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Refugee centres in Bulgaria have 17% occupancy – state agency head

March 26, 2018March 27, 2018 Independent Balkan News Agency Europe migrant crisis, Refugees

Occupancy in refugee centres in Bulgaria is 17 per cent, with about 850 people accommodated, the head of the State

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian capital Sofia holds training exercise to test response to earthquake crisis

March 26, 2018March 26, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Sofia

Bulgarian capital city Sofia is holding a two-day exercise on March 26 and 27 to test the response of emergency

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Bulgaria 

Start of summer 2018 schedule at Sofia Airport brings new regular, charter flights

March 26, 2018March 26, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff tourism

The 2018 summer schedule of Sofia Airport has taken effect, with the introduction of regular flights between the Bulgarian capital

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Bulgaria 

Erdogan sends messages to the EU before the Varna summit

March 25, 2018March 26, 2018 Independent Balkan News Agency Bulgarian EU Presidency, Turkey, Varna

Prior to the critical March 26 summit in the Bulgarian Black Sea city of Varna, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan

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Great, or not so great, expectations for EU – Turkey summit in Varna

March 25, 2018March 26, 2018 Clive Leviev-Sawyer Boiko Borissov, Bulgaria EU presidency, Turkey, Varna

Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov, who is to host the March 26 2018 meeting in Varna of leaders of Turkey

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian railways announces advance sales of tickets for trains at Orthodox Easter holidays

March 25, 2018March 26, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff tourism

Bulgarian state railways BDZ is to start on March 26 advance sales of tickets for the Orthodox Christian Easter holidays.

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Bulgaria 

Speakers of Bulgarian, Turkish parliaments hold talks ahead of March 26 Varna EU-Turkey summit

March 24, 2018 Independent Balkan News Agency Bulgaria EU presidency, Turkey

The Speaker of Bulgaria’s National Assembly, Tsveta Karayancheva, held talks with her Turkish counterpart İsmail Kahraman on the sidelines of

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Bulgaria 

Berlitz celebrates 140th anniversary – Connecting through cultures and generations

March 23, 2018April 27, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff paid publication

Berlitz is one of the leading global providers of language, business and intercultural training. With its global expertise, unique and

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Bulgaria 

Fifteen minutes of Schengen: Sofia Airport border police go AWOL as passengers arrive

March 23, 2018March 26, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff

A number of passengers on a flight to Sofia earlier this week got a peek at what it was like

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