‘Turkish’ party for campaigning in Turkish
Three members of the Movement for Rights and Freedoms (the MRF), the party led and supported in the main by
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Bulgarian elections 2014: NGO lodges complaint over far-right party’s poster
An election campaign poster by the far-right Bulgarian National Union-New Democracy party in the country’s early parliamentary elections on October
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Injuries in explosives factory blast in north-west Bulgaria
At least three people were injured in a powerful blast at an explosives factory in Gorni Lom in Bulgaria’s Vidin
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Ownership of landmark Alexander Nevsky cathedral settled as Bulgarian Orthodox Church gets title deed
After years of uncertainty and disputes about the ownership of Sofia landmark Alexander Nevsky cathedral, Bulgaria’s caretaker cabinet settled the
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