Ahead of parliamentary elections, Bulgaria grapples with vote-buying
Unofficial estimates are that in Bulgaria’s early parliamentary elections on October 5 2014, vote-buying will add up to a 10
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State of emergency in two Bulgarian villages after heavy rain
A state of emergency continued to be in force on the morning of September 17 in two villages in Bulgaria’s
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Majority shareholder of Bulgaria’s CCB surrenders to Serbian police – report
The majority shareholder in Bulgaria’s Corporate Commercial Bank (CCB), Tsvetan Vassilev, wanted by Bulgarian prosecutors on suspicion of embezzling, has
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400 doctors have quit Bulgaria since start of 2014 – medical association
Four hundred Bulgarian doctors have left the country to work abroad since the beginning of 2014, pursuing vastly higher salaries
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Bulgarian village continues ‘war’ over refugee children – but denies racism
A group of refugee children from Somalia and Afghanistan may end up going to school in Sofia after residents of
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Bulgaria issues hazardous weather warning over heavy rain in six regions
Bulgaria’s weather forecasters have issued a “Code Orange” warning of hazardous weather because of expected heavy rain and thunderstorms in
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Bulgarian village residents protest against accepting refugee children in school
Residents of the village of Kalishte in Bulgaria’s Kovatchevitsa area protested on September 15, the first day of school, against
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Bulgaria faces more debt as fiscal reserve insufficient to cover deficit – report
Bulgaria’s new government, which will take office after the early parliamentary elections on October 5, may face little choice and
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Bulgaria’s 2014/15 school year starts on September 15
A total of 63 966 first-graders will start school in Bulgaria on September 15 2014, slightly fewer than at the
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