Opposition to Bulgaria’s government seizes on controversy around anti-corruption chief
The announcement on April 4 by Bulgaria’s Prosecutor-General that the head of the country’s anti-corruption commission, Plamen Georgiev, was under
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Orthodox Easter 2019: N Macedonia bishop to go with Bulgarian delegation to Jerusalem to fetch ‘Holy Fire’
A bishop from the “Macedonian Orthodox Church” will accompany a Bulgarian Orthodox Church delegation to Jerusalem at Easter 2019 to
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Plovdiv City Council to hold special meeting on Plovdiv 2019 Foundation controversy
A special meeting of Plovdiv City Council is to be held on April 8 following a petition by opposition councillors
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Bulgaria Prosecutor-General orders new probes into apartment acquisitions, including by anti-corruption head
Acting on media reports, Bulgarian Prosecutor-General Sotir Tsatsarov has ordered investigations into property acquisitions by anti-corruption commision head Plamen Georgiev,
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Bulgarian PM Borissov says will nominate Kirilov to be Justice Minister
Bulgarian Prime Minister and GERB party leader Boiko Borissov said on April 4 that he would nominate Danail Kirilov, head
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Two US-funded playgrounds for children with special educational needs inaugurated in Bulgaria’s Varna
Playgrounds at two kindergartens for children with special educational needs have been inaugurated in Bulgaria’s Black Sea city Varna following
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‘Smiley Eyes’: Free eye examinations at 12 kindergartens and five schools in Sofia
Twelve kindergartens and five schools in Bulgaria’s capital city Sofia are included in the campaign for free eye examinations “Smiley
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Bulgaria’s election watchdog calls tender to rent 3000 voting machines
Bulgaria’s Central Election Commission (CEC) has called a tender for the hire of 3000 voting machines for the country’s May
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Bulgarian Orthodox Church refuses to take part in any services during Pope Francis’s visit
The Bulgarian Orthodox Church’s governing body says that while a meeting between Patriarch Neofit and Pope Francis is possible during
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