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Day: June 22, 2017

Bulgaria 

Zaev’s visit to Sofia, political clashes in Skopje

June 22, 2017 Independent Balkan News Agency Boiko Borissov, Macedonia

The visit by the Prime Minister of Macedonia to Sofia has triggered debates and reactions in Skopje. VMRO-DPMNE led by Nikola

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian Defence Minister proposes stretching out spending on military modernisation projects to 2029 – report

June 22, 2017June 23, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s Defence Minister Krassimir Karakachanov has submitted to the government a report on the planned acquisition of new fighter jets,

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Bulgaria 

Archaeology: ‘Oldest prehistoric settlement site’ in Bulgaria’s Plovdiv bulldozed

June 22, 2017June 24, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff archaeology, Plovdiv

Construction workers using bulldozers have destroyed the remains of a prehistoric settlement site, said to date back 8000 years and

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian Parliament votes to remove road signs warning of speed cameras and radar

June 22, 2017June 23, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff

Approving the second reading of amendments to Bulgaria’s Road Traffic Act on June 22, MPs voted to remove warning signs

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian capital Sofia firefighters hold drill on evacuating people from a fire in a high-rise building

June 22, 2017June 23, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff Sofia

Joint teams from Bulgaria’s Military Medical Academy and the firefighting service held an exercise on June 22 on evacuating and

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Business People 

Cleves celebrates 10 years in Sofia

June 22, 2017June 22, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff

Residential rental property firm Cleves is celebrating a very important milestone this week – 10 years of successful operations in

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