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Day: October 23, 2019

Bulgaria 

Bulgarian Prosecutor’s Office: 27 members of judiciary failed to declare assets abroad

October 23, 2019October 25, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff

Twenty-seven Bulgarian judges, prosecutors and investigators failed to declare bank accounts and properties abroad, in violation of the law, an

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s 2019 local elections: Pre-trial proceedings against Democratic Bulgaria candidate in Sofia

October 23, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgaria local elections 2019

Bulgaria’s Central Election Commission said on October 23 that it had given permission for pre-trial proceedings to go ahead against

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Bulgaria 

Latest in series of protests in Sofia on eve of election of Geshev as Prosecutor-General

October 23, 2019October 24, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff

The latest in a series of protests in Bulgaria’s capital Sofia against the election of Ivan Geshev as Prosecutor-General began

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Bulgaria 

Essex Police: Lorry in which 39 found dead believed to have come from Bulgaria (updated)

October 23, 2019October 24, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff

A lorry in which 39 people were found dead is believed to have come from Bulgaria, Essex Police said on

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Bulgaria 

Prosecutors charge five over trafficking migrants from Turkey through Bulgaria to Western Europe

October 23, 2019 Independent Balkan News Agency

Five people have been charged for participating in an organised crime group trafficking migrants from Turkey through Bulgaria to Serbia

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian leaders welcome EC report on Cooperation and Verification Mechanism

October 23, 2019October 23, 2019 Independent Balkan News Agency

The latest European Commission report on Bulgaria’s progress under the Cooperation and Verification Mechanism (CVM), which said that the progress

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Business 

Garry Levesley is new chairman of British Bulgarian Business Association board of directors

October 23, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff

Garry Levesley has been elected to be the new chairman of the British Bulgarian Business Association (BBBA) board of directors,

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