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Bulgarian PM holds talks with counterparts from Belgrade, Skopje

November 5, 2016November 6, 2016 Independent Balkan News Agency Boiko Borissov, energy, Macedonia, Serbia

Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov met with his counterpart from Belgrade, Aleksandar Vučić, and Skopje, Emil Dimitriev, during the annual

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Limited alcohol bans in Bulgaria for 2016 presidential elections

November 5, 2016November 6, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgaria elections 2016

Bulgaria’s election laws ban the sale of alcoholic beverages on election days, but only in the immediate vicinity of voting

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Remembrance Sunday services to be held in Sofia on November 13, Plovdiv November 14

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

The annual Remembrance Sunday service, to commemorate the sacrifice of those who have fallen in times of war, will be

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Bulgaria backs EU’s ‘grave concern’ about Turkey’s arrests of HDP members

November 5, 2016November 6, 2016 Independent Balkan News Agency Turkey

Bulgaria’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has issued a statement backing the position of EU leaders expressing “grave concern” about the

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November and December 2016 will see ‘Supermoons’

November 4, 2016November 5, 2016 VOANews

Sky gazers have a special treat to look for later this month when a “supermoon” lights up the heavens. According

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Bulgaria’s 2016 elections: Daily roundup, November 4

November 4, 2016November 4, 2016 Clive Leviev-Sawyer Bulgaria elections 2016

On the final day of Bulgaria’s official month-long election campaign period ahead of the November 2016 presidential elections, a question

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Bulgaria’s 2016 elections: Tsacheva 27.9%, Radev 22.4% – Exacta Research Group

November 4, 2016November 4, 2016 Clive Leviev-Sawyer Bulgaria elections 2016

With two days to go to Bulgaria’s presidential elections, Exacta Research Group said that its latest poll showed GERB candidate

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Bulgaria Now podcast: The long arm of the law, a fistful of euro, and fingerprints too

November 4, 2016November 6, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgaria Now Podcast, Lance Nelson, podcast, podcasts

This week, two years to the day that Bulgarian law enforcement swooped on customs officers at the Lesovo border checkpoint

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Bulgaria elections 2016: Tsacheva 26.3%, Radev 22.5% – Alpha Research poll

November 3, 2016November 4, 2016 Clive Leviev-Sawyer Bulgaria elections 2016

Results of an Alpha Research poll released on November 3, three days before Bulgaria’s 2016 presidential elections, show a tight

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