35 arrested, 38 given medical treatment amid ‘national uprising’ clashes in Bulgaria’s capital
Bulgaria’s Interior Ministry said that 35 people were arrested during clashes in capital city Sofia on September 2 as anti-government
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Bulgarian PM’s party, ultra-nationalists in deal on new constitution, Grand National Assembly
Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov’s GERB party and a governing coalition partner, the ultra-nationalist VMRO, reached a deal on September
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Bulgaria increases minimum daily unemployment benefits pay
Bulgaria’s Cabinet decided on September 2 to increase the minimum daily unemployment pay from nine leva to 12 leva (from
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Arrests amid clashes as ‘national uprising’ protest assails Bulgaria’s Parliament
There were confrontations outside Bulgaria’s Parliament on September 2 as thousands of participants in what was billed as a “great
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Bulgarian MPs overrule President’s veto on amendments to mining concessions
Bulgaria’s National Assembly voted on September 2 to overturn President Roumen Radev’s veto on the bill of amendments to the
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Covid-19 in Bulgaria: 13 new deaths, 4197 active, 737 in hospital
Thirteen people in Bulgaria who had tested positive for new coronavirus died in the past 24 hours, bringing the country’s
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Unemployment in Bulgaria in July 2020 was 4.4 per cent – Eurostat
Unemployment in Bulgaria in July 2020 was 4.4 per cent, unchanged from June, according to seasonally-adjusted figures published on September
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Covid-19: Bulgaria removes PCR test, quarantine requirements for arrivals from Turkey, Serbia, Belarus
People arriving in Bulgaria from Turkey, Serbia and Belarus may be admitted to the country without the need to present
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For sixth month, Bulgaria’s road death toll lower than at same time in 2019
The death toll on Bulgaria’s roads at the end of August 2020 was 117 lower than at the same time
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