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Bulgarian corruption at 15-year high

 

Corruption in Bulgaria broke a 15-year record in 2014, with some 158,000 bribes paid out each month, says report

12 Dec 2014

'Vampire grave' found in Bulgaria

 

A skeleton with a stake driven through its chest has been unearthed in Bulgaria, in what archaeologists are terming a "vampire grave"

10 Oct 2014

Seven things you didn't know about the nightclub bouncer about to become prime minister of Bulgaria

 

Boyko Borisov was ousted less that two years ago but comfortably beat his rivals in the country's general election

07 Oct 2014

Fifteen dead in blast at Bulgarian explosives factory

 

Officials confirm thirteen men and two women die in blast so powerful only crater remains where factory once stood

02 Oct 2014

Who is in line to become EU foreign policy chief?

 

Here's a look at who is in the running to be named the next head of the EU's foreign policy, when Catherine Ashton steps down in October

16 Jul 2014

Criminal records may not be bar to EU citizenship

Veselka Petrova, a lawyer at Tsvetkova Bebov & Partners, explains that people might be able to get EU passports by getting Bulgarian residency, even if they have criminal records

15 Mar 2014

EU citizenship for sale for 180,000 euros

A Daily Telegraph investigation uncovers that a Bulgarian passport can be acquired for as little as 180,000 euros, allowing the applicant and their children to become EU citizens

14 Mar 2014

The benefits of buying EU citizenship

Milan Keremedchiev from Arton Capital explains that EU citizenship could save a parent large amounts of money if their children wanted to study at a British university

14 Mar 2014

Six out of 10 Romanian and Bulgarian immigrants claimed self-employed status

Oxford University report highlights how tens of thousands of workers from the two former Communist states claimed freelance status, winning wider access to benefits

21 Feb 2014

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Record rise in number of Romanian and Bulgarian migrant workers

Official data shows a 42 per cent surge in numbers from the two former Communist states during 2013, ahead of rule changes at start of January

19 Feb 2014

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British girl dies after collapsing in bar at Bulgaria ski resort

Police investigate whether drugs involved as British girl dies while at bar in Bulgarian ski resort, where eight other people are taken to hospital

07 Feb 2014

Bulgarian ambassador's immigration warming

Konstantin Dimitrov, the Bulgarian ambassador to the UK, says any extension of transitional restrictions on Bulgarians entering the UK would be "in violation" of the Lisbon Treaty and would be "illegal"

30 Jan 2014

Britain is 'emotional and misguided' over immigration, says EU commissioner

Senior EU figure says the lack of an influx from Romania and Bulgaria shows that arguments should be based on fact

13 Jan 2014

How EU migrants avoid tax in UK

Romanians and Bulgarians can work in the UK but pay taxes at home at a lower rate

04 Jan 2014

Border officials round up Romanian migrants at London's Marble Arch

Romanians camped at Marble Arch are detained just a day after rule changes allow them to work in Britain

02 Jan 2014

A total lack of planning over EU immigration

Telegraph View: Last time the EU expanded its borders, we were told there would be only limited migration. Why should we believe them this time?

01 Jan 2014

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Migrants are 'given lessons in exploiting British benefits'

Seats on buses to London are booked up for days as thousands of Bulgarian and Romanian migrants expected to head to the UK

30 Dec 2013

The Telegraph meets the Bulgarian 'King of the Gypsies'

The Telegraph's Colin Freeman visits the Bulgarian city of Plovdiv, home to one of Europe's largest Roma communities, to try and understand the impact the arrival of travellers from Bulgaria may have on the UK

28 Dec 2013

Britain’s public services cannot be open to all

Telegraph View: The UK must reform its welfare system to make it less easy for foreigners to exploit

28 Dec 2013

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Gimmicks will not fix our immigration crisis

Telegraph View: What Britain needs is a realistic, coherent approach to dealing with immigration

20 Dec 2013

Sketch: Keith Vaz, border terrier

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MPs debate immigration from Romania and Bulgaria, as one Tory declares that Britain is 'importing a wave of crime'

19 Dec 2013

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Foreign-born migrants quadruple in 60 years

Office for National Statistics says 7.5 million people living in England and Wales were born overseas, as new Census data sheds light on migration trends

17 Dec 2013

Sketch: Theresa May doffs her cap

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The Home Secretary is questioned by MPs about migration from Romania and Bulgaria

16 Dec 2013

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Bold thinking on welfare is right – and popular

Telegraph View: The country is behind Iain Duncan Smith's tough stand on benefit handouts to new migrants

13 Dec 2013

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Rotterdam and The Hague rebel against EU immigrant influx

Two of Holland's biggest cities will deny tax or social security numbers to Romanians or Bulgarians who fail to pass housing and employment checks

09 Dec 2013

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