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Sofia shelter dogs to feature in ‘Silent Prisoners’ exhibition to encourage adoption

July 24, 2017July 24, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff Sofia

Twenty-eight of the dogs accommodated by Sofia’s Ekoravnovesie municipal company are being featured in a photographic exhibition entitled “Silent Prisoners”,

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Bulgaria 

UNHCR welcomes Bulgaria’s new ordinance on refugee integration but points to gaps

July 24, 2017July 26, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff Europe migrant crisis, Refugees, Syrian refugees

The UN High Commissioner for Refugees’ office in Bulgaria has welcomed the government’s efforts to improve the integration of refugees

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Bulgaria 

Bad prosecution cost Bulgaria 2.47M leva in 2016 – report

July 24, 2017July 24, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff judiciary

Bulgaria’s prosecutor’s office has lost 284 cases last year under a law that holds the state liable for damages incurred

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Business 

IMF raises growth projections for France, Germany, Italy and Spain but revises UK and US downward

July 24, 2017July 26, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff IMF

In its July 2017 update of its world economic outlook report, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has revised upwards its

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Bulgaria 

Online petition calls for European Parliament to sanction controversial Bulgarian MEP Dzhambazki

July 23, 2017July 25, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff European Parliament

Eleven days after it was launched, an online petition posted in Bulgarian calling for the European Parliament to sanction nationalist

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Bulgaria 

Food safety, tourism authorities check summer holiday resorts on Bulgaria’s Black Sea coast

July 23, 2017July 25, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff tourism

Inspectors from Bulgaria’s Food Safety Agency are carrying out intensified inspections of catering establishments and food business outlets all along

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian Defence Minister has held talks with Russia on overhaul of MiG-29s

July 21, 2017July 21, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff Krassimir Karakachanov, Nato

Bulgarian Defence Minister Krassimir Karakachanov has held talks with Russia’s RSK MiG about possible costs of the company overhauling 15

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Bulgaria 

Better to ask forgiveness than permission: Bulgaria to ban new construction on Cape Kaliakra

July 21, 2017July 21, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s Environment Minister Neno Dimov said on July 21 that the country has reached a settlement with the European Commission

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Bulgaria 

US State Department report spells out Bulgaria’s efforts to counter terrorism

July 20, 2017July 20, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff

The Bulgarian government has worked to enhance its terrorism prevention and enforcement tools by adopting new and comprehensive counterterrorism legislation,

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