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Bulgarian President calls for unity in solving refugee crisis in Europe

September 7, 2015September 8, 2015 Independent Balkan News Agency Rossen Plevneliev

Bulgarian President Rossen Plevneliev has called for united efforts to address the refugee crisis in Europe. Plevneliev was speaking in

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Podcast: Bulgaria’s mayoral election battle, and other news

September 6, 2015September 11, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgaria elections 2015, Bulgaria Now Podcast, Lance Nelson, Macedonia, podcasts, Serbia

Like other European countries, Bulgaria is grappling with how to deal with the flow of migrants heading from the Middle

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Bulgaria 

Controversy over Kyrgyzstan bid to extradite US/Canadian businessman from Bulgaria

September 6, 2015September 8, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff

An online petition is gathering signatures against a bid by Kyrgyzstan to extradite from Bulgaria a US/Canadian businessman and retired

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Bulgarian railways brings back dining cars on Sofia – Varna line

September 6, 2015September 8, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff tourism, Varna

Bulgarian State Railways, BDZ, said that from September 7, it would bring back “bistro” dining cars on fast trains between

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian archaeologists find nearly 3000 coins in clay pot at Sofia dig

September 4, 2015September 8, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff archaeology

Archaeologists excavating under the Sveta Nedelya square in the centre of Bulgaria’s capital city of Sofia found a treasure trove

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Bulgaria 

Archaeology: Fifth-century early Christian crypt found near Bulgaria’s Zaldapa Fortress

September 4, 2015September 4, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff archaeology

An early Christian crypt, among the largest in the Balkans, has been discovered by archaeologists near the Zaldapa Fortress close

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria to call new tender to build gas inter-connector with Romania

September 4, 2015September 8, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff energy, Romania

Bulgaria will be forced to call a new tender to pick a contractor for the underwater stretch of the much-postponed

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria initiates own investigation into alleged traffickers in Austria and Hungary death lorry case

September 4, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff Hungary

Bulgaria’s Specialised Prosecutor’s Office said on September 4 2015 that it had initiated its own investigation into three people in

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria reports 0.5% economic growth in Q2 2015

September 4, 2015September 4, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

Bulgaria’s economy grew by 0.5 per cent in the second quarter of the year, according to preliminary data announced by

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