Bulgarian anti-government protesters blockade interior minister in restaurant
A group of Bulgarian anti-government protesters blockaded Tsvetlin Yovchev, interior minister in the Bulgarian Socialist Party government, in a central
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Refugees in Bulgaria: ‘Our worst predictions are coming true,’ Yovchev says
The pace of refugees entering Bulgaria is not only steady but growing and “our worst predictions are coming true,” Interior
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Syrian refugees lodge complaint against Bulgarian ultra-nationalist Ataka mouthpiece
A group of Syrian refugees has lodged a complaint with the Commission for Protection against Discrimination against Alfa TV and
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Details emerge of traffic police bribery schemes – and the risks of attempted bribery
Two years on from the September 2011 special operation to catch Bulgarian traffic police in the act of bribery, further
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Refugee situation in Bulgaria not yet under control – Interior Minister
The refugee situation in Bulgaria is not yet under control, Interior Minister Tsvetlin Yovchev said on September 19 2013, speaking
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Bulgaria to provide further 1000 places for refugees within days – Interior Minister
Within the next five to 10 days, Bulgaria will provide a further 1000 places for refugees, Interior Minister Tsvetlin Yovchev
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Interior Minister Yovchev to get dual role as deputy PM
Interior Minister Tsvetlin Yovchev is to get a dual role as deputy prime minister, Bulgarian Prime Minister Plamen Oresharski said
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Bulgaria’s new cabinet ministers spell out plans
A more powerful State Agency for National Security, recruitment of civilians to act as “civil guards” to assist police, a
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Bulgaria’s Interior Ministry chief secretary, security agency chief quit as new government takes over: Updated
Interior Ministry chief secretary Kalin Georgiev has resigned, Bulgaria’s new Interior Minister Tsvetlin Yovchev said on May 30 2013, while
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