Borissov: GERB will attend June 27 political consultations on early elections
Centre-right opposition GERB party leader Boiko Borissov said on June 25 that he would accept a Bulgarian Socialist Party invitation
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A month after European elections, scant signs Bulgaria is emerging from political quagmire
June 25 is a month to the day since the turning point of Bulgaria’s European Parliament elections, which saw the
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Varna floods: Evacuation, demolition of dangerous buildings continue
Six days after the devastating floods that hit the Asparouhovo area of Bulgaria’s Black Sea city Varna, compulsory evacuation of
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Bulgaria floods: New torrential rains hit Dobrich
A new bout of torrential rain hit the Bulgarian town of Dobrich on the afternoon of June 24, five days
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Stanishev’s move to Brussels seen as ‘semi-abdication’, escape
The move by Bulgarian Socialist Party leader Sergei Stanishev to resign his seat as an MP to become a member
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Bulgarian prosecutors investigate new ‘murder plot’ in Peevski-Vassilev saga
The messy break-up of the business relationship between banker Tsvetan Vassilev and controversial MP Delyan Peevski continues to play itself
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Bulgaria’s anti-government Protest Network demands clarity on resignation of cabinet, election date
Bulgaria’s anti-government Protest Network has written to Plamen Oresharski and the four parliamentary groups in the National Assembly, with a
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Bulgaria’s political crisis: Waiting game continues
Planned consultations among Bulgaria’s political parties represented in the National Assembly did not go ahead on June 24, but could
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Bulgaria’s floods: Syrian refugees among volunteers in cleanup of Varna’s Asparouhovo area
A group of Syrian refugees is among volunteers who have joined in cleaning up the Asparouvo area of Bulgaria’s Black
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