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Two employees accused of embezzling 371 000 leva from Bulgarian Academy of Sciences

November 20, 2012 The Sofia Globe staff

A cashier and the chief accountant of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences’ (BAS) institute for experimental morphology, pathology and anthropology

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Bulgaria Europe News 

New rules make it easier for EU expatriates to stand in European Parliament elections in another country

November 20, 2012May 22, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff

It will now be easier for European Union citizens living in another EU member state to stand as candidates in

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Bulgaria News 

Former Bulgarian president Stoyanov nominated for Constitutional Court

November 20, 2012May 22, 2013 Alex Bivol judiciary

Bulgaria’s centre-right Union of Democratic Forces (UDF) nominated on November 20 former president Petar Stoyanov to fill the Constitutional Court

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Bulgaria Europe News 

Three Bulgarian – Turkish border points to be closed overnight on November 20

November 20, 2012 The Sofia Globe staff

Three checkpoints at the Bulgarian – Turkish border will be closed from 11pm on November 20 2012 to 6am on

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Bulgaria Business News 

Bulgaria plans campaign to lure Chinese tourists in 2013

November 19, 2012June 2, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff tourism

Bulgaria wants to increase the number of Chinese tourists visiting the country, Economy, Energy and Tourism Minister Delyan Dobrev said

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Bulgaria News 

Man arrested for homicide, arson after fire in Sozopol Old Town

November 19, 2012 The Sofia Globe staff

A Bulgarian man aged 51 faces charges of causing death through recklessness and of arson after being arrested by police

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Bulgaria News 

Long queue of lorries at Bulgarian – Turkish border as border checkpoint revamp begins

November 19, 2012November 19, 2012 The Sofia Globe staff

A queue of lorries estimated to be 14km long was reported to have formed at the Bulgarian – Turkish border

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The headquarters in Sofia of the Holy Synod of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church. Photo: Clive Leviev-Sawyer
Bulgaria News Perspectives 

The numbers game in the battle over a new Patriarch of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church

November 19, 2012 Clive Leviev-Sawyer

Counting up the number of metropolitans who have declared support for the interim leader of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church, some

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Bulgaria News 

Bulgaria joins in international day commemorating victims of road accidents

November 19, 2012 The Sofia Globe staff

Pairs of empty shoes symbolising those who have died in road accidents, church services and protest processions against driving in

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