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HRW Claims Bulgaria Mistreating Syrian Refugees at Border with Turkey
Bulgarian border police have forced Syrian asylum seekers back to Turkey and has beaten some of them over the past month, a new report released by Human Rights Watch claims.
Bulgaria Accused of Expelling Syrian Refugees
The international rights group Human Rights Watch on Thursday said it had documented three separate incidents of summary returns from Bulgaria to Turkey involving at least 43 people, all Syrians.
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Smaller Parties 'to Deliver Surprises' at Early Elections - Expert
Parties with a smaller electorate might yield surprises at Bulgaria's forthcoming snap vote on October 5, a sociology from polling agency Afis said.
Citing his pollster's survey dating end-August, Aslanov reminded the 4-5 parties nearling the threshold of 4% required for a bidder to make it into Parliament stand chances to improve their final output.
EBRD Lowers Bulgaria 2014 Economic Growth Forecast to 1.5%
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has lowered its 2014 growth forecast for Bulgaria to 1.5%.
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Migrant Remittances to Bulgaria Reach EUR 75.5M in July 2014
Remittances - money sent by Bulgarian migrants to family members back home reached EUR 75.5M in July 2014.
Eurocoal: Bulgaria's Coal Production Decreases over Past Few Years
Bulgaria's coal production has decreased over the past three years, according to statistics of Eurocoal.
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Protest Over Polling Stations in Turkey Staged Outside Election Commission HQ
Bulgaria's Patriotic bloc has staged a protest against the Central Election Commission over the large number of polling stations in Turkey, Sunday.
Protesters suggest that there may be pre-electoral manipulations and claim that the votes in these stations may be crucial for the outcome of the early elections, Nova TV reports.
KTB Can Be Rescued Without Special Law or Public Funds, Experts Agree
No special legislation and no use of public funds are needed to rescue Corpbank (KTB), the Expert Consultative Council on KTB and Bulgaria's ombudsman have agreed.
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Bulgaria's Exports Up 7.2% Y/Y in 2013
In 2013 Bulgaria's exports totaled BGN 43.6 B, up by 7.2% on the year, according to data of the National Statistical Institute (NSI).
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Bulgaria is Fifth Poorest Country in Europe – Serbian Statistics
Bulgaria is the fifth poorest country in Europe, according to a study of the Serbian Statistical Institute.
A total of 1.8 million people in Serbia live in poverty. The country ranks first among European countries with 24.6 percent of its population below the poverty line.
Asylum Seekers in Bulgaria Increased 5 Times in 2013
The number of asylum seekers in Bulgaria has increased five times in 2013 compared with 2012, according to a report on the implementation of the revised National Program for Demographic Development until 2013.
In 2013, the number of asylum seekers in Bulgaria exceeded 7,000, which is over five times more than in 2012 and ten times more than in the previous years.
National Agreement in Bulgaria 'Cannot Exclude' DPS - Leader
The Movement for Rights and Freedoms (DPS) will lead a tolerant campaign, its head Lyutvi Mestan announced as the party's campaign kicked off on Sunday.
Rumen Porozhanov: Revised 2014 Budget Gap Seen at 2.6%-2.8%
Bulgaria's caretaker government plans to propose to parliament that will be formed after October 5 snap vote to raise this year's budget deficit to just below 3% of GDP.
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Bulgaria 'Third-Biggest' Human Trafficker in EU
Human trafficking in Bulgaria intensified three times between 2005 and 2012, a human rights foundation estimates.
Data provided by the Gender Alternatives Foundation reveals there are 221 Bulgarian victims of human trafficking in 2005 and 684 seven years later, Milena Kadieva, a lawyer working at the foundation, was quoted by the website Dariknews.bg as saying.
Bulgaria's Finance Ministry Predicts BGN 900 M Shortfall in Tax Revenue by end-2014
The deficit of Bulgaria's consolidated state budget amounts to BGN 1.147 B by mid-2014, according to Kiril Ananiev, Deputy Finance Minister in the caretaker government.
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