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Bulgaria wants gas grid link with Turkey in Nabucco

October 9, 2012May 22, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff energy

Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov offered the Nabucco consortium to include the future gas grid link with Turkey in the

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Bulgaria Europe News 

Five EU foreign ministers urge Georgia to continue on the path to EU, Nato

October 9, 2012May 22, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff

The election results place on the leaders of Georgian Dream and the United National Movement a great responsibility to ensure

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Bulgaria News Perspectives 

Socialist leader Stanishev wants voter turnout validity bar for Belene referendum lowered

October 9, 2012June 2, 2013 Clive Leviev-Sawyer Belene, Sergei Stanishev

With polls suggesting that a proposed national referendum on building a nuclear power station at Belene may be invalid because

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Bulgaria News 

Bulgaria’s underpaid actors, art gallery and museum staff should get 10% pay increase, Culture Minister says

October 9, 2012October 9, 2012 The Sofia Globe staff

People in the field of culture are the most underpaid and Bulgaria’s actors and staff at museums, art galleries and

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Bulgaria News 

Veliko Turnovo anti-mafia chief leaked wiretaps, state secrets to businessman and media, court hears

October 9, 2012 The Sofia Globe staff

The former head of the territorial directorate of the National Directorate for Combating Organised Crime in the Bulgarian city of

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Bulgaria News 

Archaeology: New excavations begin at Bulgaria’s medieval Urvich fortress

October 9, 2012October 9, 2012 The Sofia Globe staff

Archaeologists began new excavations at the medieval Urvich fortress 20km from Bulgaria’s capital city Sofia at the beginning of October

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Bulgaria News 

Anglican service to be held in Sofia on October 14

October 9, 2012October 9, 2012 The Sofia Globe staff

Reverend Patrick Irwin will lead an Anglican Eucharist service in the Bulgarian capital city Sofia on October  14 2012. The

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Bulgaria News 

Bulgaria’s smoking ban costing state coffers close to 230M leva, restaurant owners claim

October 8, 2012October 8, 2012 The Sofia Globe staff

In the face of a flat refusal by Bulgaria’s Prime Minister, Health Minister and the governing party to consider easing

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Three Road Infrastructure Agency officials arrested on bribery charges released on 25 000 leva bail

October 8, 2012 The Sofia Globe staff

Three employees of Bulgaria’s Road Infrastructure Agency arrested late last week on charges ranging from abuse of influence to influence

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