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Interior Ministry, Dossier Commission reject Barekov allegations against Borissov

July 29, 2014 Independent Balkan News Agency Boiko Borissov

Bulgarian populist politician Nikolai Barekov, amid the crumbling of his Bulgaria Without Censorship party, sought to claw back the initiative

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Bulgaria 

One dead, one missing after new floods hit Bulgaria

July 29, 2014July 31, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff

One person died and another was missing after flash floods caused by heavy rain in the district of Gabrovo in

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Bulgaria 

President, other parties congratulate Mikov on election as BSP leader

July 28, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff

President Rossen Plevneliev, as well as the leaders of Bulgaria’s largest parties, have congratulated Mihail Mikov on his election as

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian parties grandstand on pre-election coalitions

July 28, 2014 Clive Leviev-Sawyer

As might be expected, most Bulgarian political parties will go it alone in their campaigns ahead of the country’s October

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian Socialist Party’s new leader Mikov: ‘The difficulty starts today’

July 27, 2014July 30, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff

Mihail Mikov, newly-elected leader of the Bulgarian Socialist Party, said that the difficulty was not in the leadership race but

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian Socialist Party elects Mihail Mikov as new leader

July 27, 2014July 30, 2014 Clive Leviev-Sawyer Sergei Stanishev

At a special congress on July 27, the Bulgarian Socialist Party elected Mihail Mikov as its new leader, to succeed

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s Plovdiv campaigns against stray cats

July 27, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff Plovdiv

The growing number of street cats in Plovdiv is driving the municipality moggy, and authorities are handing out hefty fines

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Bulgaria 

Archaeology: Bulgaria’s ‘Vampire of Vratsa’

July 27, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff archaeology

The summer archaeological season in Bulgaria customarily abounds with a wealth of discoveries – and the new trend, seen for

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian Parliament to debate Budget revision on July 29

July 25, 2014July 25, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov, Rossen Plevneliev

Bulgarian MPs agreed to hold a special sitting on July 29 to debate the Budget revision proposal put forth last

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