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Month: September 2017

Business 

Bulgarian carrier Mobiltel to rebrand as A1

September 21, 2017September 21, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgarian telecom Mobiltel, which currently operates under the Mtel brand, will rebrand as A1 as it parent company Telekom Austria

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Bulgaria 

US appreciates important role of Bulgarian EU Presidency, Foreign Minister Zaharieva told

September 21, 2017 Independent Balkan News Agency

The United States appreciates the important role of the Bulgarian Presidency of the Council of the European Union, Elizabeth Millard,

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Bulgaria 

Armed conflicts across the world undermine peace and human values, Bulgaria’s Radev tells UN

September 21, 2017September 21, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff Roumen Radev

Armed conflicts in many parts of the world continued to undermine peace and human values, Bulgarian President Roumen Radev has

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian Parliament completes new SJC line-up with election of 11 members

September 20, 2017September 21, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff judiciary

Bulgaria’s Parliament appointed 11 members of the country’s next Supreme Judicial Council (SJC) on September 20, which concluded the election

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Bulgaria 

Meeting Polish PM, Bulgaria’s Borissov repeats call for closing EU borders

September 20, 2017 Independent Balkan News Agency

Hosting his Polish counterpart Beata Szydło in Sofia on September 20, Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov reiterated his call for

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Bulgaria 

Court allows lodging of civil claims for more than 100M leva in Bourgas Airport bombing case

September 20, 2017September 21, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff Bourgas terrorist attack

Bulgaria’s special court that is to sit in the trial of two accused of involvement in the terrorist bombing of

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Bulgaria 

Shalom Organization of the Jews in Bulgaria holds talks with Bulgarian Socialist Party Sofia

September 20, 2017September 20, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgarian Jews

The Shalom Organization of the Jews in Bulgaria’s leadership has held talks with the Bulgarian Socialist Party Sofia, part of

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Bulgaria 

Saab: Bulgaria restarting fighter jet acquisition will prolong dependence on old system, burden Air Force budget

September 20, 2017September 21, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov, Krassimir Karakachanov, Nato, Roumen Radev

If Bulgaria starts a new international competitive procedure to acquire fighter jets, this will result in further delays in the

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian President Radev: ‘Iran’s Hassan Rohani is extremely well-meaning’

September 20, 2017October 6, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Roumen Radev

During his visit to the United Nations in New York City, Bulgaria’s President Roumen Radev met with the Iranian President

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