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Day: October 8, 2019

Bulgaria 

Plan for joint Bulgarian-Romanian co-ordination system to aid ships in distress on the Danube

October 8, 2019 Independent Balkan News Agency

A unified information system for co-ordination and actions to assist in emergency situations on the Danube River is to be

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s Prosecutor-General meets Australian diplomats over Palfreeman detention

October 8, 2019October 9, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgarian Prosecutor-General Sotir Tsatsarov has set out to Australian chargé d’ affaires Jon Philp his reasons for refusing to allow

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Bulgaria 

PM Borissov: Bulgarians returning from abroad ‘because country is wonderful place to live’

October 8, 2019 Independent Balkan News Agency

Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov used the opening of a new Bosch Engineering Centre in Sofia to say that his

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Europe 

European Court: Denying journalist access to asylum-seeker centre violated right to freedom of expression

October 8, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff

In a unanimous ruling, the European Court of Human Rights has held that a rejection by Hungarian authorities of an

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s Justice Minister meets Australian diplomats over Jock Palfreeman case

October 8, 2019October 9, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff

A new Australian passport has been issued for murder convict Jock Palfreeman but he will receive it only after the

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s Tourism Ministry: No tourists stranded because of Astral Holidays bankruptcy

October 8, 2019October 9, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff tourism

The bankruptcy of Astral Holidays has not left any tourists stranded, either in Bulgaria or abroad, Deputy Minister of Tourism

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