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Bulgarian PM calls for clear timetable for abolition of visas for Canada

July 22, 2016July 24, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov

Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov has called for a clear timetable for Canada to abolish visa requirements for his country,

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Bulgaria 

Plovdiv prosecutors charge chief architect, building owner, in ‘Tobacco Town’ case

July 22, 2016July 24, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff Plovdiv

The Plovdiv Regional Prosecutor’s Office has laid criminal charges against the municipality’s chief architect Roumen Roussev and the representative of

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Bulgaria People 

British Council’s Sir Ciarán Devane: Continuing to engage, post-Brexit

July 22, 2016July 24, 2016 Clive Leviev-Sawyer Brexit, Sofia Science Festival

The British Council as an institution did not think Brexit was a good idea, and in the post-Brexit reality, remains

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria reinstates motorway traffic restrictions on lorries

July 22, 2016July 24, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff

Two weeks after deciding to lift the interdiction banning heavy lorries from travelling on motorways and select first-grade roads at

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian PM Borissov to meet Erdoğan on August 24

July 22, 2016July 22, 2016 Independent Balkan News Agency Boiko Borissov, Turkey

Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov said on July 22 that he would meet Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on August

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Bulgaria World 

Two early front-runners emerge in race for UN chief

July 22, 2016July 22, 2016 Margaret Besheer of VOANews

Two clear front-runners have emerged from the pack of 12 candidates for the next U.N. Secretary General, according to diplomats

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Bulgaria 

Borissov discusses security measures with military over events in Turkey

July 21, 2016July 22, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov, Turkey

The situation at the Bulgarian-Turkish border is peaceful, Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov said during a meeting with top military

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian President, Supreme Judicial Council, express concern over events in Turkey

July 21, 2016July 22, 2016 Independent Balkan News Agency Rossen Plevneliev, Turkey

Bulgarian President Rossen Plevneliev is following with concern developments in Turkey and reiterates his support for all democratically-elected institutions, the

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Bulgaria 

Constitutional Court complaint filed over Bulgaria financial regulator appointment

July 21, 2016July 22, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff

Two left-wing Bulgarian opposition parties have filed a complaint with the country’s Constitutional Court on July 21, alleging that process

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