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Bulgaria ranks 32nd in the world on access to justice for children

February 15, 2016February 17, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria has been ranked as 32nd in the world on how effectively children can use the courts to defend their rights, according

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Agriculture Minister boasts of Bulgaria’s wine export performance

February 14, 2016February 15, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff

More than 50 million litres of wine of the 130 million produced in Bulgaria in 2015 will go to exports,

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Bulgarian President calls for starting construction of European Energy Union from the Balkans

February 14, 2016February 15, 2016 Independent Balkan News Agency energy, Rossen Plevneliev

The construction of the European Energy Union is crucial to deepening the European integration process and increasing the energy security

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Turkish ambassador ‘largely confirms’ country’s ban on Dogan, Peevski – Bulgarian Foreign Ministry

February 12, 2016February 15, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff Ahmed Dogan, Turkey

Turkey’s ambassador in Sofia, Süleyman Gökçe, has “largely confirmed” media reports that Movement for Rights and Freedoms honorary president Ahmed

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Bulgaria busts group sex-trafficking women to Marseille

February 12, 2016February 12, 2016 Independent Balkan News Agency

Bulgarian Border Police neutralised an organised crime group that had been trafficking women for exploitation in Western Europe, mainly to

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Bulgarian Foreign Ministry has no information on Turkey’s ban on Dogan and Peevski, Parliament told

February 12, 2016February 12, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff Ahmed Dogan, Turkey

Bulgaria’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has no official information about Turkey banning Movement for Rights and Freedoms honorary president Ahmed

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Bulgaria records 0.8% economic growth in Q4 2015 – flash estimate

February 12, 2016February 15, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

Bulgaria’s economy posted 0.8 per cent growth in the fourth quarter of 2015, the National Statistical Institute (NSI) said in a

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Bulgaria’s Foreign Ministry issues advisory on Greek border blockades, protest in Athens

February 12, 2016February 14, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff Greece

The Bulgarian Ministry of Foreign Affairs has issued an advisory to the country’s citizens travelling to Greece ahead of the

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Turkey bans Bulgarian politicians from entering country – reports

February 11, 2016March 21, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff Ahmed Dogan, Turkey

Turkey has banned Ahmed Dogan, founder and honorary president of the Movement for Rights and Freedoms (MRF) – the party

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