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Bulgarian President Plevneliev in talks with Prince Edward, Duke of Kent

April 7, 2014April 8, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff

The military conflicts in Europe in the 20th century proved that there is no alternative to peace, Bulgarian President Rossen

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Bulgaria 

Go-ahead for parades – and perhaps parties – on Bulgaria’s pre-election ‘day of contemplation’

April 7, 2014April 7, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s Central Election Commission (CEC) and the Interior Ministry have agreed that traditional May 24 parades celebrating Saints Cyril and

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Identity of terrorist killed in Bourgas Airport bomb attack on Israelis is known – Bulgarian interior minister

April 7, 2014April 10, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff Bourgas terrorist attack, Tsvetlin Yovchev

The identity of the terrorist who died in the July 2012 bomb attack on a group of Israeli tourists at

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian regulator to rule on electricity distribution licences on April 28

April 7, 2014April 10, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff energy

Bulgaria’s State Energy and Water Regulatory Commission (SEWRC) held a public hearing on April 7 in its proceedings to repeal

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Bulgaria 

Four to be punished over Lyaskovets fatal shootout fiasco

April 7, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff

Four Interior Ministry employees are to be punished after an internal investigation into the March 14 shootout in the Bulgarian

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian summer resorts hiring Bulgarians from other CEE countries to fill staff gaps

April 7, 2014April 10, 2014 Independent Balkan News Agency

Faced with difficulties in getting qualified staff, summer resorts in Bulgaria are hiring people from Bulgarian communities in Macedonia, Moldova,

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Bulgaria 

NATO to increase its military commitment in Poland – Polish PM

April 7, 2014April 7, 2014 The Warsaw Voice Nato, Poland, Russia, Ukraine

NATO will increase its military presence in Poland within the next few weeks in order to calm fears in Eastern

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Bulgarian Black Sea ports expect cruise ship boost because of Crimea crisis

April 6, 2014April 9, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff Bourgas, Varna

The 2014 summer season will see an increase in the number of cruise ships docking at Bulgaria’s Black Sea ports

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Bulgaria 

Prince Edward, Duke of Kent, visiting Bulgaria for World War 1 centenary commemorations

April 6, 2014April 8, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff

Prince Edward, Duke of Kent, is visiting Bulgaria at the invitation of President Rossen Plevneliev for World War 1 centenary

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