Bulgaria detains 63 refugees on boat in Black Sea
Bulgaria’s border police have intercepted 143 refugees attempting to enter the country illegally over the past three days, including 63
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Italian court rejects Bulgarian drug trafficker appeal – report
An appeal court in Milan ruled to uphold the 20 years imprisonment sentence on Evelin “Brendo” Banev, who was found
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Bulgaria caretaker cabinet replaces BEH chief, and other appointments
Bulgaria’s caretaker cabinet continued making new appointments on August 15, replacing the chairperson of the board of directors at the
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Sofia resident wins Bulgarian lottery jackpot
A resident of Bulgarian capital city Sofia won the 7.26 million leva (about 3.71 million euro) jackpot in the second
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Bulgaria caretaker cabinet orders ministry audits
Bulgaria’s Finance Ministry said on August 14 that it ordered full audits at all government ministries, to be carried out
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Bulgaria former PM wins slander lawsuit against nationalist leader
The Sofia City Court awarded Bulgaria’s former prime minister Boiko Borissov 180 000 leva in damages in a defamation lawsuit
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Clean-up in Bulgaria’s flooded town of Mizia still underway
Bulgaria’s Kristalina Georgieva, the European commissioner for international cooperation and crisis response, was due to visit on August 13 the
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Bulgarian state lottery jackpot set to hit seven million leva
An estimated seven million leva, or about 3.58 million euro, are expected to be up for grabs in one of
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Bulgaria caretaker cabinet sacks customs chief, and other appointments
Bulgaria’s caretaker Finance Minister Roumen Porozhanov sacked the head of Bulgaria’s Customs Agency, Pavel Tonev, reappointing Vanyo Tanov to the
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