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Day: November 5, 2015

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Bulgarian President confers highest state honour on Patriarch of Bulgarian Orthodox Church

November 5, 2015November 5, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgarian Orthodox Church, Rossen Plevneliev

Bulgarian head of state President Rossen Plevneliev conferred the country’s highest honour, the Stara Planina first degree, on Neofit, Patriarch

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Leisure 

Film review: Macbeth

November 5, 2015November 5, 2015 Andre Crous of The Prague Post

Justin Kurzel’s adaptation of one of William Shakespeare’s most famous plays is as unconventional as it is powerful, using the

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Bulgaria 

EU autumn economic forecast raises Bulgaria 2015 growth estimate

November 5, 2015November 8, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff European Commission, macroeconomic indicators

The European Commission’s autumn forecast for the EU economy, released on November 5, raised the economic growth estimate in the

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian Judges Association backs police, criticises government

November 5, 2015November 5, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff judiciary

The Bulgarian Judges Association, one of the organisations representing the country’s judiciary, said in an open letter on November 5

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian Parliament again performs about-turn on Military Intelligence head

November 5, 2015November 6, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov

A peculiar political saga that has seen the law changed to effectively force the current head of Bulgaria’s Military Intelligence

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Europe 

Romanian president names interim PM ahead of talks with parties

November 5, 2015November 5, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff Romania

Romanian president Klaus Iohannis named Sorin Cimpeanu, the education minister in the outgoing government of Victor Ponta, as interim prime

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian Defence Minister: Members of armed forces who protest will be punished

November 5, 2015November 6, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff

Military personnel who join in protests will be punished, Bulgaria’s Defence Minister Nikolai Nenchev said on November 5, as police

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria elections 2015: Racism and records as new mayors take office

November 5, 2015November 6, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgaria elections 2015

Barring a handful of third-round elections, Bulgaria’s October-November 2015 mayoral elections are over, but from a racist revolt against one

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Europe 

Government in Skopje to borrow 500 million euro

November 5, 2015November 5, 2015 Independent Balkan News Agency Macedonia

By the end of 2015, the government in Macedonia will borrow 500 million euro. The debt is to be secured

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