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Day: February 23, 2017

Bulgaria 

Italian Air Force to aid in Bulgarian air policing in summer 2017

February 23, 2017March 9, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff Nato

Italian Air Force aircraft will assist in joint policing of Bulgaria’s air space in summer 2017, Bulgarian caretaker Defence Minister

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria Constitutional Court strikes down compulsory voting sanction

February 23, 2017March 9, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s Constitutional Court ruled on February 23 to overturn a provision from the Electoral Code that stipulated the conditional loss

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Leisure 

Six Bulgarian wines win top awards at Vinaria 2017 in Plovdiv

February 23, 2017March 9, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff Plovdiv

Six Bulgarian wines won the prestigious Golden Rhython award at the 2017 Vinaria exhibition in Plovdiv, the National Vine and

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian caretaker FM: Who, not when, matters in nominating European Commissioner

February 23, 2017March 9, 2017 Independent Balkan News Agency European Commission

Bulgarian caretaker Foreign Minister Radi Naidenov said on February 23 that it does not matter when the country nominates a

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria 2017 elections: Borissov’s GERB accuses caretaker cabinet of taking sides

February 23, 2017March 9, 2017 Independent Balkan News Agency Boiko Borissov, Bulgaria elections 2017

The firing of Interior Ministry chief secretary Georgi Kostov is the latest episode to have irked GERB leader Boiko Borissov’s

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Bulgaria 

Voting machines: Bulgaria’s caretaker PM admits elections could face Constitutional Court challenge

February 23, 2017March 9, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgaria elections 2017

By the time of the February 22 deadline for applications, there had been only one bid to rent voting machines

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s axed Interior Ministry chief secretary lodged complaint to Prosecutor-General about pressure to quit

February 23, 2017March 9, 2017 Independent Balkan News Agency Bulgaria elections 2017

Georgi Kostov, dismissed as Bulgaria’s Interior Ministry chief secretary on February 22, said that he had approached the Prosecutor-General about

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