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Day: May 26, 2016

Bulgaria 

EC asks Bulgaria to comply with EU rules on agricultural land, public procurement

May 26, 2016May 28, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff European Commission

The European Commission said on May 26 that it was stepping up the infringement proceedings against Bulgaria over restrictions against

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Bulgaria 

Plovdiv city councillor wears burqa in protest against lack of ban

May 26, 2016May 27, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff Plovdiv

A Plovdiv municipal councillor for the nationalist VMRO party arrived at a May 26 council meeting wearing a burqa in

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian drug trafficker handed sentence in Romanian trial

May 26, 2016May 26, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff Romania

A Bucharest court sentenced Evelin “Brendo” Banev to 14 years in jail on charges of drug trafficking, Bulgarian media reported

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian defence industry exports up 50% year-on-year

May 26, 2016May 27, 2016 Independent Balkan News Agency

Exports by Bulgaria’s defence industry were 50 per cent higher in 2015 than in 2014, adding up to 649 million

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Bulgaria 

Torrential rain causes flooding in parts of central Bulgaria

May 26, 2016May 27, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff

Heavy rain caused the Stara Reka river in Kazanluk in central Bulgaria to burst its banks on May 25, inundating

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