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Bulgarian PM snubs motion of no confidence debate in Parliament

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

Prime Minister Boiko Borissov’s absence from the National Assembly on January 23, when the House held a special sitting to

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian former intelligence chief handed second sentence on embezzlement charges

January 23, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s prosecutor’s general office said on January 23 that it won a second trial against the former head of the

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Bulgaria 

Another false start in Bulgaria’s Corporate Commercial Bank embezzlement trial

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

Bulgaria’s special criminal court was unable on January 23 to start proceedings in the trial related to the collapse of

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Sport 

Dimitrov out of Australian Open after loss to Britain’s Edmund

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

Grigor Dimitrov exited the Australian Open after a 4-6, 6-3, 3-6, 4-6 quarterfinal loss to Britain’s Kyle Edmund in yet

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Bulgaria 

Borissov and Babiš: Dublin Regulation does not work effectively and should be amended

January 22, 2018January 23, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov, Bulgaria EU presidency, Czech Republic, Refugees

The prime ministers of Bulgaria and the Czech Republic agree that the Dublin Regulation – the EU law that determines

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Sport 

Dimitrov ousts Kyrgios to advance into Australian Open quarterfinals

January 21, 2018January 21, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Grigor Dimitrov

Three weeks into the ATP Tour season, Grigor Dimitrov has already played plenty of close matches and, once again, had

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Sport 

Dimitrov edges Rublev to set up Kyrgios re-match at Australian Open

January 19, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Grigor Dimitrov

Last time they met, Russia’s Andrey Rublev delivered an upset by knocking out Grigor Dimitrov out of the 2017 US

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian special prosecutors join in anti-money laundering operation against OneCoin

January 19, 2018January 21, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s Special Prosecutor’s Office said on January 19 that it was involved in an international operation to neutralise a large-scale

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Europe 

European Commission reports improvement in IT companies deleting hate speech

January 19, 2018January 20, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff

IT companies removed on average 70 per cent of illegal hate speech about which they were notified, the European Commisssion

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