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Day: August 1, 2016

Bulgaria 

Bulgarian air force chief quits, rumoured as presidential candidate

August 1, 2016August 28, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgaria elections 2016

Bulgarian Air Force chief Roumen Radev submitted his resignation on August 1, as rumours swirled that he would be named

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Borissov: Bulgaria, Greece to put common position to EU on migration

August 1, 2016August 3, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov, energy, Europe migrant crisis, Greece

Bulgaria and Greece are in full agreement on defence issues and will present a common position to the European Union

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s presidential election guessing game

August 1, 2016August 28, 2016 Clive Leviev-Sawyer Boiko Borissov, Bulgaria elections 2016, Rossen Plevneliev, Volen Siderov

The meaty hand at the end of the burly arm of Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov has quite the experience

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Bulgaria 

Turkey to ask Bulgaria to extradite person with ‘close ties’ to Gülen

August 1, 2016August 2, 2016 Independent Balkan News Agency Turkey

Turkey is to send a delegation to Bulgaria to request the extradition of a person said to have close ties

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Bulgaria 

Paris-Sofia flight on August 1 cancelled due to Air France cabin crew strike

August 1, 2016August 2, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff

The Air France flight from Paris to Sofia, as well as the corresponding return flight, on August 1 have been

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