Bulgarian elections 2014: Election commission bans second campaign ad using children
Bulgaria’s Central Election Commission has banned from broadcast and posting online an election campaign advertisement by the Movement for Rights
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Bulgaria’s SJC fails to elect new high court chief
Buglaria’s Supreme Judicial Council (SJC) failed to elect, on September 25, the new head of the Supreme Court of Cassation
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EC opens infringement proceedings against Bulgaria over CCB deposits delay
The European Commission has formally launched infringement proceedings against Bulgaria for its failure to correctly transpose sections of the Deposit
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Bulgarian, Ukrainian foreign ministers discuss gas supply prospects
There will be no problem in gas transit to third countries including Bulgaria during the coming winter unless Russia lowers
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Bulgaria detected 12 people suspected of links to extremist groups in Iraq – refugee agency
Bulgaria had detected 12 people who were suspected of belonging to extremist organisations in Iraq, State Agency for Refugees head
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Ultra-nationalist party ‘occupies’ Central Election Commission over campaign ad ban
Candidate MPs from the far-right ultra-nationalist Bulgarian National Union-New Democracy party “occupied” the Sofia headquarters of the Central Election Commission
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Xenophobia and anti-Semitism in Europe cannot be tolerated, Plevneliev says
Expressions of xenophobia and anti-Semitism in Europe cannot be tolerated and it is unacceptable for political parties in European Union
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Bulgaria’s election day will decrease police at Turkish border – report
The number of Bulgarian police on duty at the border with Turkey to deal with the influx of refugees will
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Bulgarian elections 2014: Only 16 candidate MPs take up Mensa offer of IQ test
A total of 5232 people are standing as candidates in Bulgaria’s October 5 2014 early parliamentary elections – but only
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