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Georgi Purvanov to step down as leader of his ABC party

December 21, 2016March 9, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff Georgi Purvanov

Georgi Purvanov said on December 21 that he would step down from the leadership of his ABC party at a

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Bulgarian high court acquits former deputy Parliament Speaker

December 21, 2016March 9, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s Supreme Court of Cassation ruled on December 21 to uphold a lower court’s acquittal of former MP Hristo Biserov

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Tsvetanov: Talks on a possible new Bulgarian government have failed

December 20, 2016March 9, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov, Rossen Plevneliev

Bulgaria’s current Parliament will not be able to elect a government and the country will go to early elections, GERB

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Bulgaria’s coalition partners continue talks on possible government formation

December 20, 2016March 9, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff

A further round of consultations began in Parliament in Sofia on December 20 among the Reformist Bloc, GERB and the

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Bulgarian Interior Minister summons crisis staff over situations in Germany, Turkey

December 20, 2016March 9, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff Sofia

Bulgarian Interior Minister Roumyana Buchvarova has convened crisis staff in connection with the situations in Germany and Turkey, the ministry

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Bulgaria’s Hitrino gas blast train was travelling at 78 km/h in 40km/h zone – prosecutors

December 19, 2016March 9, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff

The gas tank transport train that was the centre of a fatal explosion in the Bulgarian village of Hitrino on

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Negotiations among Bulgarian coalition partners heighten possibility of new government

December 19, 2016March 9, 2017 Clive Leviev-Sawyer Boiko Borissov

Negotiations on December 19 among Bulgaria’s GERB party, the Reformist Bloc and Patriotic Front appeared to put the country a

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Croatia arrests two Bulgarians for human trafficking after 67 people found in van’s cargo hold

December 18, 2016March 9, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff Croatia, Europe migrant crisis

Croatia has initiated a crime investigation into two Bulgarian nationals in connection with people-trafficking after traffic police found 67 people

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Bulgarian Posts temporarily stops courier shipments to US, China and South Korea

December 18, 2016March 9, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgarian Posts has temporarily stopped accepting courier shipments to the United States, China – with the exception of Hong Kong

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