Landmark ruling by European court: Holocaust denial is not protected by the European Convention on Human Rights
The European Court of Human Rights has held in a unanimous decision announced on October 3 that denial of the
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Bulgaria
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Bulgaria’s Defence Minister expects to sign contract for armoured vehicles in spring 2020
Deals for Bulgaria’s armed forces to acquire 150 armoured infantry vehicles and two naval patrol vessels are unlikely to be
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Bulgaria’s NRIC signs 185M leva contract for new signalling system on Plovdiv – Bourgas railway
Bulgaria’s National Railway Infrastructure Company (NRIC) signed on October 3 a contract worth close to 185 million leva (about 94.5
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Bulgaria issues weather warnings over heavy rain forecast for October 4
Bulgarian authorities have issued the “Code Orange” warning of hazardous weather for eight districts because of heavy rain forecast for
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Bulgaria, Greece and Cyprus in joint statement on migration situation in eastern Mediterranean
Bulgaria, Greece and Cyprus will make a joint statement on the importance of the migration situation in the eastern Mediterranean
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Bulgaria’s Central Election Commission: Siderov violated rules on TV talk show
Volen Siderov, leader of the ultra-nationalist Ataka party and a Sofia mayoral candidate, violated election law by his behaviour on
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Bulgaria’s latest court ruling in Jock Palfreeman saga
The Sofia City Court has declined to hear an application against a ban on Australian murder convict Jock Palfreeman leaving
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Broadcast regulator condemns behaviour of Siderov on Bulgarian National Television election show
The Council for Electronic Media (CEM) has expressed concern about the behaviour of Ataka leader and Sofia mayoral candidate Volen
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Bulgaria’s Cabinet adopts draft law scrapping citizenship for short-term investments
Bulgaria’s Cabinet approved on October 2 draft amendments to the Bulgarian Citizenship Act aimed at eliminating the possibility for foreigners
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