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Day: April 5, 2018

Bulgaria 

Bulgarian Defence Minister to put fighter jet, armoured vehicle acquisition proposals to Cabinet

April 5, 2018April 9, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Nato

Bulgarian Defence Minister Krassimir Karakachanov has decided to ask for Cabinet approval for two acquisition projects, for 16 fighter jets

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian court approves extradition of ‘Islamic State’ terrorism suspect to Morocco

April 5, 2018April 5, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff terrorism

The district court in the Bulgarian town of Haskovo has approved an application for the extradition of Moroccan citizen Naufal

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria reports bird flu outbreak on duck farm in Yambol district

April 5, 2018April 5, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff

A new outbreak of highly pathogenic H5N8 avian influenza was confirmed at a duck farm in the village of Zimnitsa,

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian FM: Support for Moldova’s EU prospects ‘consistent and categorical’

April 5, 2018April 5, 2018 Independent Balkan News Agency Moldova

Bulgaria’s support for Moldova’s European prospects is consistent and categorical, Foreign Minister Ekaterina Zaharieva said on April 5 after talks

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria faces an Orthodox Easter long weekend of light rain, heavy traffic

April 5, 2018April 7, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria is heading for a four-day Orthodox Easter weekend from April 6 to 9 2018 that will see rainy and

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Perspectives 

Opinion: Bulgaria’s extended winter tourism season

April 5, 2018April 6, 2018 Mark Thomas tourism

As the winter ski season nears its end and before we get to read the official statistics that show that

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Bulgaria Leisure 

Third ‘Master of Art’ documentary film festival opens at five cinemas in Sofia on April 12

April 5, 2018April 6, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff

The third Master of Art film festival opens at five cinemas in Bulgarian capital Sofia on April 12 and continues

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Bulgaria Leisure 

Exhibition of work by 46 Bulgarian cartoonists opens at ‘Shipka 6’ Gallery in Sofia

April 5, 2018April 5, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff

An exhbition of work by 46 Bulgarian cartoonists opens on April 5 2018 at 6pm at the Union of Bulgarian

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Perspectives 

Do the Western Balkans face a coming Russian storm?

April 5, 2018 Mark Galeotti of the European Council on Foreign Relations Montenegro, Russia, Serbia

“Serbia and the rest of the Balkans are a pawn in a great game of powers between Russia, the EU,

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