Snow, chilly temperatures close schools in parts of Bulgaria
Schools in Bulgaria’s Black Sea city of Varna will be closed on January 27 2014 because of the serious winter
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Purvanov project hits BSP, Borissov’s GERB back in the lead – poll
The Bulgarian Socialist Party has been hard-hit by the relaunch of Georgi Purvanov’s ABC movement, with the wedge driven into
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Anti-government students start new occupation of Sofia University
A group of students protesting against the Bulgarian government began a new occupation of Sofia University soon after midnight on
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Bulgaria’s foreign ministry bids to avert further blunders by MPs
Seeking to secure the stable door lest any further horses bolt, Bulgaria’s foreign minister is asking members of Parliament to
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Flu epidemics declared in Bulgarian cities of Rousse and Pleven
Influenza epidemics were declared in the Bulgarian cities of Rousse and Pleven on January 24 2014, with a similar declaration
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Environmentalists to approach EC over development plans for Bulgaria’s Strandzha nature area
With all barriers now removed from large-scale development in Bulgaria’s Strandhzha nature area, one of the few near-unspoilt parts of
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Municipal councillors in Bulgaria’s largest cities vote themselves big pay increases
Municipal councillors in Bulgaria’s largest cities – Sofia, Plovdiv and Varna – have voted themselves large pay increases, with salaries
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Cold front approaches Bulgaria, weather warning alerts issued
Bulgaria’s unseasonably warm spell is set to end on January 25, when the entire country will experience inclement weather, local
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Populism, radical nationalism, disillusionment will dominate EP elections – Plevneliev
Bulgarian President Rossen Plevneliev has warned that the May 2014 European Parliament elections will be held in an environment of
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