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Mitov meets Boris Johnson: ‘Essential to guarantee rights of Bulgarian citizens who live and work in the UK’

October 24, 2016October 27, 2016 Independent Balkan News Agency Brexit

For Bulgaria, it is essential to guarantee the rights of Bulgarian citizens who live and work in the UK, Foreign

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Bulgarian prosecutors seek to lift former energy minister’s immunity in Belene probe

October 24, 2016October 26, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff Belene, energy

Bulgaria’s Prosecutor-General Sotir Tsatsarov has submitted a formal request to the National Assembly to lift the immunity from prosecution of GERB MP

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Bulgaria 

Archaeology: Fragment of 13th C mural showing St Peter found at Plovdiv’s Great Basilica site

October 24, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff archaeology, Plovdiv

Archaeologists working at the site of the Great Basilica in Plovdiv, the largest early Christian church found on the Balkans,

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian traffic police to begin 2016’s ‘Operation Winter’ on November 1

October 23, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgarian traffic police will carry out the traditional annual operation “Winter” from November 1 2016, intended to ensure vehicles are

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Bulgaria 

US Sixth Fleet’s USS Mount Whitney visits Bulgarian port of Bourgas

October 23, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff Bourgas, Nato

The United States’ Sixth Fleet’s command and control ship USS Mount Whitney visited the Bulgarian Black Sea port of Bourgas

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Bulgaria’s 2016 presidential elections: Last-minute Electoral Code changes push up price tag

October 22, 2016October 25, 2016 Clive Leviev-Sawyer Bulgaria elections 2016

Amendments to Bulgaria’s election laws, being approved with about two weeks to go to the November 2016 presidential elections, are

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian refugee centres currently accommodate 6969 people, exceeding capacity – IOM report

October 22, 2016October 24, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff Europe migrant crisis

Bulgaria’s refugee centres are currently accommodating 6969 people, exceeding their combined capacity of 5510 people, going by a regular report

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Bulgarian military blocked 350 migrants from crossing from Turkish border in past 90 days

October 21, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff Europe migrant crisis, Turkey

Bulgarian military personnel prevented 350 migrants from crossing into the country across the Turkish border in the past month and

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian Parliament takes step to removing limit on polling stations in EU countries

October 21, 2016October 24, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgaria elections 2016

Bulgaria’s Parliament approved on October 21 the first reading of amendments to the Electoral Code, including removing in European Union

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