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Bulgaria’s shooting of migrant: Reactions range from calls for probe – to calls for medals

October 16, 2015October 18, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff

The head of the Bulgarian Parliament’s internal security committee has called for a thorough investigation and the allocation of responsibility

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Bulgaria 

Migrants said to be from Afghanistan detained in Bourgas, Sofia

October 16, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff Bourgas, Sofia

Fifteen migrants said to be from Afghanistan were detained in Bulgaria’s Black Sea region of Bourgas after an incident in

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Bulgaria 

Investigation continues into fatal shooting of migrant in Bulgaria

October 16, 2015October 18, 2015 Independent Balkan News Agency

An investigation is continuing into the fatal shooting of a migrant late on the night of October 15 in the

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Bulgaria 

Afghan migrant shot dead by Bulgarian Border Police

October 16, 2015October 18, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff Turkey

A migrant from Afghanistan was shot dead on the night of October 15 near the town of Sredets in south-eastern

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian President vetoes law on military intelligence

October 15, 2015October 16, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff Rossen Plevneliev

Bulgarian President Rossen Plevneliev has vetoed the law on military intelligence, specifically the provisions that require the head of the

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian prosecutors to investigate oil firms’ excise database complaint

October 15, 2015October 15, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff energy

Bulgaria’s prosecutor’s office said on October 15 that it would investigate a complaint lodged by an oil and gas industry

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Bulgaria 

Former Bulgarian deputy PM appointed deputy chief of ‘Juncker Plan’ fund

October 15, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff

Iliana Tsanova, who served as deputy prime minister in charge of EU funds in two Bulgarian caretaker governments in 2013

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Bulgaria 

Poland: We do not need permission from Russia to modernise Bulgarian MiG jet fighters

October 15, 2015October 16, 2015 Independent Balkan News Agency Nato, Poland

Poland does not need permission from Russia to modernise the Bulgarian Air Force’s MiG-29 jet fighters because it is a

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria ‘strongly recommends’ its citizens not travel to Jerusalem

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

Bulgaria’s Foreign Ministry said on October 14 that it was advising the country’s citizens to refrain from trips to Jerusalem,

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