Bulgarian – Turkish border fence farce
The controversy in Bulgaria over its expensive fence project at the Turkish border to keep out illegal migrants has trailed
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Bulgarian President Plevneliev: Canonisation of Popes ‘special day for believers’
The April 27 canonisation of Popes John Paul II and John XXIII was a special day for believers around the
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Bulgaria’s political parties launch European Parliament election campaigns
While it may seem a fiction given that Bulgaria’s political parties old and new have been in campaign mode for
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Bulgaria’s European Parliament elections: President calls for ‘constructive and tolerant debate’
In a speech to the nation to mark the April 25 official start of the European Parliament election campaign period
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President meets Bulgarian church Patriarch ahead of trip to Rome for canonisation of Popes
President Rossen Plevneliev has held talks with Bulgarian Orthodox Church Patriarch Neofit ahead of the head of state’s trip to
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Bulgaria to step up security at seaside resorts this summer
Bulgaria will step up police presence and advice to hoteliers this summer to ensure greater security in places where increased
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Emergency declared, bridges down after heavy rain hits villages in Vidin area in Bulgaria
A state of emergency has been declared in the municipality of Ruzhintsi in Bulgaria after torrential rain inundated the area,
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Bulgaria seizes suspected archaeological artefacts
Bulgaria’s Interior Ministry said on April 24 that police seized several items suspected to be archaeological artefacts in the town
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Deputy mayor of Bulgaria’s Pleven in custody over alleged bribe
The deputy mayor of the Bulgarian town of Pleven remained in custody on April 24 after being arrested in a
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