Bulgaria in 2013: An ‘Annus Horribilis’ in pictures
Arguably the first indication that Bulgaria was set for a year both bizarre and beset with turbulence was the strange
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Plamen Oresharski
New poll: 80% of Bulgarians want early parliamentary elections
Another poll has confirmed majority support among Bulgarians for the resignation of the current government and the holding of early
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Oresharski’s backflip on blunder on threat to public servants taking part in anti-government protests
Plamen Oresharski has gone into full reverse on his controversial statement on November 15 that people on the public payroll
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Bulgarian PM Oresharski denies deal with Westinghouse done
Bulgaria’s Prime Minister, Plamen Oresharski, denied the claim that a deal has been agreed with US firm Westinghouse to build
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Sofia set for day of drama amid sundry protests on November 20
Bulgarian capital city Sofia was set for a day of drama on November 20, with plans for sundry protests and
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Bid to backtrack on Oresharski blunder on threat to public servants
A further attempt has been made to backtrack on Plamen Oresharski’s controversial statement that people on the public payroll who
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Bulgarian President Plevneliev, Oresharski in joint statement calling for tolerance towards Syrian refugees
Bulgarian President Rossen Plevneliev and Plamen Oresharski, appointed in May to sit in the prime minister’s chair in the Bulgarian
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Approval rating of Bulgarian government plummets to new low – poll
Public trust in the Bulgarian Socialist Party government has fallen to a new low, below the “critical” 20 per cent
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Gazprom launches work on South Stream in Bulgaria – from afar
Gazprom chief executive Alexey Miller and Bulgarian Prime Minister Plamen Oresharski launched the construction on the South Stream gas pipeline
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