US bars Bulgarian Specialized Criminal Court judge over ‘significant corruption’
United States Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced on February 5 that he was barring Bulgarian Specialized Criminal Court Judge
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Flu epidemic declared in Bulgaria’s Vratsa district
A flu epidemic has been declared in Bulgaria’s Vratsa district, closing schools until February 9, the district administration said. On
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Bulgaria’s road agency warns motorists as temperatures set to plummet
Weather forecasts showed temperatures in Bulgaria set to plummet overnight on February 4, with heavy rain and snow on the
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Bulgaria’s Varna and Plovdiv extend ‘flu vacations’, keeping schools closed
Bulgaria’s district of Varna announced that given the increased number of cases of influenza, it was extending its “flu vacation”,
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Bulgarian PM scorns President’s ‘withdrawal of confidence’ in government
Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov expressed surprise at the February 4 announcement by President Roumen Radev that he was withdrawing
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Bulgaria’s President Radev: ‘As of today, I am officially withdrawing my confidence in the government’
In a live televised address to the nation on February 4, Bulgarian head of state President Roumen Radev said that
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In January 2020, Bulgaria had lowest gross minimum wage in EU – Eurostat
In January 2020, Bulgaria had the lowest gross minimum wage in the European Union, at the equivalent of 312 euro
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US to name Bulgarian barred from country over corruption
The United States will announce within days the name of the first Bulgarian citizen to be barred from entering the
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Coronavirus: Person who arrived in Varna from China being monitored, Bulgaria’s Health Minister says
A person who arrived at Varna Airport from China and who had been found to have a slight increase in
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