Organisers of far-right ‘Lukov March’ vow to defy Sofia municipality’s ban
Organisers of the far-right “Lukov March” torchlight procession have vowed to defy the ban on the march imposed by Sofia
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Bulgaria’s economy grows by 0.4% in Q4 2013
Bulgaria’s economy grew by 0.7 per cent in the last quarter of 2013, compared to the previous three months, the
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Bulgaria reports annual deflation of 2.2% in January
Bulgaria’s consumer price index shrank by 0.2 per cent in January 2014, with year-on-year figure showing 2.2 per cent deflation,
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Bumpy road ahead in Bulgarian-Turkish lorry transit dispute
The lorry blockade at the Bulgarian-Turkish border has been cleared but the dispute that led to it has not. An
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Sofia city hall begins reconstruction of Lions Bridge intersection
Sofia’s landmark Luvov Most (Lions Bridge) intersection will be closed to traffic for most of this year, owing to the
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Sofia municipality refuses permission for ‘Lukov march’ honouring far-right general
Sofia municipality has declined to give permission for the annual “Lukov March” that had been planned by the far-right Bulgarian
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Bulgarians living outside EU to be barred from voting in European Parliament elections
Citizens of Bulgaria resident outside the European Union will not be allowed to vote in European Parliament elections, members of
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Plevneliev and Ataka: Not quite on the same page
Bulgarian President Rossen Plevneliev began on February 13 the “month of political consultations” that he initiated in 2012 with parties
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Lorry drivers lift blockade of Bulgarian-Turkish border
The blockade of the past three days by protesting lorry drivers at the Bulgarian-Turkish border was lifted in the first
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