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Day: January 24, 2017

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Bulgarian President Radev decrees March 26 2017 date for early parliamentary elections, names Gerdzhikov caretaker PM

January 24, 2017March 9, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff Roumen Radev

Bulgarian head of state President Roumen Radev has signed a decree that the country will hold early parliamentary elections on

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian foreign minister contacts Romanian counterpart over Danube Bridge traffic problems

January 24, 2017March 9, 2017 Independent Balkan News Agency Romania

Bulgarian Foreign Minister Daniel Mitov discussed on January 24 with his Romanian counterpart Teodor Meleșcanu the problems lorry traffic has

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Bulgarian President Radev to name former Speaker Gerdzhikov as caretaker PM – reports

January 24, 2017March 9, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff Roumen Radev

Bulgarian President Roumen Radev was tipped to name Ognyan Gerdzhikov, a 70-year-old former Speaker of Parliament and law professor, to

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria saw highest increase in tourism nights among EU countries in 2016 – Eurostat

January 24, 2017March 9, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff tourism

Bulgaria had the highest increase among all European Union countries in the number of nights spent in tourist accommodation in

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Bulgaria 

Plovdiv appeal court overturns suspension of mayor Ivan Totev

January 24, 2017March 9, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff Plovdiv

The Court of Appeal in Bulgaria’s second-largest city Plovdiv ruled on January 24 to overturn the suspension from office of

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Bulgaria 

Energy regulator: Bulgaria not at risk of power cuts

January 24, 2017March 9, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff energy

The head of Bulgaria’s energy regulator, Ivan Ivanov, has dismissed speculation that the country is at risk of power cuts.

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian political parties trade barbs over ‘energy crisis’ claims

January 24, 2017March 9, 2017 Independent Balkan News Agency Belene, energy

Bulgaria’s two largest political parties – Boiko Borissov’s GERB and the opposition socialist party – are engaged in a war

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian appointed acting head of EU statistics agency Eurostat

January 24, 2017March 9, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff

The former head of Bulgaria’s National Statistical Institute, Mariana Kotzeva, has become the acting director-general of EU statistics agency Eurostat,

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