Vigenin: Bulgaria’s co-operation agreement with North Korea is not new
The co-operation agreement between Bulgaria and North Korea approved by the cabinet on February 12 is not new but is
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Bulgarian President Plevneliev slams ‘secret plans’ in election bill
Bulgarian President Rossen Plevneliev has issued a strongly-worded statement hitting out at “underhand scenarios” regarding the draft election law. Plevneliev’s
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Bulgarian Socialist Party to propose new restrictions on foreigners owning farmland
In spite of the Constitutional Court having thrown out a parliamentary resolution seeking an extension on the moratorium on the
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Botox or full surgery? Bulgaria’s Parliament debates election laws
Lengthy hours were consumed in debate on the second reading in Parliament of the Bulgarian Socialist Party-driven draft new elections
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Queue of lorries at Bulgarian-Turkish border reaches 15km
The queue of lorries at the Bulgarian-Turkish border resulting from the dispute between the two countries over truck transit permits
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Vote of no confidence in Bulgarian cabinet defeated
The votes of Bulgarian Socialist Party and Movement for Rights and Freedoms MPs, the parties in the ruling axis, defeated
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Bulgaria ranks worst among EU countries in 2014 World Press Freedom index
Bulgaria has been ranked the worst among European Union countries in Reporters Without Borders’ 2014 World Press Freedom index, coming
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Bulgarian Jews, MRF speak out against ‘Lukov March’ honouring anti-Semitic general
The Shalom Organisation of the Jews in Bulgaria and the Movement for Rights and Freedoms have spoken out strongly against
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Bulgaria’s draft election code controversy deepens
Walkouts from a committee meeting, an expected presidential veto and criticism from the Venice Commission are among the controversies dogging
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