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Outrage among anti-government protesters at reported Constitutional Court decision on Peevski

October 8, 2013February 11, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff Peevski protests

Bulgaria’s anti-government protesters reacted to unconfirmed media reports that the Constitutional Court had said that Delyan Peevski was still an

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Bulgaria 

Gripes of Sofia residents emerge in EU survey

October 8, 2013October 8, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff Bourgas, Sofia

Residents of Bulgaria’s capital city Sofia have emerged as among the least satisfied regarding the state of the streets and

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Bulgaria 

Peeved Peevski tells Constitutional Court: ‘I have been demonised’

October 7, 2013February 11, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff Peevski protests

Delyan Peevski, the controversial figure whose abortive appointment as head of the State Agency for National Security lent massive impetus

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria has caught 6400 illegal migrants this year – Interior Ministry

October 7, 2013February 11, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff

A total of 6400 people have been caught attempting to enter Bulgaria illegally since the start of 2013, according to

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian Socialist Party government dismisses head of State Agency for Bulgarians Abroad

October 7, 2013February 11, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff

The Bulgarian Socialist Party government has dismissed at his own request the head of the State Agency for Bulgarians Abroad,

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian Health Minister reiterates opposition to easing smoking ban

October 7, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff smoking

The health minister in the Bulgarian Socialist Party government, Tanya Andreeva, has reiterated her opposition to easing the ban on

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Bulgaria 

Sofia mayor expects further increase in influx of Syrian refugees

October 7, 2013February 11, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff Sofia, Syrian refugees

Sofia mayor Yordanka Fandukova is awaiting a response to her request to Social Policy Minister Hassen Ademov for a meeting

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Bulgaria 

EU-funded 2013 campaign to hand food to the poor starts in Bulgaria

October 7, 2013October 7, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff

A European Union-funded campaign to distribute food to disadvantaged Bulgarians was launched in the capital city Sofia on October 7

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Bulgaria 

Being there: Bulgaria’s parliamentary quorum ‘hostage’ drama

October 7, 2013February 11, 2014 Independent Balkan News Agency Boiko Borissov, Sergei Stanishev, Volen Siderov

After the latest incident in which a sitting of Bulgaria’s Parliament was aborted because of a lack of a quorum,

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