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Bulgarian Parliament backs introduction of electronic voting

January 21, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s MPs approved on January 21 a resolution on the introduction of electronic voting in elections, with 136 votes in

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Public row erupts after reshuffle in Bulgaria’s top judiciary body

January 21, 2016January 25, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov, judiciary

The decision by Bulgaria’s Supreme Judiciary Council (SJC) to appoint a new representative has re-ignited a public row that has

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Bulgaria 

Two die in avalanche on Sofia’s Vitosha Mountain

January 21, 2016January 24, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff Sofia

Two people died in an avalanche on Vitosha Mountain above Bulgaria’s capital city Sofia, the Bulgarian Red Cross’s Mountain Rescue

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Bulgarian police ‘abuse asylum-seekers, migrants, force them back to Turkey’ – HRW

January 20, 2016January 29, 2016 Independent Balkan News Agency Europe migrant crisis, Serbia, Turkey

Bulgarian law enforcement officials summarily return asylum seekers and migrants to Turkey, often after stealing their belongings and subjecting them

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Construction of third metro line begins in Sofia

January 20, 2016January 24, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff Sofia

Sofia’s municipal company Metropolitan began construction on the third metro line in the Bulgarian capital city on January 20, with

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As Gazprom scraps another contract, Bulgaria still holds out hope on South Stream

January 20, 2016January 22, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff energy, South Stream

Bulgaria’s government again re-iterated on January 20 its position that it has never been officially notified of the cancellation of

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Nuland discusses energy diversification, security, rule of law with Bulgarian leaders

January 19, 2016January 21, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov, energy, Rossen Plevneliev

US Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs Victoria Nuland held talks in Sofia on January 20 2016

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Bulgaria gets gas grid study funding in latest EU energy infrastructure package

January 19, 2016January 21, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff energy

Bulgaria’s state-owned gas grid operator Bulgartransgaz will receive 850 000 euro for a feasibility study as part of the latest

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Bulgaria 

President Plevneliev: Bulgaria is stable amid numerous crises surrounding it

January 19, 2016January 21, 2016 Independent Balkan News Agency Rossen Plevneliev

A record number of crises and the interaction between them are making the world unstable, but Bulgaria’s economy has good

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