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Bulgaria’s SJC elects Lozan Panov as high court chief

January 29, 2015February 1, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff judiciary

Bulgaria’s Supreme Judicial Council (SJC) elected Lozan Panov as the new head of the Supreme Court of Cassation (SCC) on

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Bulgaria 

Court acquits former Bulgaria interior minister on eavesdropping charges

January 29, 2015January 30, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff Tsvetan Tsvetanov

Sofia City Court ruled on January 29 to find Tsvetan Tsvetanov, who was interior minister in Boiko Borissov’s first government

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria central banker nominates new bank supervision chief

January 29, 2015January 30, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgarian National Bank (BNB) governor Ivan Iskrov nominated Dimitar Kostov, currently deputy governor in charge of the BNB banking department,

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Bulgaria 

Most Bulgarians want current government to serve full term in office – poll

January 29, 2015January 30, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov

Bulgarians may hardly be gushing with affection for Prime Minister Boiko Borissov’s current government but at least more than 60

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Bulgaria 

German and Bulgarian police arrest alleged people smugglers

January 29, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff

German, Bulgarian and Dutch law enforcement authorities have arrested five alleged members of a pan-European criminal network dealing in illegal

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria Constitutional Court repeals drugs law amendments

January 29, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s Constitutional Court ruled on January 29 to repeal the key provision of the amended law on medicines, passed by

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian Prosecutor-General to propose structure to deal with corruption cases

January 29, 2015January 30, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff judiciary

Bulgarian Prosecutor-General Sotir Tsatsarov said on January 29 that he would propose, in the coming week, a structure to deal

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Bulgaria 

CVM: Another bad report card for Bulgaria

January 28, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff judiciary

Report card time makes Bulgaria look like a pupil that got into a decent school but is rather shoddy about

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Bulgaria 

Six Bulgarians abducted in Sudan – Foreign Ministry

January 28, 2015January 28, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff

Six Bulgarian nationals working for a company contracted by the United Nations World Food Programme have been captured by rebels

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