First Plovdiv Science Festival opens on November 23
The first Plovdiv Science Festival – organised by the Beautiful Science Foundation, the team responsible for the Sofia Science Festival
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Bulgaria
Domestic politics, stories of relevance to expatriates, organised crime and corruption, judiciary, foreign policy and popular topics such as archaeology and weather
Deal reached to keep Bulgaria’s government in place
An agreement has been reached that will see the vote on a motion of no confidence in Bulgaria’s Nikolai Denkov
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Recriminations over violent clashes between football fans and police in Bulgaria’s capital
There were recriminations on November 17 following the previous night’s unprecedented violent clashes between police and thousands of football fans
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Vote of no confidence in Bulgarian government postponed for lack of quorum
A re-vote of a vote of no confidence in Bulgaria’s Nikolai Denkov government scheduled for November 17 was postponed after
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Civil defence siren test in 14 districts in Bulgaria on November 17
There will be a test of the civil defence siren system in 14 districts in Bulgaria on November 17, the
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Bulgaria issues weather warnings over forecast strong winds on November 18
Bulgaria’s weather bureau has issued the Code Orange warning of dangerous weather for several districts for November 18 because of
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Bulgaria: Injuries, arson as football fans and police clash in Sofia
There were reports of several injuries and incidents of arson – from vehicles to refuse bins – as football fans
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Bulgaria: Vote of no confidence in government in disarray after GERB, MRF walkout
A scheduled vote on a motion of no confidence in Parliament in Bulgarian Prime Minister Nikolai Denkov’s government ended in
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European Commission takes Bulgaria to European Court of Justice over victims’ rights
The European Commission said on November 16 that it has decided to refer Bulgaria to the EU Court of Justice
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