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PM: Bulgaria to pull military out of Afghanistan if Brussels summit produces no solution

October 2, 2016October 4, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov, Nato

Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov said on October 2 that he will propose to the National Assembly that his country

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Borissov’s GERB names National Assembly Speaker Tsacheva as presidential candidate

October 2, 2016October 4, 2016 Clive Leviev-Sawyer Bulgaria elections 2016

Bulgarian Prime Minister and centre-right GERB party leader Boiko Borissov said on October 2 that National Assembly Speaker Tsetska Tsacheva

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Bulgarian, Greek, Romanian, Turkish, Israeli, Russian and UK school holidays 2017

October 2, 2016October 2, 2016 Bansko Blog tourism

Planning a ski trip? Want to know when are the school holidays? Here are the Bulgarian, Greek, Romanian, Turkish, Israeli,

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Bulgaria’s Bourgas Airport to close from end of October to end of December

October 2, 2016October 2, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff Bourgas, tourism

Bulgaria’s Bourgas Airport on the Black Sea coast will be closed to flights from October 31 to December 30 2016

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Bulgaria January-August 2016 Budget surplus at 3.32B leva, beats forecasts

September 30, 2016November 1, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

Bulgaria’s Finance Ministry said on September 30 that the consolidated Budget surplus for the eight months of 2016 was 3.32

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Bulgarian presidential election campaigns underway as GERB candidate awaited

September 30, 2016October 4, 2016 Clive Leviev-Sawyer Bulgaria elections 2016

Never mind the official campaign period beginning on October 6, candidates in Bulgaria’s 2016 presidential election race are already on

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Bulgarian Foreign Minister: Russia has not objected to Georgieva entry into UN race

September 30, 2016October 3, 2016 Clive Leviev-Sawyer Irina Bokova, Kristalina Georgieva

Bulgarian Foreign Minister Daniel Mitov said on September 30 that there were no objections from Russia and other countries to

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Record number of foreign tourists visited Bulgaria in April – August 2016 – Tourism Minister

September 30, 2016September 30, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff tourism

More than six million foreign tourists visited Bulgaria in January to August 2016, while the number of foreign visitors to

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Four Bulgarian Border Police arrested for corruption

September 30, 2016 Independent Balkan News Agency Europe migrant crisis

Four Bulgarian Border Police were arrested for corruption at the Kapitan Andreevo border checkpoint with Turkey on September 30. More

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