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No need to argue: Bulgaria’s ruling coalition silent in debate on motion of no confidence

June 26, 2018June 26, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgarian MPs will vote on the latest motion of no confidence in the government of Prime Minister Boiko Borissov on

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Bulgaria issues ‘Code Orange’ dangerous weather warning for nine districts for June 26

June 25, 2018June 26, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgarian authorities have issued a “Code Orange” warning of dangerous weather for June 26 because of expected heavy rain and

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Bulgarian PM, President congratulate Erdogan on victory in Turkish elections

June 25, 2018June 25, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov, Turkey

Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov and President Roumen Radev have congratulated Recep Tayyip Erdogan on his victory in the parliamentary

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Bulgarian archaeologists begin summer digs at Perperikon site

June 25, 2018June 25, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff archaeology

The annual summer archaeological digs at Bulgaria’s ancient sacred site of Perperikon began on June 25 2018, professor Nikolai Ovcharov

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Netanyahu welcomes Bulgaria’s decision to upgrade honorary consulate in Jerusalem

June 24, 2018July 1, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov, Israel

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has welcomed the decision by the Bulgarian government to upgrade the honorary consulate in Jerusalem,

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Borissov: Bulgaria showed that as a front-line country, it can cope with refugee pressure

June 24, 2018July 1, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov, Europe migrant crisis, Refugees

Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov, speaking on June 24 ahead of a meeting of EU leaders on migration and asylum,

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Political party with two MPs quits Bulgarian socialist coalition group

June 24, 2018July 1, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Kornelia Ninova

The minority Bulgarian Agrarian Union Alexander Stamboliiski political party is quitting the Bulgarian Socialist Party coalition group in the National

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Bulgarian authorities on alert amid forecasts of heavy rains, strong winds and possible floods

June 22, 2018June 24, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff

District governors and municipal mayors in Bulgaria have been ordered to take preventative measures to safeguard people and counter flooding

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Bulgaria Agriculture Minister: Million eggs to be withdrawn from market because of bird flu

June 22, 2018June 27, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff

More than a million eggs are to be withdrawn from the Bulgarian market because of outbreaks of bird flu in

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