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Bulgaria boosts security at Sofia Airport after deadly attacks in Istanbul

June 29, 2016June 29, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgarian authorities have increased security at the Sofia Airport on June 29, following the deadly attacks at Istanbul’s Ataturk airport

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Bulgarian PM sends condolences after attack on Istanbul’s Ataturk Airport

June 29, 2016June 30, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff Turkey

Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov has expressed his deep condolences to the families of victims of the attack on Istanbul’s

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Bulgaria Tourism Ministry budgets 1.8M leva for tours by foreign journalists

June 28, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff tourism

Bulgaria’s Tourism Ministry is calling for bids for contractors to organise tours of the country for foreign journalists, in a

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Bulgarian beach bed, umbrella rental prices soar at some resorts

June 28, 2016June 30, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff tourism

The price of renting a beach umbrella at Bulgaria’s Irakli is the highest along the country’s Black Sea coastline, at

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Bulgarian prosecutors drop charges against cop who shot Afghan refugee

June 28, 2016June 30, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff Europe migrant crisis

The Regional Prosecutor’s Office in the Bulgarian Black Sea city of Bourgas has dropped criminal proceedings against police officer Vulkan

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EU expert mission arrives in Bulgaria for prosecutor’s office review

June 27, 2016June 28, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff judiciary

A team of EU experts arrived in Bulgaria on June 27 for a one-week technical review of the country’s prosecutor’s

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EC rep: Brexit does not put EU at risk of collapse

June 27, 2016June 28, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff Brexit

The European Union is not threatened by collapse after what happened in the United Kingdom, the head of the European

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Bulgarian politicians react to Brexit vote

June 24, 2016June 27, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff Brexit

Reactions to the Brexit vote among Bulgarian politicians in the National Assembly and the European Parliament included predictions of a

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Bulgaria on Brexit: A bad day for Europe, a triumph for nationalists and populists

June 24, 2016June 27, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov, Brexit, Rossen Plevneliev

Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov and Bulgarian President Rossen Plevneliev both described the UK vote to leave the European Union

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