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Bulgarian President Radev: Handling of jet fighter acquisition process ‘not the best signal’ abroad

July 21, 2017 Independent Balkan News Agency Roumen Radev

Bulgarian President Roumen Radev has cited the handling of the fighter jet acquisition process as an example of how not

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria seized more than 600 000 fake goods at borders in 2016 – half that of 2015

July 20, 2017 Independent Balkan News Agency

Bulgaria seized 638 248 fake goods – articles violating intellectual property rights – at its borders in 2016, a number

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Bulgaria 

US State Department report spells out Bulgaria’s efforts to counter terrorism

July 20, 2017July 20, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff

The Bulgarian government has worked to enhance its terrorism prevention and enforcement tools by adopting new and comprehensive counterterrorism legislation,

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Bulgarian prosecutors file lawsuit over Corporate Commercial Bank collapse

July 20, 2017July 24, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff CCB affair

Bulgaria’s prosecutor’s office said on July 20 that it has concluded its investigation into the collapse of the Corporate Commercial

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British tourist shot in leg in road rage incident near Bulgaria’s Sunny Beach

July 20, 2017July 24, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff

A former member of the Bulgarian military shot a British tourist in the leg during a dispute on the road

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Bulgaria 

The battle over a Bulgarian beach: Nudists vs the new tenant

July 20, 2017July 24, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff tourism

Police have fined nudists at Bulgaria’s Delfin beach, a traditional clothing-optional strip for decades, in the latest episode of ongoing

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria awaits EC approval for Turkish Stream pipeline – PM

July 20, 2017 Independent Balkan News Agency energy, South Stream, Turkey

Bulgaria still hopes to secure Russian deliveries for its planned gas hub near Varna and is currently awaiting the European

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian MPs postpone amendments on opening up sale of farmland to foreigners

July 19, 2017July 22, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff

At the initiative of the opposition Bulgarian Socialist Party, all groups in the National Assembly except one have agreed to

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Bulgarian traffic police want to use unmarked cars to catch dangerous drivers

July 19, 2017July 20, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgarian traffic police want to use unmarked cars to get evidence against aggressive drivers, as a further step after mounting

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