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Bulgaria filling stations checks end with under 1% of pumps shut down

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

Bulgaria’s Economy Ministry said that it has finished the petrol stations checks ordered by Prime Minister Boiko Borissov last week,

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Nato begins largest airborne training exercise since Cold War in Bulgaria, Germany, Italy and Romania

August 24, 2015August 27, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff Nato

Nato begins an airborne training exercise on August 24 in Bulgaria, Germany, Italy and Romania, the largest such combined airborne

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More uncertainty as Greece faces new vote

August 21, 2015 Lisa Bryant of VOANews Greece

Europeans have offered a mixed reaction to Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras’ resignation and call for new elections. Some analysts

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No increase in migration pressure on Bulgaria – Interior Minister

August 21, 2015August 27, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff Greece, Macedonia

There is no current increase in migration pressure on Bulgaria, Interior Minister Roumyana Buchvarova said on August 21, speaking against

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Bulgaria asks Serbia for clarity on Dačić views on migrants

August 21, 2015 Independent Balkan News Agency Serbia

The Bulgarian embassy in Belgrade has asked the Serbian foreign ministry for clarification regarding an interview given by Serbian foreign

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Two dead as storms, heavy rain hit parts of Bulgaria

August 20, 2015August 25, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff Plovdiv

A man died after being hit by a falling tree in Plovdiv and another was killed when lightning set his

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Bulgaria declares ‘Code Orange’ dangerous weather warning in 10 regions over rain, thunderstorms

August 20, 2015August 25, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff

A “Code Orange” dangerous weather warning was issued for August 20 in 10 regions in northern, central and southern Bulgaria

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Illegal housing in Roma neighbourhood of Varna being demolished

August 20, 2015August 24, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff Varna

Demolition of illegal buildings in Maksuda, the largest predominantly Roma neighbourhood of Bulgaria’s Black Sea city Varna, began on the

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Bulgarian PM orders checks into filling stations, slams lax oversight

August 19, 2015August 20, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgarian petrol stations will have all customs seals replaced over a period of three days after Prime Minister Boiko Borissov

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