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Bulgaria among EU countries failing on rules on sharing previous convictions, fighting cross-border crime

June 2, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff European Commission, judiciary

Bulgaria is among European Union countries that have failed to conclusive information on the transposition of the legal effects attached

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Bulgaria’s ruling axis still struggling to wriggle out of post-election crisis

June 2, 2014June 3, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff Sergei Stanishev

The Bulgarian Socialist Party and its leader Sergei Stanishev appear determined to cling to power and positions in spite of

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Situation in flooded areas of Bulgaria normalising – reports

June 1, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff Veliko Turnovo

The situation in areas of Bulgaria that flooded after torrential days in the past three days was normalising, Bulgarian National

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Sirens to sound in Bulgaria on June 2 2014 to honour memory of Hristo Botev

June 1, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff

Across Bulgaria, sirens will sound at noon on June 2 2014 in an annual custom honouring the memory of revolutionary,

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President Plevneliev urges parties to analyse message sent by Bulgarians in European Parliament elections

May 30, 2014May 30, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff European elections 2014, Rossen Plevneliev

Choosing his words carefully and underlining that he intended no unconstitutional intervention or political brokerage, President Rossen Plevneliev urged the

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Oresharski: Cabinet changes coming

May 30, 2014May 30, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov, European elections 2014, Lyutvi Mestan, Plamen Oresharski, Sergei Stanishev

There will be changes to Bulgaria’s cabinet but these had not yet been discussed with the two parliamentary groups supporting

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No-confidence motion: Bulgaria’s ruling axis votes to keep itself in power

May 30, 2014June 2, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff

As had been expected, Bulgarian Socialist Party and Movement and Rights and Freedoms MPs voted together on May 30 2014

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Bulgarian archaeologists dig out remains of 7800-year-old settlement

May 29, 2014May 10, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff archaeology

The archaeology season is fully underway in Bulgaria, despite the rainy weather that has swept over the country in recent

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Bulgaria 

Storms forecast: Code Orange hazardous weather warning for Western Bulgaria on May 30

May 29, 2014June 2, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff Sofia

Bulgaria’s weather office has issued a “Code Orange” hazardous weather warning for western and parts of southern Bulgaria for May

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