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Bulgarian Socialist Party quits Parliament, sort of

September 4, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Kornelia Ninova

Kornelia Ninova, leader of the opposition Bulgarian Socialist Party (BSP), used the September 4 opening of the new session of

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Man in Bulgaria’s Plovdiv diagnosed with West Nile fever

September 3, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Plovdiv

A man in Bulgaria’s second city Plovdiv has been diagnosed with West Nile fever, health authorities confirmed on September 3.

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian government coalition council held amid infighting produces ‘coalition is united’ pledge

September 3, 2018September 3, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov, Krassimir Karakachanov, Tsvetan Tsvetanov, Valeri Simeonov, Volen Siderov

A four-hour meeting of the Bulgarian government’s coalition council on the evening of September 3 – held amid tensions over

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Prices of alcohol and tobacco in Bulgaria rose close to 409 per cent between 2000 and 2017 – Eurostat

September 3, 2018September 5, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff

Prices in Bulgaria increased by 84.6 per cent between the year 2000 and 2017, with alcohol and tobacco prices jumping

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Operation to drain tanks of oil spill shipwreck off Bulgaria’s Sozopol begins

September 3, 2018September 5, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff

The operation to drain heavy fuel oil from the wreck of US merchant vessel the Mopang off the coast of

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s Plovdiv to celebrate fourth anniversary of winning European Capital of Culture title

September 2, 2018September 5, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Plovdiv

A celebration organised by the Plovdiv 2019 Foundation and the municipality is to be held on September 5 to mark

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Bulgaria 

Simeonov: National Front for Salvation of Bulgaria to vote against resignations of three ministers

September 2, 2018September 3, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov, Valeri Simeonov

Bulgarian Deputy Prime Minister Valeri Simeonov’s National Front for the Salvation of Bulgaria (NFSB) party is to announce on September

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Bulgarian PM Borissov’s Cabinet set for shake-up after ministerial resignations

September 1, 2018September 3, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov, Valeri Simeonov

Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov said on September 1 that the coalition government council would meet on September 3 to

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Bulgaria’s Bourgas warns of danger of spread of West Nile virus after woman shows symptoms

September 1, 2018September 3, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Bourgas

The municipality of Bourgas on Bulgaria’s Black Sea has issued a warning that there is potential danger of the spread

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