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Bulgarian prosecutors to probe Spanish media allegations against PM Borissov

February 24, 2020February 26, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov

Bulgaria’s Prosecutor’s Office has decided on its own initiative to investigate the allegations against Prime Minister Boiko Borissov made in

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European Commission announces 232M euro aid package for global efforts against coronavirus

February 24, 2020February 28, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

The European Commission announced on February 24 a new aid package worth 232 million euro to boost global preparedness, prevention

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Bulgaria 

Two company officials charged over cyanide pollution of two rivers in southern Bulgaria

February 24, 2020March 18, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff

The Regional Prosecutor’s Office in Assenovgrad has laid criminal charges against two company officials, alleging that they allowed cyanide pollution

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Bulgaria 

Coronavirus: Bulgaria’s Foreign Ministry warns on China, Italy travel

February 24, 2020March 18, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Bulgaria’s Foreign Ministry has raised the risk index on travel to China to the highest level because of the new

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Bulgaria 

Cancellation of 2020 Lukov March welcomed

February 23, 2020February 26, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff

The cancellation of the Lukov March that had been scheduled for the streets of Bulgaria’s capital city Sofia has been

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Bulgaria 

Fitch Ratings re-affirms Bulgaria ‘BBB’ credit rating, positive outlook

February 22, 2020February 26, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff

Fitch Ratings has re-affirmed Bulgaria’s sovereign long-term foreign and local currency Issuer Default Ratings (IDRs) at ‘BBB’, with a positive

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Bulgaria 

Organisers: Bulgaria’s Supreme Administrative Court has upheld ban on Lukov March

February 22, 2020February 22, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff

Organisers of the Lukov March say that they have been shown a Supreme Administrative Court decision upholding an order by

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s Deputy PM: Ideologies of Lukov March, Hanau shooting not much different

February 22, 2020March 18, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgarian Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ekaterina Zaharieva has issued a call to young people taking part in the

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Bulgaria 

German police bar 9 far-right activists from travelling to Lukov March in Bulgaria’s capital

February 21, 2020February 24, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff

German federal police in North-Rhine Westphalia have barred nine people, eight men and a woman, from boarding a flight to

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