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Bulgarians outraged after fire at historic ‘Royal Stables’ building in central Sofia

July 29, 2018July 30, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Sofia

There has been outrage among Bulgarians after an early-morning fire on July 29 devastated the roof of the historic “King’s

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Bulgaria’s state-owned hotels: World Bank report critical of costs and losses

July 29, 2018August 1, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff tourism

A new World Bank report outlines the millions of leva in losses incurred by Bulgaria’s state-owned hotels. The report covers

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s Constitutional Court rules Istanbul Convention is unconstitutional

July 27, 2018August 1, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s Constitutional Court ruled on July 27 that the Council of Europe’s Istanbul Convention on domestic violence blurred the definition

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Bulgarian PM Borissov: Ruling coalition is stable

July 26, 2018July 30, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov, Valeri Simeonov, Volen Siderov

Bulgaria’s ruling coalition is stable and the misunderstandings have been smoothed out, Prime Minister Boiko Borissov said on July 26

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Bulgarian political melodrama: Ataka leader Siderov claims Simeonov’s MP attacked him

July 26, 2018July 30, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Volen Siderov

An emergency meeting of the coalition council of the parties in Bulgaria’s government was called on July 26 to try

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GERB parliamentary leader Tsvetanov: Bulgaria’s government ‘is stable’

July 26, 2018July 29, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Roumen Radev, Tsvetan Tsvetanov, Valeri Simeonov, Volen Siderov

Bulgaria’s coalition government is stable, according to Tsvetan Tsvetanov, parliamentary leader of Prime Minister Boiko Borissov’s GERB party, commenting on

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Bulgaria to invite seven countries to bid to supply fighter jets

July 25, 2018July 29, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s Ministry of Defence has made public a draft Request for Proposals document that envisages inviting seven countries to supply

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Bulgaria 

Day of drama as tensions in Bulgaria government minority partner reach Cabinet

July 25, 2018July 29, 2018 Clive Leviev-Sawyer Valeri Simeonov, Volen Siderov

The regular weekly meeting of Bulgaria’s Cabinet on July 25 had an irregular element – the presence of Volen Siderov,

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Bulgarian archaeologists map out large 3rd century Roman tomb near Plovdiv

July 25, 2018July 29, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff archaeology

Bulgarian archaeologists have finished mapping out the extent of a large Roman tomb near the city of Plovdiv and were

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