All news on the topic: Bulgaria

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Bulgaria’s hacking ’Elves’ expose election fraud scheme
Hacktivists have released a list of individuals purportedly involved in election fraud.
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What we’ve learned about the Hungarian, Bulgarian, and Norwegian connections to Hezbollah’s pagers
A Bulgarian company with Norwegian links has surfaced in the supply chain of the pagers that detonated in Lebanon this week, killing 37 people and injuring several thousand others.
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Bulgaria dismantles migrant smuggling ring
In a series of raids, authorities arrested eight alleged members of a migrant smuggling ring, including four high-value targets, Europol said in a prepared statement.
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A Bulgarian entrepreneur has been charged with fraud for allegedly obtaining EU funds to build a dairy facility
The European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) filed an indictment Thursday against a Bulgarian entrepreneur who allegedly falsified documents for a loan to fund construction of a dairy processing facility.
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Mafia state pushes Bulgarian democracy to the brink
Former PM Boyko Borissov and sanctioned media mogul Delyan Peevski are in the driving seat ahead of an election on June 9.
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Turkey has evolved into a crucial intermediary for Putin, serving as a transit point for the sale of disguised fuel to the EU
Moscow bagged €3 billion through a sanctions loophole that allows Turkey to relabel Russian oil and ship it to the EU.
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Bulgarian gang exposed as Britain’s largest-ever benefit fraudsters, amassing £54 million for extravagant spending on luxury items
The gang faces record prison time over scams conducted on an industrial scale
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Brit woman left fighting for life after falling into ravine mouths ’I love you’ to boyfriend
Olivia Corbiere, 23, who was left fighting for her life after a horror skiing accident in Bulgaria where she fell around 15ft into a ravine, has come out of her coma and is making progress
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Hundreds of Brits stranded in Bulgaria in -7C temperatures after flight diverted
A Welsh family enjoyed their holiday in Antalya, Turkey, but said their break ended in a nightmare as instead of flying back to Bristol on Friday evening, they were stuck in Bulgaria
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Party town Brits are flocking to with 80p pints, £9 hotel rooms and sex clubs
Brits have traditionally headed to the Costa Brava for cheap holidays but because of "nuisance tourism" laws a new country is on the cards for boozing youngsters
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Couple horrified by 'shabby' 4-star hotel that looked like 'abandoned building'
A couple were left shocked and bitterly disappointed at the state of their hotel on the Black Sea coast after arriving for what they thought would be a luxurious break
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Eight dead with 'streets turning to rivers' as European holiday hotspots flood
Storm Daniel is causing severe flooding across several European countries, leaving Brits stranded abroad as UK-bound flights are cancelled and record rainfall brings thigh-high torrents through streets
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'Hugely loved' Brit dad dies after falling from second floor balcony in Bulgaria
Paul Bond, 61, passed away in a Bulgarian hospital on Sunday after suffering head injuries in the fall, with his family describing him as a “a hugely loved father, grandfather, son, brother and friend”