Bulgarian Orthodox Church elects new Nevrokop Metropolitan
With Patriarch Neofit casting a deciding vote after an even split in the Holy Synod, Bishop Serafim of Melnik was
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Flu epidemic declared in Bulgaria’s Bourgas
An influenza pandemic has been declared in the Bulgarian Black Sea city of Bourgas, chief state health inspector Dr Angel
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Bulgaria’s security agency to investigate new bugging allegations
Bulgaria’s State Agency for National Security (SANS) is to investigate an allegation by centre-right opposition GERB party leader Boiko Borissov
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‘Bulgarians and Romanians make a positive contribution to UK economy’
The positive contribution that most Bulgarians and Romanians currently in the United Kingdom make to the British economy was acknowledged
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Bulgaria’s Plevneliev in China: ‘A crucial breakthrough’
Bulgarian President Rossen Plevneliev has described the results of his three-day visit to China as a “crucial breakthrough” in opportunities
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Bulgarian politicians in new eavesdropping row
The leader of Bulgaria’s centre-right opposition GERB party, former prime minister Boiko Borissov, has said that he will approach the
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Bulgaria’s SJC appoints Hristo Dinev as Sofia city prosecutor
Buglaria’s Supreme Judicial Council (SJC) appointed Hristo Dinev as Sofia City Prosecutor on January 16, filling the vacancy left by
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Bulgaria’s cabinet adopts Penal Code but ‘discussions to continue’
Bulgaria’s Cabinet has adopted the controversial new draft Penal Code, which has been under fire from lawyers, human rights groups
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Bulgaria’s Oresharski spurns boycott of Sochi Olympics
Plamen Oresharski, occupant of the prime minister’s chair in the Bulgarian Socialist Party government, will attend the opening ceremony of
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