Democratic Bulgaria quits support for mayoral candidate named State Security agent
The Democratic Bulgaria coalition announced on October 22 that it was withdrawing its support for a mayoral candidate exposed the
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Bulgaria’s 2019 local elections: 137 candidate mayors worked for communist-era secret services
A total of 137 candidate mayors in Bulgaria’s autumn 2019 local elections were named by the Dossier Commission on October
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Clocks in Bulgaria change to winter time on October 27 2019
Clocks in Bulgaria change to winter time at 4am on October 27 2019, going back an hour to 3am. This
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Bulgaria a step closer to end of CVM on judicial reform and fight against corruption
Bulgaria has moved a step closer to the end of the Cooperation and Verification Mechanism (CVM), put in place when
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Bulgaria’s 2019 local elections: CEC gives permission for arrest of five candidates
Bulgaria’s Central Election Commission announced on October 22 that it had given permission to the Special Prosecutor’s Office to arrest
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Bulgarian PM Borissov holds talks with new US ambassador
Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov held talks with the new US ambassador Herro Mustafa on October 22, assuring her that
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Bulgaria, Russia foreign ministers discuss energy, cultural ties
Bulgarian Foreign Minister Ekaterina Zaharieva met her Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov on October 21 during a visit to Moscow, the
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Plovdiv 2019 Foundation announces open call for cultural project proposals
Plovdiv 2019 Foundation announced on October 21 an open call for project proposals in the cultural field over the coming
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Bulgaria’s 2019 local elections: GERB’s Dimitrov leads in Plovdiv – Alpha Research
The GERB candidate to be the next mayor of Bulgaria’s city of Plovdiv, regional governor Zdravko Dimitrov, has a 7.7
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