Protest planned outside PES Council in Sofia
Anti-government protests in Bulgaria are expected to continue over the weekend, with a separate rally planned in front of the
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Bulgarian socialist MP apologises for calling protesters ‘internet lumpens’
Bulgarian Socialist Party MP Hristo Monov says that he apologises for using the term “internet lumpens” to describe the anti-government
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Bulgaria in a deepening crisis, President Plevneliev says after security council debacle
Bulgarian President Rossen Plevneliev said that the country is in a deepening crisis and, again effectively siding with the many
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Bulgarian public opinion strongly supports protests against Peevski appointment – survey
The protests against the appointment of Delyan Peevski as director of the State Agency for National Security (SANS) had wide
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Nine people detained during latest protest in Sofia
Nine people were detained on June 18 during the anti-government protest in Bulgaria’s capital city Sofia. Some of them carried
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Bulgarian MPs cancel Peevski appointment at SANS
Bulgarian Parliament voted on June 19 to repeal its decision to appoint Delyan Peevski as director of the State Agency
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Bulgarian political crisis: Socialist leadership challenge, #ignorevolen and other stories
As anti-government protesters in Bulgaria plan to hold a fifth rally in as many days, appeals were made in social
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Sofia city hall calls for calm as first clashes mar anti-government protest in Bulgaria
Sofia mayor Yordanka Fandukova asked participants in the anti-government rallies to avoid staying out late and observe the 10pm legal
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Eight injured in clashes outside Sofia HQ of Siderov’s Ataka
Eight people, reportedly including a member of the Gendarmerie, were injured outside the Sofia headquarters of Volen Siderov’s Ataka party
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