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Bulgarian Cabinet to end Shkorpilovtsi beach concession contract

February 13, 2013June 2, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff beaches

Bulgaria’s Cabinet was scheduled, at a regular meeting on February 13 2013, to terminate unilaterally a concession contract with the

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Names of Bourgas Airport terrorist attack suspects placed in Europol database

February 12, 2013February 12, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff

The names of the two suspected accomplices in the July 2012 terrorist attack at Bourgas Airport have been entered in

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Bulgaria News 

Sofia municipality seeks ‘citizen input’ on sustainable development of city

February 12, 2013February 12, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff

The municipality of Bulgaria’s capital city Sofia launched on February 12 2013 a project to “actively seek citizens’ input in

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Bulgaria joins in international condemnation of North Korean nuclear test

February 12, 2013May 22, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria strongly condemns the third nuclear test carried out by North Korea, which is leading to an even more acute

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Bulgaria’s energy regulator mulls reforms in the face of nationwide protests over high electricity bills

February 12, 2013May 22, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff energy

Faced with continuing public protests against high electricity and heating bills, Bulgaria’s energy regulator is discussing changes such as replacing

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Expansion project at Sofia Airport Terminal 2 starts

February 12, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff

A groundbreaking ceremony was scheduled for February 12 2013 for a project costing close to two million leva to expand

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EU claims that crisis is over are premature, analysts warn

February 12, 2013May 22, 2013 Henry Ridgwell of VOANews

European financial markets were mixed Monday after the budget deal struck by EU leaders Friday, which will see overall spending

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Bulgaria News 

Try, try again: Bulgaria’s ruling party names nominee for Constitutional Court

February 11, 2013May 22, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff judiciary

Bulgaria’s centre-right ruling party GERB nominated Grozdan Iliev, deputy president of the Supreme Cassation Court, to fill a vacancy on

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Bulgarian Foreign Ministry bestows honour on outgoing Iranian ambassador

February 11, 2013June 2, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff Nikolai Mladenov

Bulgaria’s Foreign Minister Nikolai Mladenov has bestowed on the outgoing ambassador of Iran, Gholamreza Bagheri Moghaddam, the ministry’s Golden Laurel

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