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Month: May 2018

Bulgaria 

Exhibition highlighting Bulgarian monarchist government’s ‘role’ in rescuing Jews from Holocaust sparks condemnation

May 6, 2018May 9, 2018 Clive Leviev-Sawyer Bulgarian Jews

Controversy has erupted over an exhibition to be opened by Bulgarian Culture Minister Boil Banov on May 8 that “highlights

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Bulgaria 

IBNA interview – Zaharieva: Western Balkans must be high on EU agenda

May 6, 2018May 6, 2018 Independent Balkan News Agency

Bulgaria’s Foreign Minister Ekaterina Zaharieva speaks exclusively to IBNA on the sidelines of the 3rd Ministerial Cross-Border Meeting in Thessaloniki.

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria holds largest Armed Forces Day parade in several years

May 6, 2018May 9, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov, Nato, Roumen Radev

Tanks rumbled, aircraft thundered and cannon sounded on May 6 2018 as Bulgaria held its traditional Armed Forces Day parade

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Bulgaria 

Skaptopara archaeological site: Bulgarian PM Borissov sets deadline for solution

May 5, 2018May 9, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff archaeology, Boiko Borissov

Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov said on May 5 that he had set a deadline of two months for archaeologists

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Bulgaria 

EU countries agree on declaration to be adopted at Sofia May 2018 summit on Western Balkans

May 5, 2018May 6, 2018 Clive Leviev-Sawyer Bulgaria EU presidency

The 28 member states of the European Union have agreed on the text of the declaration to be adopted at

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Bulgaria 

Nasa astronaut Rick Linnehan to visit Bulgaria in May 2018

May 5, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Sofia Science Festival

Nasa astronaut Richard “Rick” Linnehan will visit Bulgaria from May 9 to 14 2018, the US embassy said. Linnehan will

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Bulgaria 

On first anniversary of third government, Bulgarian PM Borissov hands out bouquets and brickbats

May 4, 2018May 6, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov, Bulgaria EU presidency

In a televised interview on May 4 2018 to mark the first anniversary of his third government taking office, Bulgarian

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Europe 

Bulgarian connection as EU-wide VAT fraud organised crime group busted

May 4, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgarian authorities assisted in a bust of an organised crime group involved in pan-European VAT fraud and money laundering, with

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s St George’s Day long weekend weather: Rainy and cloudy with high temperatures

May 4, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria heads towards the May 5 to 7 2018 long weekend with the prospect of cloudy and rainy weather, but

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