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Bulgaria insists it did not grant Macedonian former PM Gruevski a passport

November 15, 2018November 16, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov, Hungary, Macedonia

Bulgaria’s institutions have rushed to insist that the Republic of Macedonia’s former prime minister Nikola Gruevski, a fugitive in Hungary

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Governments of Bulgaria and Macedonia to hold joint meeting in early December 2018

November 15, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov, Macedonia

A joint meeting of the governments of Bulgaria and Macedonia will be held in early December 2018, it emerged on

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Remains of Second World War US bomber pilot found in Bulgaria, repatriated, after 73 years

November 15, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff

The remains of a United States bomber pilot whose aircraft was shot down over Bulgaria during the Second World War

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Bulgarian PM Borissov holds talks with Serbian, Montenegrin counterparts

November 15, 2018 Independent Balkan News Agency Boiko Borissov, Montenegro, Serbia

Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov held talks with his Montenegrin counterpart Duško Marković and Serbian Prime Minister Ana Brnabić, the

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EU grants 293M euro from Cohesion Fund to upgrade Bulgaria’s Plovdiv – Bourgas railway connection

November 15, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff BDZ, Bourgas, Plovdiv

The European Union is investing more than 293 million euro from the Cohesion Fund in a more modern, faster and safer railway

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Bulgarian Deputy PM holds talks with Petroleum and Gas Association on reducing fuel prices

November 15, 2018November 16, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff

Deputy Prime Minister Tomislav Donchev helds talks at the Cabinet office on November 15 with representatives of the Bulgarian Petroleum

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Bulgarian PM Borissov hopes ‘high fuel price’ protests will stop after prices fall

November 15, 2018November 16, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov

Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov said on November 15 that he hopes that protests over “high fuel prices” will stop

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Complaints pour in about ‘high fuel price’ protests in Bulgaria as opposition parties deny being organisers

November 14, 2018November 16, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s government says that complaints from motorists are pouring in about protests against “high fuel prices” blocking motorways and major

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Bulgaria records 0.5% economic growth in Q3 2018 – flash estimate

November 14, 2018November 16, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

Bulgaria’s economy posted 0.5 per cent growth in the third quarter of the year, the National Statistical Institute (NSI) said

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