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Controversy as two candidates shortlisted to be new Bulgarian Orthodox Church Vidin Metropolitan

January 28, 2018January 31, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgarian Orthodox Church

Controversy attended the January 28 diocesan election to shortlist two candidates to be the next Bulgarian Orthodox Church Metropolitan of

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Bulgaria 

Flu epidemic declared in Bulgarian capital city Sofia

January 26, 2018January 27, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Sofia

A flu epidemic has been declared in Bulgaria’s capital city Sofia, and schools will be closed from January 29 until

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Bulgaria 

Election of new Bulgarian Orthodox Church Metropolitan of Vidin to be held on January 28

January 26, 2018January 27, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgarian Orthodox Church, Vidin

The election of a new Metropolitan of Vidin will be held on January 28 2018, the Bulgarian Orthodox Church’s governing

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Bulgaria 

European press freedom centre calls for fair distribution of EU funds to media in Bulgaria

January 26, 2018January 27, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgaria EU presidency, Media

Part of the EU funds being paid for projects in Bulgaria are disseminated only to government-friendly media. This has to

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Bulgaria 

EC takes Bulgaria to court over broadband costs reduction directive

January 25, 2018January 26, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff European Commission

The European Commission said on January 25 that it is taking Bulgaria to the EU Court of Justice over the

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian Parliament rejects motion of no confidence over corruption

January 25, 2018June 29, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff

The motion of no confidence against Prime Minister Boiko Borissov’s government, tabled by the opposition socialists on the topic of

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Bulgaria 

Flu epidemics declared in Sofia region, Bourgas, other parts of Bulgaria

January 24, 2018January 26, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Bourgas, Sofia

A flu epidemic has been declared in Bulgaria’s Sofia region – though not in the capital city itself – and

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Bulgaria 

European Parliament Greens call for stepped-up fight against corruption in Bulgaria, EU

January 24, 2018January 26, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgaria EU presidency, European Parliament, Media

A new report commissioned by the Greens/European Free Alliance Group in the European Parliament says that much more ambition is

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Bulgaria 

OneCoin: Reports of money laundering ‘untrue and misleading’

January 23, 2018January 24, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff

Media reports about a crime group using OneCoin are “untrue and misleading to the public,” the OneCoin company said in

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