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Bulgarian President confers highest state honour on Patriarch of Bulgarian Orthodox Church

November 5, 2015November 5, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgarian Orthodox Church, Rossen Plevneliev

Bulgarian head of state President Rossen Plevneliev conferred the country’s highest honour, the Stara Planina first degree, on Neofit, Patriarch

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EU autumn economic forecast raises Bulgaria 2015 growth estimate

November 5, 2015November 8, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff European Commission, macroeconomic indicators

The European Commission’s autumn forecast for the EU economy, released on November 5, raised the economic growth estimate in the

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian Judges Association backs police, criticises government

November 5, 2015November 5, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff judiciary

The Bulgarian Judges Association, one of the organisations representing the country’s judiciary, said in an open letter on November 5

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian Parliament again performs about-turn on Military Intelligence head

November 5, 2015November 6, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov

A peculiar political saga that has seen the law changed to effectively force the current head of Bulgaria’s Military Intelligence

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Bulgarian Defence Minister: Members of armed forces who protest will be punished

November 5, 2015November 6, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff

Military personnel who join in protests will be punished, Bulgaria’s Defence Minister Nikolai Nenchev said on November 5, as police

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Bulgaria elections 2015: Racism and records as new mayors take office

November 5, 2015November 6, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgaria elections 2015

Barring a handful of third-round elections, Bulgaria’s October-November 2015 mayoral elections are over, but from a racist revolt against one

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Bulgarian police continue protests in spite of government backdown on pay cuts

November 5, 2015November 6, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgarian police plan to hold a national protest in Sofia on November 8, a continuation of the series of protests

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian Parliament gives go-ahead for prosecution of Ataka’s Siderov and Chukolov

November 5, 2015November 6, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff Volen Siderov

Bulgaria’s National Assembly voted on November 5 to allow the prosecution of Ataka’s Volen Siderov and Dessislav Chukolov on charges

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Bulgaria Audit Office check gives insight into lax bank supervision

November 4, 2015November 5, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff CCB affair

Bulgaria’s National Audit Office (NAO) has finalised a report detailing the extent of the bad practices in the Bulgarian National

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