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Bulgarian Parliament rejects businessman Mareshki’s referendum petition

July 29, 2016August 1, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s National Assembly voted on July 29 to reject a petition raised by pharmaceutical and fuel industry businessman Vesselin Mareshki

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Bulgaria Supreme Court registers former MRF leader Mestan’s DOST party

July 29, 2016August 1, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff Lyutvi Mestan

Bulgaria’s Supreme Court of Cassation, in a ruling on July 29, consented to the official registration of former Movement for

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Bulgaria arrests four cops for taking bribes to help migrant traffickers

July 29, 2016July 29, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff Europe migrant crisis

Four police from the district police directorate in Bulgaria’s capital city Sofia have been arrested on suspicion of acting as

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Bulgarian state railways urges Pokémon GO players to keep off the tracks

July 29, 2016August 1, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgarian state railways BDZ has urged players of Pokémon GO, the augmented reality game for smartphone users that has become

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Bulgarian PM Borissov discusses migrant crisis with Merkel

July 29, 2016July 30, 2016 Independent Balkan News Agency Boiko Borissov, Europe migrant crisis

Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov has discussed the migrant crisis with Angela Merkel, with the German chancellor pledging support for

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Bulgaria to hold presidential elections, referendum on November 6 2016

July 29, 2016August 28, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgaria elections 2016

Bulgaria will hold presidential elections and a national referendum on November 6 2016, the National Assembly decided on July 29

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Bulgaria’s Constitutional Court rejects three of TV showman’s referendum questions

July 28, 2016July 29, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s Constitutional Court said on July 28 that it had unanimously rejected three of the questions posed by television showman

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Karina Karaivanova appointed head of Bulgaria’s Financial Supervision Commission

July 28, 2016July 29, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s Parliament appointed Karina Karaivanova as chairperson of the Financial Supervision Commission (FSC) on July 28, with 139 votes in

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Bulgarian Muslim leaders: Burqa ban could lead to threat to national security

July 28, 2016July 29, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s proposed law banning the wearing of the burqa is a violation of civil rights and could lead to a

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