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Bulgaria’s Dossier Commission on communist-era secret agents to hold Open Day

October 22, 2018October 24, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Dossier Commission

Bulgaria’s Dossier Commission, the body charged by law with disclosing the identities of people in various walks of public life

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Number of Chinese tourists visiting Bulgaria rose 43% in 2017 – Tourism Ministry

October 21, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff tourism

Bulgaria’s Tourism Ministry said on October 22 that the number of Chinese tourists visiting the country increased by 43 per

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Protests in six Bulgarian cities on October 22 to demand resignation of Simeonov as Deputy PM

October 21, 2018October 23, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Valeri Simeonov

Protests are to be held in Sofia and five other Bulgarian cities on October 22 demanding the resignation of Valeri

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Visiting UAE, Bulgarian PM Borissov emphasises boosting trade and economic ties

October 21, 2018October 24, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov

Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov sees this year’s mutual opening of embassies in Abu Dhabi and Sofia as among the

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Bulgaria, EU, Tsipras welcome vote by parliament in Skopje on constitutional name change

October 20, 2018October 24, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Greece, Macedonia

Bulgaria’s Foreign Minister Ekaterina Zaharieva has welcomed the vote by the legislature in Skopje to initiate the process of amending

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Bulgaria’s highest peak, Mount Musala, gets first snow of autumn 2018

October 20, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff

The highest peak in the Balkans, Mount Musala in Bulgaria, got its first snow of autumn 2018 on October 20.

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Sanctions ‘spoke in the wheel’ of business, Bulgarian PM tells 16+1 meeting in Sofia

October 20, 2018October 20, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov

When intergovernmental relations are good, the possibility to develop investments depends directly on the local government, Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko

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Outrage over Bulgarian Deputy PM’s ‘shrill women’ jibe against protesting mothers of children with disabilities

October 19, 2018October 22, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Valeri Simeonov

Controversy has erupted around Bulgarian Deputy Prime Minister Valeri Simeonov after he described protesting mothers of children with disabilities as

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Bulgarian prosecutors press charges against state news agency BTA chief

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

Bulgaria’s prosecutor’s office said on October 19 that it has indicted the head of the Bulgarian state news agency BTA

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