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After long weekend, Bulgaria’s road death toll for 2016 reaches 467

September 7, 2016September 7, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff

A total of 467 people have died in road accidents so far in 2016, according to a summary by the

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Bulgaria Now podcast: Contempt for the electorate? The presidential and UN races

September 7, 2016September 9, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgaria elections 2016, Bulgaria Now Podcast, Irina Bokova, Lance Nelson, podcast

September 6 marked two months until Bulgaria’s presidential elections, but with the electorate still in the dark about who most

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Sofia residents among least satisfied in EU with life in their city

September 7, 2016September 8, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff Sofia

Residents of Bulgaria’s capital city Sofia are among the least satisfied in a European Union capital with life in their

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Bulgaria restricts lorry traffic as end of long weekend clogs roads

September 6, 2016September 7, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria has announced a ban on lorries using the country’s motorways between 2pm and 8pm on September 6, as a

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Plevneliev: Bulgarians carry in their hearts the ideals of activists of Unification

September 6, 2016September 8, 2016 Independent Balkan News Agency Plovdiv, Rossen Plevneliev

The 1885 Unification of Bulgaria proved that when Bulgarians are united around a righteous and honorable cause, they may with

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Four Polish Frontex officers injured in accident on Sofia boulevard

September 6, 2016September 6, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff

Four Polish officers from European border agency Frontex were slightly injured in a collision with a public transport tram in

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Bulgaria 

Gazprom snubs Bulgaria’s gas hub conference

September 5, 2016September 8, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff energy, South Stream

Bulgarian officials attempted to downplay the absence of any representatives from Russia state-owned gas company Gazprom at a meeting with

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Plevneliev meets Zeman: Czech Republic to assist Bulgaria to guard EU external border

September 5, 2016September 5, 2016 Independent Balkan News Agency Czech Republic, Europe migrant crisis, Rossen Plevneliev

The Czech Republic will support Bulgaria in guarding the European Union’s external border, it was announced at a joint news

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Intense traffic and long queues at Bulgaria’s border checkpoints

September 5, 2016September 7, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff

Traffic at Bulgaria’s border checkpoints with Greece at Kulata, Ilinden and Makaza is extremely intense, the Interior Ministry said on

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