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Bulgarian PM Borissov: Paris terrorist attacks ‘new September 11 for Europe’

November 14, 2015November 17, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov

Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov has described the November 13 terrorist attacks in French capital Paris as the “new September

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian Foreign Minister postpones wedding over Paris terrorist attacks

November 14, 2015November 14, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgarian Foreign Minister Daniel Mitov has postponed his wedding that was scheduled for November 14, because of the fatal terrorist

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Bulgaria holds security meeting after Paris terrorist attacks

November 14, 2015November 14, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff

Prime Minister Boiko Borissov and senior government, security and intelligence officials attended a special meeting of the security and migration

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French ambassador: I hope Europe will emerge more united after Paris terrorist attacks

November 14, 2015November 17, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff

French ambassador in Sofia Xavier Lapeyre De Cabanes said that he hoped that Europe would emerge with greater solidarity and

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Bulgarian President Plevneliev: Paris terrorist attacks ‘barbaric and inhumane’

November 14, 2015November 17, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff Rossen Plevneliev

In a letter to his French counterpart François Hollande, Bulgarian head of state President Rossen Plevneliev has described the November

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Security stepped up in Sofia after Paris terrorist attacks

November 14, 2015November 15, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff

Police in Bulgaria’s capital city Sofia were taking increased security measures, Bulgarian National Radio said on November 14 after the

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Condemnation, solidarity from Bulgaria after Paris terrorist attacks

November 14, 2015November 16, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov said that he had followed with anger and indignation the news of the terrorist attacks

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Bulgaria to investigate allegations of abuse of migrants by law enforcement officials

November 14, 2015November 14, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria will investigate allegations in an NGO report that refugees and migrants arriving in Europe through Bulgaria have been were

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Bulgaria records 0.7% economic growth in Q3 – flash estimate

November 13, 2015November 14, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

Bulgaria’s economy posted 0.7 per cent growth in the third quarter of the year, the National Statistical Institute (NSI) said

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