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16,000 Illegal Migrants Enter Bulgaria Since Beginning of 2016

About 16,000 foreigners have entered Bulgaria illegally since the beginning of the year, showed data of the State Agency for Refugees, reported BGNES.

Politics » Domestic | October 14, 2016, Friday // 09:43 | Viewed: 4762

Miners' Strike at Bobov Dol Ends

The strike of the miners at Bobov dol ended on Thursday evening after they spent three days and nights underground insisting that they receive their salaries.

Politics » Domestic | October 14, 2016, Friday // 09:06 | Viewed: 3897

Bulgarian PM Orders Appointment of Border Employees

By order of Bulgarian PM Boyko Borisov, the Interior Ministry will launch a procedure for the appointment of employees with labour contracts to assist in border control and the defence of Bulgaria’s frontiers.

Politics » Domestic | October 13, 2016, Thursday // 19:25 | Viewed: 4798

Sofia's Oldest Trams To Be Decommissioned

The oldest tramways in Sofia, which are more than half a century old, will be decommissioned within a month, stated the Executive Director of Sofia Electric Transport Evgeny Ganchev.

Politics » Domestic | October 13, 2016, Thursday // 19:09 | Viewed: 5662

Bulgaria's Ombudsman To Refer Electoral Code Texts to Constitutional Court

Bulgarian Ombudsman Maya Manolova will refer to the Constitutional Court the texts limiting the number of electoral sections abroad to 35 in any given country.

Politics » Domestic | October 13, 2016, Thursday // 18:38 | Viewed: 2547

Reformist Bloc Submits Draft Bill for Amendments to Electoral Code

Reformist Bloc deputies Grozdan Karadjov, Petar Slavov and Ivan Ivanov have submitted a draft bill for amendments and supplements to the Electoral Code.

Politics » Domestic | October 13, 2016, Thursday // 18:23 | Viewed: 4783

Constitutional Court Restores Limitation of Legal Proceedings Against BCP Crimes After 1944

The Constitutional Court has annulled the abolition of the limitation of legal proceedings against crimes committed by high-ranking members of the Bulgarian Communist Party between 1944 and 1989, reported Praven Svyat (Legal World).

Politics » Domestic | October 13, 2016, Thursday // 17:25 | Viewed: 4115

Bulgarian Opposition Foils Parliament's 'Election Break'

The Bulgarian Parliament will hold an extraordinary session on Friday, October 14, at 09:00, despite lawmakers' surprising decision to call off all plenary meetings for four weeks.

Politics » Domestic | October 13, 2016, Thursday // 12:30 | Viewed: 2664

Migratory Pressure on Bulgaria Decreasing - Bulgaria IntMin

Bulgarian Interior Minister Rumyana Bachvarova has said migratory pressure on the country's borders is on the ebb, amid fresh official data on the number of protection seekers.

Politics » Domestic | October 13, 2016, Thursday // 09:39 | Viewed: 4916

Bulgarian Government Approves BGN 12 M Strategy for Electronic Management of Customs Agency

The Bulgarian government has approved a strategy for the development of the electronic management of the National Customs Agency.

Politics » Domestic | October 12, 2016, Wednesday // 21:07 | Viewed: 4467

Toplofikatsiya Sofia Ready To Turn Heating On

Toplofikatsiya Sofia is prepared to turn on the heating for all subscribers in the capital, said on Radio Sofia the spokesperson of the venture Elizabet Pavlova

Politics » Domestic | October 12, 2016, Wednesday // 19:11 | Viewed: 25301

Court Leaves Former Mayor Charged With Rape Under Arrest

The Plovdiv Regional Court has not heeded the request for changing former mayor Ivan Evstatiev’s arrest sanction to a lighter penalty.

Politics » Domestic | October 12, 2016, Wednesday // 15:27 | Viewed: 4475

Bulgaria's Parliament Goes on Suprising 'Election Holiday'

Bulgarian lawmakers have surprisingly agreed to take a month-long break due to the presidential elections on November 06.

Politics » Domestic | October 12, 2016, Wednesday // 11:09 | Viewed: 9240

Bulgaria 'Might Have Colluded with Mossad, Palestinians' in Omar Zayed Death

The death of Omar Zayed in the Palestinian Embassy might have been the result of "potential collusion between the Mossad, Bulgarian security services, and Palestinian embassy personnel," watchdog journalism organization MintPress News has said.

Politics » Domestic | October 11, 2016, Tuesday // 11:14 | Viewed: 3850

More Migrants Leaving Bulgaria's Accommodation Centers

Twice as many migrants left state-owned accommodation facilities in Bulgaria compared to the rate in September, according to recent statistics.

Politics » Domestic | October 11, 2016, Tuesday // 10:13 | Viewed: 3787

Bulgaria's Socialists Not Negotiating on Support in Presidential Elections

The Bulgarian Socialist Party (BSP) leader Korneliya Ninova has said she will not seek support from any other political organization for the upcoming presidential vote.

Politics » Domestic | October 9, 2016, Sunday // 11:12 | Viewed: 3387

Bulgarian C-Bank to Print Ballots for Presidential Elections

The printing house with the Bulgarian National Bank (BNB) has been tasked with producting the ballots that will be used for the upcoming presidential elections.

Politics » Domestic | October 9, 2016, Sunday // 09:43 | Viewed: 5647

Media Packages for Referendum Information Campaign May Be Spent on Regional Media, Websites

The Supreme Administrative Court has annulled the decision of the Central Election Commission concerning the regulations for the granting and spending of funds for media packages in the national referendum on November 6, 2016 in its part stipulating that

Politics » Domestic | October 7, 2016, Friday // 16:48 | Viewed: 2918

Bulgarian PM Borisov Gives Ultimatum to Five Regional Directorates Chiefs

PM Boyko Borisov has given a one-month deadline to the heads of the Regional Directorates of the Interior Ministry in Pernik, Russe, Haskovo, Pazardzhik and Plovdiv to improve their operations regarding smuggling.

Politics » Domestic | October 7, 2016, Friday // 14:53 | Viewed: 6320

Parliament To Investigate Debt Incurred for Belene Project

Parliamentary deputies from GERB, the Patriotic Front, the Reformist Bloc (RB) and BDTS-Naroden Sayuz have submitted a proposal for the establishment of a temporary survey commission for the Belene nuclear power plant, announced Antoni Trenchev from RB.

Politics » Domestic | October 7, 2016, Friday // 13:54 | Viewed: 7207

Presidential Elections: Glas Naroden's Leader To Appeal CEC Decision

Svetoslav Vitkov (Vox Populi) and Ivan Velkov (the Greens) who were candidates for president and vice-president will appeal the decision of the Central Election Commission to take them out of the race, reported bTV.

Politics » Domestic | October 7, 2016, Friday // 11:26 | Viewed: 3076
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