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Day: February 3, 2017

Bulgaria 

Sofia court dismisses lawsuit against controversial former judge

February 3, 2017March 9, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff

Sofia City Court ruled on February 3 to dismiss the lawsuit brought against former judge Roumyana Chenalova, whom the prosecutor’s

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Business 

Bulgaria’s best customers for wine exports are Poland and Australia

February 3, 2017March 9, 2017 Independent Balkan News Agency

Bulgaria’s best customer for exports of its wine is – among EU countries – Poland, while among non-EU countries, the

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Europe 

Meeting in Malta, EU leaders agree on plan to co-operate with Libya against migration across Mediterranean

February 3, 2017March 9, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff Europe migrant crisis, Roumen Radev

At an informal meeting in Malta on February 3, European Union leaders agreed on a plan involving working with Libya

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s 2017 elections: Borissov’s GERB party presents governance programme

February 3, 2017March 9, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov, Bulgaria elections 2017

Ahead of Bulgaria’s March 2017 early parliamentary elections, Boiko Borissov’s GERB party has presented its governance programme, envisaging a large

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s 2017 elections: Two socialist minority parties sign coalition deal

February 3, 2017March 9, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgaria elections 2017

Two Bulgarian socialist minority parties have signed an election coalition agreement ahead of the country’s early parliamentary elections to be

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian President Radev’s veto of Concessions Act amendments: Reactions range from warnings to praise

February 3, 2017March 9, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff Roumen Radev

Bulgarian President Roumen Radev’s veto of the Concessions Act amendments will most likely lead to the European Commission penalising Bulgaria,

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Europe 

EU leaders meet in Malta to discuss Mediterranean migration issue

February 3, 2017March 9, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff Europe migrant crisis, Roumen Radev

Leaders of the European Union are meeting in Malta on February 3 in their first informal gathering of the year,

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