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Blow to opposition to Ninova as Bulgarian Socialist Party congress rejects bid to change leadership election rules

October 28, 2017October 30, 2017 Clive Leviev-Sawyer Kornelia Ninova

The “internal opposition” to Bulgarian Socialist Party leader Kornelia Ninova suffered a reverse as a special congress voted against a

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About 1.1 million people born in Bulgaria are living abroad, mainly in Turkey, EU and US – study

October 28, 2017October 29, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff

The total number of people born in Bulgaria and living abroad is about 1.1 million, of whom 600 000 to

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Bulgaria backs Spanish unity, rejects Catalonian declaration of independence

October 27, 2017October 29, 2017 Clive Leviev-Sawyer

Bulgaria respects the constitutional order of the Kingdom of Spain, the rule of law and the principles of a law-based

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Clocks in Bulgaria change to winter time on October 29 2017

October 27, 2017January 7, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff

Clocks in Bulgaria change to winter time at 4am on October 29 2017, going back an hour to 3am. This

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Bulgaria’s Defence Ministry tangles with Russian MiG corporation over fighter jet engines

October 27, 2017October 29, 2017 Clive Leviev-Sawyer Russia

Russia’s MiG aircraft corporation said that recent statements by Bulgarian officials that the Air Force’s fighter jet engines could not

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Bulgaria high court to seek constitutional ruling on existence of specialised anti-corruption courts

October 27, 2017October 27, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff judiciary

Judges at Bulgaria’s Supreme Court of Cassation (SCC) voted on October 27 in favour of a motion to challenge at

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Bulgarian PM Borissov in Sarajevo: ‘The fate of the Balkans is in our hands’

October 27, 2017October 28, 2017 Independent Balkan News Agency Boiko Borissov, Bosnia and Herzegovina

In a historic first visit by a Bulgarian Prime Minister to Bosnia and Herzegovina, Boiko Borissov has told leaders in

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Team to work for opening science and medical centre in Sofia that will use CERN technology

October 27, 2017October 28, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgarian EU Presidency, Sofia

An inter-institutional group of representatives of the Bulgarian President’s office, the government and scientific circles will work for the establishment

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Bulgarian Red Cross raises funds for Bourgas flood victims, government giving 2M leva

October 27, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff Bourgas

The Bulgarian Red Cross has begun a fundraising initiative for the victims of the floods in the Bourgas region in

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