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Fire in Bulgaria’s Rila National Park brought under control

July 26, 2015July 28, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff

Firefighters were continuing to their efforts to extinguish the blaze in Bulgaria’s Rila National Park on July 26 after bringing

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Bulgaria 

President: We will not rest until those behind Bourgas Airport terrorist attack face justice

July 24, 2015July 28, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff Bourgas terrorist attack, Rossen Plevneliev

None of us will rest until those who have committed, as well as those whose motivated and organised the Sarafovo

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Deal on constitutional changes towards judicial reform ‘a first step’

July 24, 2015July 28, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff judiciary

The July 23 agreement among Bulgarian political parties on reforms of the judicial system is a “first step”, according to

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Bulgaria 

Private equity investor pulls out of Vivacom deal in Bulgaria

July 24, 2015July 28, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff

Belgian private equity investor Pierre Louvrier, who claimed to have entered an agreement to buy 43 per cent in Bulgarian

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Podcast: Groovy and liveable – Plovdiv, European Capital of Culture 2019

July 24, 2015May 10, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgaria Now Podcast, Lance Nelson, Plovdiv, podcasts

On its way to its place as European Capital of Culture 2019, Bulgaria’s city of Plovdiv is quite the happening

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Bulgaria 

‘Practically no risk of anthrax spreading’ – Bulgarian environment minister

July 24, 2015July 26, 2015 Independent Balkan News Agency Varna

Disinfection of all retail stores in Varna that had been supplied with anthrax-tainted meat has been completed, while precautions had

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian parties compromise on judicial reform with deal on new proposal

July 23, 2015July 26, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff judiciary

Six of Bulgaria’s political parties and coalitions have reached a deal on tabling a fresh proposal on constitutional changes regarding

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Bulgaria 

Foreign diplomats call for Bulgaria’s judicial reform to be meaningful

July 23, 2015July 26, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff judiciary

Foreign diplomats in Sofia representing several EU countries, the US and other states have called for the amendments to the

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Bulgaria 

Mogherini briefed on migration pressure on Bulgaria

July 23, 2015July 23, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria is among the countries worst-affected by migration pressure, Prime Minister Boiko Borissov told EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini,

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