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A record low 53 percent of voters participated in Bulgaria's elections, returning the party of former Prime Minister Boiko Borisov to power, a survey indicated.
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A Bulgarian political leader narrowly avoided being assassinated during a speech Saturday when a gunman's pistol, pointed near his head, appeared to jam.
Bulgaria said this week it is following through on threats to pull out of a long-planned oil pipeline from the Black Sea to Greece, citing finances.
Russia agreed to Bulgarian demands on the plans to construct a leg of the South Stream natural gas pipeline and moved toward a joint venture on the project.
Bulgarian membership in NATO and the European Union appears to have given the country's gangsters richer rewards, The New York Times reports.
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The Bulgarian government lost some motivation to reform after a tense year getting ready to join the European Union, Prime Minister Sergei Stanishev said.
A union leader said teachers in Bulgaria’s state-run schools ended a six-week strike Monday after reaching a compromise that includes a 46 percent pay raise.
Bulgarian teachers turned down a government-proposed salary raise and Monday entered a sixth week of a nationwide strike.
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