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Bulgaria second-bottom in EU in seeing judiciary as independent

March 17, 2014March 18, 2014 Independent Balkan News Agency judiciary

Bulgaria ranked second from bottom in a survey in European Union countries of perceptions of judicial independence. This was the

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Unemployment in Bulgaria climbed to close to 13% in 2013 – statistics institute

March 17, 2014March 18, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

Unemployment in Bulgaria in 2013 rose by 0.6 percentage points from the previous year to 12.9 per cent, according to

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Bulgaria 

Recriminations continue over fatal shootout in Bulgarian town

March 17, 2014March 18, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff Tsvetlin Yovchev

The March 14 shootout in a Bulgarian town between an allegedly mental ill man and a police team in which

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria still tardy in granting refugee status

March 17, 2014March 18, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff Syrian refugees

Living conditions in refugee camps in Bulgaria are improving and more accommodation is on the way, but the process of

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian state lottery jackpot set to hit 5.2 million leva

March 17, 2014March 17, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff

An estimated 5.24 million leva (about 2.68 million euro) are expected to be up for grabs in one of the

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Of Plovdiv football fans and the politics of a bus

March 16, 2014March 17, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff Plovdiv

It was one thing that fans of a Plovdiv football club had to make the trek to Sofia to watch

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian Orthodox Church in Rousse elects two shortlisted candidates to be new Metropolitan

March 16, 2014March 18, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgarian Orthodox Church

Two Bulgarian Orthodox Church bishops were shortlisted on March 16 2014 as candidates to be the next Metropolitan of Rousse:

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s major parties announce list leaders for 2014 European Parliament elections

March 16, 2014March 17, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff European Parliament

The names of those who will top the election candidate lists of major parties in Bulgaria’s May 25 2014 European

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Bulgaria 

GERB: Bulgarian Socialist Party echoes Kremlin talking points on Ukraine

March 16, 2014March 16, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Ukraine

Russia has chosen the path of international isolation while the Bulgarian Socialist Party is repeating the Kremlin’s talking points on

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