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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Syrian refugees
AmCham Bulgaria donates 15 000 leva to two charity initiatives
The American Chamber of Commerce (AmCham) in Bulgaria donated 10 000 leva to the Bulgarian Christmas (Булгарска Коледа) charity initiative
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Signing of Bulgaria-Turkey-Greece border co-operation deal postponed after Turkish interior minister’s son arrested
A scheduled signing in Sofia of an intergovernmental agreement between Bulgaria, Greece and Turkey to build a joint contact centre
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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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Amnesty slams Bulgaria in report on Syrian refugees, condemns ‘Fortress Europe’
In two of the main gateways to the European Union, Bulgaria and Greece, refugees from Syria are met with deplorable
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European Commissioner Georgieva on Syria’s 1000 days of crisis
Hopes are pinned on the second Geneva peace conference on January 22 to achieve the political solution needed to bring
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Bulgarian police used batons to quell protest at refugee centre
Bulgarian police used batons to put down a protest by Algerians at a temporary refugee centre in the town of
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EU, Turkey to sign readmission agreement, start visa liberalisation dialogue
The European Union and Turkey are to sign a readmission agreement on December 16 2013, and on the same day,
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TV investigation exposes illegal market in Bulgarian passports for migrants
A hidden-camera investigation by local television station bTV has exposed an illegal market in selling Bulgarian identity documents and passports
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