Bulgaria’s 2014 European Parliament elections: Numbers, names and rules
The official campaign period in Bulgaria’s May 25 2014 European Parliament elections starts on April 25. Fifteen parties, six coalitions
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Bulgaria remains fully committed to South Stream – minister
Bulgarian Foreign Minister Kristian Vigenin has re-iterated Sofia’s commitment to the South Stream gas pipeline, saying that Bulgaria will do
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Bulgaria’s media landscape: The more things change?
Just a few days after a deal was announced involving New Bulgarian Media Group’s newspapers and an Irish-owned firm, came
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Drought in Turkey may prompt electricity imports from Bulgaria, Georgia and Iran
Drought that has left water levels in reservoirs running seriously low, especially in eastern and south-eastern Anatolia, may prompt Turkey
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Biden, Bulgarian President Plevneliev discuss Ukraine
US vice president Joe Biden has assured Bulgarian President Rossen Plevneliev of the US’ “ironclad commitment” to the collective defence
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The Sofia Globe over the long weekend
During the holiday long weekend of April 18 to 21 2014, the editorial team of The Sofia Globe will be
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Bulgarian officials discuss migration, other risks from Ukraine crisis
A special meeting of senior Bulgarian security and government officials on April 17 discussed major aspects of the crisis in
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Bulgaria’s personal identity theft scandal: complaints grow
Bulgaria’s Prosecutor-General Sotir Tsatsarov said on April 17 that it would be very difficult to identify individual perpetrators in the
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Warnings on bottlenecks and burglars as Bulgaria heads into Easter holidays
Hundreds of thousands of Bulgarians were expected to hit the road for the four-day Easter weekend from April 18 to
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