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Poli Genova to be Bulgaria’s contestant at Eurovision 2016

February 19, 2016February 21, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff

Poli Genova will be Bulgaria’s contestant at the 2016 Eurovision Song Contest, representing her country for a second time after

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian Parliament rejects motion of no confidence over government’s health care policy

February 19, 2016February 20, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff

The first vote of no confidence against Prime Minister Boiko Borissov’s current government, over health care policy, passed away peacefully

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Border blockade: All checkpoints between Bulgaria and Greece closed to vehicles

February 19, 2016February 20, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff Greece

The double border blockade crisis at the Bulgarian-Greek frontier deepened on February 19 as all checkpoints between the two countries

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Bulgaria’s cities of Bourgas, Varna cancel procurement tenders at PM’s request

February 18, 2016February 20, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov, Bourgas, Varna

The list of public procurement tender cancellations in Bulgaria this week grew on February 18, when the country’s two port

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Sofia police arrest 75 in operation against illegal migration

February 18, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff Europe migrant crisis, Sofia

Sofia police arrested 75 foreign men in two days in one of its regular operations against illegal migration, Bulgaria’s Interior

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Bulgarian judge dies after five-storey fall

February 18, 2016February 19, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff

A 39-year-old judge in the civil division of the Sofia Regional Court was found dead after falling five storeys from

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian President sends condolences to Erdoğan after fatal bomb blast in Ankara

February 18, 2016February 19, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff Rossen Plevneliev, Turkey

Bulgarian head of state President Rossen Plevneliev has sent condolences to his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdoğan after the February

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Ahead of European Council, Bulgaria states position on migration, UK-EU

February 18, 2016February 19, 2016 Independent Balkan News Agency Europe migrant crisis

Bulgaria will take its seat at a February 18 and 19 European Council meeting that is to debate the UK’s

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Double blockades at Greek – Bulgarian border crossings continue

February 18, 2016February 19, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff Greece

Bulgarian lorry drivers were set to continue their blockade of Bulgarian – Greek border crossings on February 18, a move

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