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Bulgaria busts group that organised fake marriages for Indians and Pakistanis seeking EU residence

May 9, 2019May 9, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff

Four people have been taken into custody in an operation against an organised crime group that arranged fake marriages for

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French-Turkish tie-up offers highest annual fee in Sofia Airport concession tender

May 9, 2019May 13, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff Sofia Airport

Bulgaria’s Transport Ministry opened the bids in the concession tender for Sofia Airport on May 9, with the consortium between

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Bulgaria’s European Parliament elections: No response so far to Mensa invitation to IQ test

May 9, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgarian European elections 2019

A total of 318 people, counting the candidates of parties and coalitions and those standing as independents, are competing for

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Bulgaria’s European Parliament elections 2019: Voting abroad at 191 polling stations in 64 countries

May 9, 2019May 13, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgarian European elections 2019

Bulgarians abroad will be able to vote in the May 26 European Parliament elections at 191 polling stations in 64

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Bulgarian railways offering Sofia-Bankya steam train excursion on May 18

May 9, 2019May 12, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff BDZ

Bulgarian state railways BDZ is offering a steam train excursion on May 18, with the train pulled by the 1931

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Bulgaria’s supreme court rejects attempt to block Peevski from European Parliament election

May 8, 2019May 10, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgaria European elections 2019, Delyan Peevski, Peevski protests

Bulgaria’s Supreme Administrative Court has rejected an appeal against the stance of the Central Election Commission (CEC) that Delyan Peevski

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2019 Sofia Science Festival is on from May 9 to 12

May 8, 2019May 12, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff Sofia Science Festival

The ninth annual Sofia Science Festival opens on May 9 at Sofia Tech Park and continues to May 12, with

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Bulgarian Cabinet allocates 9M leva for machine voting costs

May 8, 2019May 10, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgarian European elections 2019

Bulgaria’s Government said on May 8 that it allocated nine million leva to the Central Electoral Commission to cover costs

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Bulgaria to open a consulate in Barcelona

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

Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov’s Cabinet, meeting on May 8, approved the opening of a consulate in Barcelona, transferring more

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