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Head of Plovdiv Airport resigns over unpaid state funding, staff threaten strike over unpaid salaries

February 17, 2015February 20, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff Plovdiv

The director of Plovdiv Airport, Ivan Karnabitov, has resigned because of disagreement with government policy on financing the airport and

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian Parliament sets up special committee investigating pension funds

February 17, 2015February 18, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s Parliament voted on February 17 2015 to set up an ad hoc all-party committee on the financial situation of

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Monty Python’s Terry Jones coming to 2015 Sofia International Film Festival

February 16, 2015February 18, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff

Terry Jones of Monty Python fame is coming to the Sofia International Film Festival, a return to the annual event

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Bulgaria Europe 

Bulgaria backs Ukraine’s pro-EU course – Foreign Minister

February 16, 2015February 17, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff Ukraine

Bulgaria supported Ukraine’s course for closer ties with the European Union and stood ready to help authorities in Kyiv with

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarians’ fears about refugees and terrorists are growing – Eurobarometer

February 16, 2015 Independent Balkan News Agency

Fifty-one per cent of Bulgarians have a positive image of the European Union, with even more believing that the EU

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian government pledges new Veliko Turnovo – Rousse motorway by 2020

February 15, 2015February 17, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff Rousse, Veliko Turnovo

The Bulgarian government has confirmed its commitment to building a new highway between Rousse on the Danube and the city

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Bulgaria 

Judge in Bulgaria’s Rousse arrested over alleged bribe

February 15, 2015February 17, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff judiciary, Rousse

A judge at the Rousse District Court has been arrested on charges of allegedly receiving a bribe, Bulgarian National Radio

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Bulgaria 

Divisions between Bulgarian PM, President and in ruling coalition over future of security chiefs

February 15, 2015February 16, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov, judiciary, Rossen Plevneliev

Sharp differences have emerged between Bulgaria’s Prime Minister and President and among the parties involved in the ruling coalition regarding

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Bulgaria 

Organisers of ‘Lukov March’ vow to proceed in spite of ban

February 13, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff Sofia

The “Lukov March” planned for Bulgaria’s capital Sofia on February 14 2015 will go ahead, organisers said, in spite of

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