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Plevneliev: Bulgarians carry in their hearts the ideals of activists of Unification

September 6, 2016September 8, 2016 Independent Balkan News Agency Plovdiv, Rossen Plevneliev

The 1885 Unification of Bulgaria proved that when Bulgarians are united around a righteous and honorable cause, they may with

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Bulgaria 

Four Polish Frontex officers injured in accident on Sofia boulevard

September 6, 2016September 6, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff

Four Polish officers from European border agency Frontex were slightly injured in a collision with a public transport tram in

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Bulgaria 

Gazprom snubs Bulgaria’s gas hub conference

September 5, 2016September 8, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff energy, South Stream

Bulgarian officials attempted to downplay the absence of any representatives from Russia state-owned gas company Gazprom at a meeting with

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Bulgaria 

Plevneliev meets Zeman: Czech Republic to assist Bulgaria to guard EU external border

September 5, 2016September 5, 2016 Independent Balkan News Agency Czech Republic, Europe migrant crisis, Rossen Plevneliev

The Czech Republic will support Bulgaria in guarding the European Union’s external border, it was announced at a joint news

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Bulgaria 

Intense traffic and long queues at Bulgaria’s border checkpoints

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

Traffic at Bulgaria’s border checkpoints with Greece at Kulata, Ilinden and Makaza is extremely intense, the Interior Ministry said on

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Bulgaria 

Free admission to several museums in Bulgaria on September 6, Unification Day

September 5, 2016September 6, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff Plovdiv, Sofia, Veliko Turnovo

Admission to several municipal museums in Bulgarian cities will be free on September 6 2016 as the country celebrates Unification

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Bulgaria cannot accept more economic migrants – PM Borissov

September 4, 2016September 6, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov, Europe migrant crisis

Bulgaria is unable to accept more economic migrants, while Europe is also “gasping”, Prime Minister Boiko Borissov said on September

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria reports 0.7% economic growth in Q2 2016

September 2, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

Bulgaria’s economy grew by 0.7 per cent in the second quarter of the year, according to preliminary data announced by

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Bulgaria 

Sunny weather forecast for Bulgaria’s September 6 long weekend

September 2, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria heads into the first long weekend in September 2016 with a weather forecast that predicts mainly sunshine and high

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