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Day: September 5, 2017

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Bulgaria awards highest state honour to ambassador of Sovereign Order of Malta

September 5, 2017September 5, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgarian head of state President Roumen Radev conferred the country’s highest state honour, the Stara Planina First Class, on the

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Bulgaria 

Dutch MEP: Bulgarian police shake down EU citizens crossing Turkish border

September 5, 2017September 7, 2017 Clive Leviev-Sawyer Turkey

This past summer, thousands of European Union citizens again experienced serious obstacles because of corruption in Bulgaria, being forced to

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria reports 1% economic growth in Q2 2017

September 5, 2017September 6, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

Bulgaria’s economy grew by one per cent in the second quarter of the year, according to preliminary data announced by

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Bulgaria 

What have you been smoking? No, Bulgaria hasn’t legalised marijuana cultivation

September 5, 2017September 7, 2017 Clive Leviev-Sawyer

It was the story to make the most jaded journalist sit up and take notice, to say nothing of the

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian Defence Minister wants army to assist in policing public order

September 5, 2017September 6, 2017 Clive Leviev-Sawyer Krassimir Karakachanov

Bulgarian Defence Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Krassimir Karakachanov has called for the army to be included in protecting public

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Bulgaria 

Hoyt Yee: Sofia-Skopje good neighbourliness treaty is important for whole region

September 5, 2017 Independent Balkan News Agency Macedonia

The treaty of friendship, good neighbourliness and co-operation between Bulgaria and the Republic of Macedonia is important not only for

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