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EU expert mission arrives in Bulgaria for prosecutor’s office review

June 27, 2016June 28, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff judiciary

A team of EU experts arrived in Bulgaria on June 27 for a one-week technical review of the country’s prosecutor’s

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EC rep: Brexit does not put EU at risk of collapse

June 27, 2016June 28, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff Brexit

The European Union is not threatened by collapse after what happened in the United Kingdom, the head of the European

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Bulgarian politicians react to Brexit vote

June 24, 2016June 27, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff Brexit

Reactions to the Brexit vote among Bulgarian politicians in the National Assembly and the European Parliament included predictions of a

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Bulgaria on Brexit: A bad day for Europe, a triumph for nationalists and populists

June 24, 2016June 27, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov, Brexit, Rossen Plevneliev

Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov and Bulgarian President Rossen Plevneliev both described the UK vote to leave the European Union

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The headquarters in Sofia of the Holy Synod of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church. Photo: Clive Leviev-Sawyer
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Bulgarian professor: Russia wants to divide the Orthodox Christian world

June 23, 2016September 1, 2016 Clive Leviev-Sawyer Bulgarian Orthodox Church

Bulgarian professor Kalin Yanakiev says that he is convinced that the Bulgarian Orthodox Church decided against attending the Pan-Orthodox Council

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Bulgarian Tourism Minister backs Sunny Beach checkpoints plan

June 22, 2016June 24, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff tourism

Bulgaria’s Tourism Minister has defended a controversial plan to set up police checkpoints throughout the Black Sea resort of Sunny

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Bulgaria urges Turkey to comply with refugee readmission agreement

June 22, 2016June 24, 2016 Independent Balkan News Agency Europe migrant crisis, Turkey

Bulgarian Foreign Minister Daniel Mitov says his country is urging Turkey to comply with a refugee readmission agreement with the

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Bulgaria’s revenue agency: Every second trader in Sunny Beach lies about turnover

June 22, 2016June 24, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff tourism

Pubs, nightclubs, cafes and car parks in Bulgaria’s Black Sea coastal resort Sunny Beach massively are not reporting their turnovers,

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Bulgaria 

Poll: Confidence in Bulgarian government drops

June 21, 2016June 23, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov

Confidence in the Bulgarian government has dropped by two per cent over the period March to June, while the approval

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