Posturing and protests as Bulgaria’s Parliament resumes
Bulgaria’s 42nd National Assembly resumed proceedings on January 15 after the festive season recess, with a strong police presence outside
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Bulgaria’s audit office to check Parliament, state agencies
Bulgaria’s National Audit Office is to check Parliament as well as a large number of state agencies in the course
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Bulgaria Constitutional Court dismisses President’s challenge against Peevski
Bulgaria’s Constitutional Court has ruled as inadmissible the challenge lodged by President Rossen Plevneliev against the appointment of Delyan Peevski
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Stanishev, US envoy speak on Siderov case
A week after news broke of the ructions involving Volen Siderov and a group of Ataka MPs on a flight
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Bulgaria records 1.6% deflation in 2013
Bulgaria’s consumer price index (CPI) shrank by 1.6 per cent in 2013, despite a 0.3 per cent monthly inflation bump
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US, Bulgaria sign cultural heritage protection memorandum
Bulgaria and the US signed on January14 a memorandum of understanding on the protection of cultural heritage, meant to prevent
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Purvanov’s ABC to stand separately from BSP in European Parliament elections
Georgi Purvanov’s ABC movement will field candidates separately from the Bulgarian Socialist Party in the country’s May 2014 European Parliament
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Syrian refugees flood Bulgaria, expose flaws in EU refugee policy
Bulgaria is facing mounting criticism for its failure to adequately provide shelter, food and medical care to thousands of migrants
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Bulgarian President lodges constitutional challenge against renewable energy tariff fee
Bulgarian President Rossen Plevneliev has submitted a formal challenge to the country’s Constitutional Court, asking it to strike down the
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