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Bulgarian Socialist Party to propose new restrictions on foreigners owning farmland

February 12, 2014February 17, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff

In spite of the Constitutional Court having thrown out a parliamentary resolution seeking an extension on the moratorium on the

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Bulgaria 

Botox or full surgery? Bulgaria’s Parliament debates election laws

February 12, 2014February 13, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff

Lengthy hours were consumed in debate on the second reading in Parliament of the Bulgarian Socialist Party-driven draft new elections

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Bulgaria 

Queue of lorries at Bulgarian-Turkish border reaches 15km

February 12, 2014February 12, 2014 Independent Balkan News Agency Turkey

The queue of lorries at the Bulgarian-Turkish border resulting from the dispute between the two countries over truck transit permits

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Vote of no confidence in Bulgarian cabinet defeated

February 12, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff

The votes of Bulgarian Socialist Party and Movement for Rights and Freedoms MPs, the parties in the ruling axis, defeated

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Bulgaria ranks worst among EU countries in 2014 World Press Freedom index

February 12, 2014February 13, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff Media

Bulgaria has been ranked the worst among European Union countries in Reporters Without Borders’ 2014 World Press Freedom index, coming

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian Jews, MRF speak out against ‘Lukov March’ honouring anti-Semitic general

February 11, 2014March 10, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgarian Jews

The Shalom Organisation of the Jews in Bulgaria and the Movement for Rights and Freedoms have spoken out strongly against

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Bulgaria’s draft election code controversy deepens

February 11, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff

Walkouts from a committee meeting, an expected presidential veto and criticism from the Venice Commission are among the controversies dogging

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian cities to hold protests to save Strandzha nature park

February 11, 2014February 11, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff

Protests were scheduled for February 11 in Sofia and several other Bulgarian cities and towns to save Strandzha nature park

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Bulgaria 

Of politics, prosecutions, pressure, lies and umbrellas

February 11, 2014February 12, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff Peevski protests, Tsvetan Tsvetanov

Tsvetan Tsvetanov, former interior minister and deputy leader of centre-right opposition party GERB, has confirmed that he held talks in

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