News extra from Bulgaria Now and The Sofia Globe: podcast
Lance Nelson of Bulgaria Now and Clive Leviev-Sawyer of The Sofia Globe in conversation about the news du jour from
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Domestic politics, stories of relevance to expatriates, organised crime and corruption, judiciary, foreign policy and popular topics such as archaeology and weather
Bulgaria takes steps toward blocking ‘election tourism’
Bulgaria’s Parliament approved on June 17 the first reading of amendments to the Civil Registration Act intended to act against
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Bulgarian Interior Ministry probes allegations of racist Facebook posts by cop
Bulgaria’s Interior Ministry has initiated a disciplinary investigation following reports that a police officer on duty to prevent clashes in
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Professor: Perperikon may have had a Roman temple to Apollo
Bulgaria’s ancient sacred site of Perperikon may have had a Roman temple dedicated to Apollo, archaeology professor and Perperikon dig
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Bulgarian Cabinet to set up new anti-corruption body
Bulgaria’s Cabinet has approved a draft bill that envisions the creation of a new body to fight high-level corruption, the
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What is a podcast? Q and A
What is a podcast? It’s online radio, time shifted. A file is streamed, or downloaded, to a mobile device or computer
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Hammond briefs Bulgarian foreign minister on EU referendum plan
UK foreign secretary Philip Hammond briefed his Bulgarian counterpart Daniel Mitov on the main elements of the British agenda for
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Borissov on Orlandovtsi: Don’t play with fire and spark ethnic conflict
Tensions in Sofia’s Orlandovtsi area between Bulgarians and Roma people have sparked comments across the political spectrum, with Prime Minister
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Arrests of ‘provocateurs’ in Orlandovtsi, group tries to storm Roma area in Garmen
The parallel dramas over tensions between Bulgarians and Roma have been continuing in two places in Bulgaria, with more than
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