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Bulgaria’s State Agency for National Security spent 3.6M leva on 84 cars, including Jag XJ for chief – reports

October 24, 2014October 27, 2014 Independent Balkan News Agency

Bulgaria’s State Agency for National Security (SANS) spent more than 3.6 million leva (about 1.84 million euro) on 84 cars

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Bulgaria sees series of busts for corruption

October 24, 2014October 27, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff

The arrests of a mayor and municipal officials, motor vehicle administration management and an environmental inspectorate chief in various places

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Clocks in Bulgaria change to winter time on October 26 2014

October 24, 2014October 27, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff

Clocks in Bulgaria change to winter time at 4am on October 26 2014, going back an hour to 3am. Bulgaria

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Patriotic Front will support GERB government without having cabinet seats, as ALDE slams extreme right parties participating in deal

October 23, 2014October 26, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgarian election 2014

Negotiators for Bulgaria’s nationalist coalition Patriotic Front and majority party GERB emerged from more than three hours of second-round talks

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Sofia appellate court confirms three and a half years sentence for man who threatened to kill Ahmed Dogan

October 23, 2014October 23, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff Ahmed Dogan

Sofia Court of Appeals has upheld the sentence given to Oktai Enimehmedov, the man seen pointing a gas pistol at

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Complaint against vote in Turkey in Bulgaria’s elections referred to Constitutional Court

October 23, 2014October 25, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgarian election 2014

Bulgaria’s Supreme Administrative Court decided on October 23 to refer to the Constitutional Court various complaints related to the October

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Bulgaria’s coalition drama: GERB, ABC in ‘constructive’ talks but differences remain

October 23, 2014October 25, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgarian election 2014

Bulgaria’s minority socialist ABC party cannot participate in a centre-right coalition, negotiator Ivailo Kalfin said after talks with election winner

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Cabinet names new head of State Agency for Bulgarians Abroad after short-lived controversial appointment

October 23, 2014October 23, 2014 Independent Balkan News Agency

Bulgaria’s caretaker cabinet has appointed another new head of the State Agency for Bulgarians Abroad after the previous appointee stepped

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Bulgaria’s coalition drama: Reformist Bloc sees Patriotic Front as ‘acceptable’ partner

October 22, 2014October 23, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgarian election 2014

The Reformist Bloc sees the best possible government for Bulgaria as a centre-right coalition and sees the nationalist Patriotic Front

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