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US state department report spells out problems from flow of Syrian refugees into Bulgaria

May 2, 2014May 6, 2014 Independent Balkan News Agency Syrian refugees

An influx of asylum seekers from Syria into Bulgaria has exacerbated border security challenges, raised interethnic tensions, and challenged underfunded

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s dual refugees controversies: Rosovo and Human Rights Watch’s report

May 1, 2014May 1, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff Syrian refugees

Bulgaria’s government has promised an investigation into a nationally controversial incident in which villagers forced out three families of Syrian

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Counter-terrorism centre to be set up at Bulgaria’s security agency

April 30, 2014April 30, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff Tsvetlin Yovchev

A counter-terrorism centre is to be set up within Bulgaria’s State Agency for National Security, Interior Minister Tsvetlin Yovchev said

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Bulgarian Parliament passes public tenders amendments

April 30, 2014April 30, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s Parliament passed at second reading on April 30 amendments to the Public Procurement Act, meant to increase transparency of

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Reporters Without Borders names Bulgarian journalist among ‘100 Information Heroes’

April 30, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff Media

International media freedom watchdog organisation Reporters Without Borders has named a Bulgarian journalist as among its “100 Information Heroes”. “Through

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Bulgaria 

Traffic police start road safety campaign as Bulgaria heads into six-day holiday

April 30, 2014May 4, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff

Every member of Bulgaria’s traffic police will be on duty as the country heads into its six-day special public holiday

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Bulgaria cancels visit of Russian Duma president over EU sanctions

April 30, 2014May 5, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Ukraine

Bulgaria’s Foreign Ministry has confirmed that a visit to Sofia by Sergey Naryshkin, president of Russia’s State Duma, that had

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Bulgarian Parliament elects new Audit Office chief

April 30, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgarian lawmakers have completed the swift overhaul of the National Audit Office (NAO) management on April 30, when they voted

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Bulgaria’s centre-right opposition GERB leads ahead of European Parliament elections – poll

April 29, 2014May 3, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s centre-right former ruling party GERB has 17.6 per cent and the Bulgarian Socialist Party (BSP) 15.9 per cent of

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