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Month: September 2018

Bulgaria 

Bulgarian President Radev hits back at predecessor Plevneliev

September 10, 2018 Independent Balkan News Agency Rossen Plevneliev, Roumen Radev

Bulgarian President Roumen Radev hit back on September 10 at his predecessor as head of state, Rossen Plevneliev, who has

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian Chief Mufti condemns vandalising of Muslim graves in Dobrich

September 10, 2018September 12, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff

The office of the Chief Mufti, spiritual leader of Bulgaria’s Muslims, has strongly condemned the vandalising of more than 40

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian PM Borissov: Resignations of three ministers to be tabled in Parliament on September 13

September 10, 2018September 12, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov

Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov said on September 10 that the resignations submitted by three Cabinet ministers after the Svoge

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Bulgaria 

Strong winds delay draining of oil from shipwreck off Bulgarian coast

September 10, 2018September 11, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff

Strong winds on September 10 caused the postponement of an operation to drain heavy fuel oil from the shipwreck of

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Bulgaria 

Former president Plevneliev: Roumen Radev is Bulgaria’s first populist president

September 10, 2018September 11, 2018 Independent Balkan News Agency Rossen Plevneliev, Roumen Radev

Bulgaria’s former president Rossen Plevneliev has sharply criticised his successor Roumen Radev, describing him as “the first Bulgarian populist president”

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Bulgaria 

Speeding, poor road conditions major factors in motor accidents in Bulgaria

September 9, 2018September 11, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff

More than 95 per cent of road accidents in Bulgaria are the fault of the drivers, with a third caused

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian Jews celebrate Rosh Hashanah, new year 5779

September 9, 2018September 11, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgarian Jews

Bulgarian Jews were poised to join others all around the world in welcoming Rosh Hashanah, the new year 5779, with

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Bulgaria 

Soviet Army monument in Sofia daubed on 74th anniversary of invasion of Bulgaria

September 9, 2018September 10, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Sofia

The Soviet Army monument in central Sofia was daubed with paint in the early hours of September 9 2018, the

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Europe 

Merkel in Skopje: September 30 is a historic opportunity

September 8, 2018September 10, 2018 Independent Balkan News Agency Kosovo, Macedonia, Serbia

German chancellor Angela Merkel, visiting Skopje on September 8, told a joint news conference with Prime Minister  Zoran Zaev that

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