Bulgarian National Assembly Speaker Mikov: This parliament is finished
The National Assembly will vote on the resignation of the government on July 23 if it has been tabled by
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Bulgaria’s Budget revision debacle drags on
The Budget revision proposal put forth by the Plamen Oresharski cabinet ran into more opposition on July 17, this time
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Bulgaria ups funding for archaeology in 2014 amid criticism over scant cash
Bulgaria’s cabinet approved additional spending of 1.5 million leva (about 750 000 euro) in the budget of the culture ministry
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Bulgaria’s southern Black Sea towns mop up after floods
The state of emergency in the Bulgarian southern Black Sea town of Primorsko declared after flooding was lifted on July
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Oresharski: Bulgaria to support Georgieva nomination as next EU foreign policy chief
Plamen Oresharski, occupant of the prime minister’s chair in the Bulgarian Socialist Party cabinet, said on July 16 that Bulgaria
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Bulgaria’s southern Black Sea coast floods: Traffic jams, stranded people rescued
With a number of roads still closed after being inundated in heavy rains that struck parts of Bulgaria’s southern Black
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Bulgarian opposition rejects proposed Budget revision as ‘inadequate’
Bulgaria’s main opposition party GERB has said that it would not accept the proposed Budget revision, approved by the cabinet
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Floods at Bulgaria’s southern Black Sea coast: Police urge motorists not to travel to Sozopol, Primorsko and Tsarevo
Police in Bourgas have urged motorists not to attempt to travel to the southern Black Sea towns of Sozopol, Primorsko
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Bulgarian MPs pass at first reading bill to criminalise undermining banks
Bulgaria’s Parliament passed at first reading on July 16 an amendment to the Penal Code that made it a criminal
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