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Month: June 2017

Bulgaria 

Bulgarian deputy PM continues crusade against state of Sunny Beach summer holiday resort

June 26, 2017June 27, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff tourism, Valeri Simeonov

Having announced that he wants to legislate against organised pub crawls – though it remains unclear how such a law

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Bulgaria 

Borissov’s GERB has 25.7% per cent support, the Bulgarian Socialist Party 19.6% – poll

June 26, 2017June 27, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov, Kornelia Ninova, Krassimir Karakachanov, Valeri Simeonov, Volen Siderov

A few months after Bulgaria’s March 2017 early parliamentary elections, Prime Minister Boiko Borissov’s centre-right GERB party has 25.7 per

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Bulgaria 

Alpha Research poll: Bulgarian President Radev has 57% approval rating

June 26, 2017June 27, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov, Roumen Radev

Five months after taking office in January 2017, Bulgarian head of state President Roumen Radev has an approval rating of

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Europe 

Albania’s Socialists on track for win in low-turnout election

June 26, 2017 Deutsche Welle Albania

The ruling Socialist Party has emerged as the likely winner of Albania’s latest parliamentary election. Although the party may have

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian PM Borissov’s GERB party proposes special parliamentary committee to probe fighter jet acquisition process

June 25, 2017January 9, 2019 Clive Leviev-Sawyer Boiko Borissov, Nato

Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov’s GERB party is to propose setting up a special parliamentary fact-finding committee on the fighter

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Bulgaria 

Percentage of Bulgarians optimistic about future of EU rises to 59% in Eurobarometer spring 2017 poll

June 24, 2017June 27, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff

The percentage of Bulgarians who are optimistic about the future of the European Union has risen to 59 per cent

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Bulgaria 

Archaeology: Ancient glass bracelets found at newly-discovered necropolis near Plovdiv’s Small Basilica

June 24, 2017June 27, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff archaeology, Plovdiv

Very well-preserved glass bracelets have been found in a grave in a recently-discovered necropolis near Plovdiv’s Small Basilica. The necropolis

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria to begin negotiations with Sweden on possible Gripen deal ‘in coming weeks’ – Borissov

June 23, 2017June 25, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov, Nato

Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov has told his Swedish counterpart Stefan Löfven that negotiations on the possible acquisition by Bulgaria

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian PM Borissov ‘not optimistic’ Brexit will be quick and easy or without huge compromises

June 23, 2017June 24, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov, Brexit

Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov has expressed a gloomy outlook on Brexit, saying that he was not optimistic that it

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