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Bulgarian PM on migrant crisis: 10 million Syrians could cross from Turkey to Bulgaria

September 23, 2015September 25, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff Syrian refugees, Turkey

About 10 million Syrian refugees could cross the border from Turkey to Bulgaria in the near future, Bulgarian Prime Minister

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Bulgarian MPs pass constitutional amendments on judicial reforms at first reading

September 23, 2015September 25, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff judiciary

Bulgaria’s Parliament passed at first reading on September 23 constitutional amendments on judicial reforms with 184 votes, which means the

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Bulgaria faces EU infringement proceedings over refugees

September 23, 2015September 25, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff European Commission, Syrian refugees

Bulgaria is among 19 European Union countries against which the European Commission (EC) adopted infringement decisions on September 23 for

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Bulgaria: Refugee relocation ‘only a temporary solution’

September 23, 2015September 25, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff Syrian refugees

The European Commission’s refugee relocation quota system is only a temporary solution, according to Bulgaria’s position adopted at a September

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Bulgaria to receive 852 refugees in first phase of quota scheme

September 23, 2015September 24, 2015 Independent Balkan News Agency Greece, Syrian refugees

Bulgaria will receive 852 migrants redirected from Greece and Italy in the first phase of the refugee quota reallocation scheme

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Bulgarian President criticises EU disunity on migrant crisis

September 22, 2015September 22, 2015 Independent Balkan News Agency Rossen Plevneliev

Bulgaria is among the countries that is complying with European rules relating to refugees, while the EU needs to come

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Traffic congestion likely as Bulgaria nears end of four-day long weekend

September 22, 2015September 23, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff Plovdiv, Sofia

More than 200 000 cars are expected to return to Bulgaria’s capital city Sofia on September 22, the close of

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Long weekend: Bulgarian cops urge motorists returning from Greece to travel in good time

September 21, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff

In the face of expected heavy traffic of Bulgarian holidaymakers returning from Greece on September 22 at the end of

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Migrant crisis: Bulgaria issues travel advisory on Germany, Netherlands, Croatia, Slovenia and Macedonia

September 18, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff Croatia, Greece, Hungary, Macedonia, Serbia, Slovenia

Bulgaria’s Foreign Ministry has issued the latest in a series of travel advisories because of the migrant crisis in Europe,

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