Bulgarian Socialist Party leader pours scorn on Borissov’s claim of ‘unprecedented victory’ in local elections
Bulgarian Socialist Party (BSP) leader Kornelia Ninova has poured scorn on claims by GERB party leader and Prime Minister Boiko
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Annual Remembrance Sunday services to be held in Sofia, Plovdiv
The annual Remembrance Sunday service will be held in the military section of Sofia Central Cemetery on November 10 2019.
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Bulgaria’s 2019 local elections: Thousands voted ‘I don’t support anyone’
Ballot papers in Bulgaria’s October 27 local elections offered the option of ticking the box “I don’t support anyone” and
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Bulgarian police urge motorists to drive carefully as sharp change in weather forecast
Bulgarian police issued a call on October 29 for motorists to drive with caution over the next three days, with
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Bulgaria issued 11 864 first residence permits in 2018 – Eurostat
Bulgaria issued 11 864 first residence permits in 2018, up from 10 958 in 2017 and 7942 in 2016, according
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Bulgaria’s 2019 local elections: A tale of two victories
There was a series of minor earthquakes in the Bulgarian town of Dospat in the Rhodope mountains on October 28,
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Bulgaria’s 2019 local elections: Mayoral election in Varna goes to a second round
Official figures from the Central Election Commission (CEC) showed that voters in Bulgaria’s Black Sea city of Varna will be
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Bulgarian prosecutors: First secretary of Russian embassy in Sofia committed espionage
Bulgaria’s Prosecutor’s Office said on October 28 that it had confirmed that the first secretary of the Russian embassy in
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Bulgaria’s 2019 local elections: Most cities head to run-off in mayoral elections
Eighteen, or possibly 19, cities in Bulgaria are heading to run-off mayoral elections on November 3 after first-round votes did
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