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He didn’t want to be constricted: Boa escapes in shopping mall in Bulgaria’s Plovdiv

February 5, 2019February 5, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff Plovdiv

The search was on in a shopping mall in Bulgaria’s second city Plovdiv on February 5 after a boa constrictor

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Bulgaria Traffic Police chief: More than 15 000 motorists caught driving without a licence in 2018

February 5, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff

More than 15 000 motorists were caught driving without a licence in roadside checks in 2018, Traffic Police chief Commissioner

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Bulgaria’s Cabinet security council holds emergency meeting on Venezuela situation

February 5, 2019February 6, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov, Roumen Radev

Bulgaria’s Cabinet security council held an emergency meeting, chaired by Prime Minister Boiko Borissov, on the situation in Venezuela, the

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Bulgarian Foreign Ministry: Juan Guaidó is interim President of Venezuela

February 5, 2019February 6, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria has joined the majority of European Union countries in recognising Juan Guaidó as interim President of Venezuela. In a

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President Radev: Bulgaria should not recognise Guaidó as interim president of Venezuela

February 4, 2019February 4, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff Roumen Radev

Bulgaria President Roumen Radev says that his country should refrain from supporting the proposed European Union position recognising Juan Guaidó

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PM Borissov: Bulgaria’s efforts regarding Macedonia were not in vain

February 4, 2019February 6, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov, Macedonia

Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov and his counterpart from Skopje, Zoran Zaev, met in Sofia on February 4, praising the

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Bulgarian President vetoes personal data protection act amendments

February 4, 2019February 6, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff Media, Roumen Radev

Bulgarian President Roumen Radev said on February 4 that he has vetoed amendments to Bulgaria’s personal data protection law, which

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US ambassador: Bulgaria was not pressured to choose the F-16

February 4, 2019February 5, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff

No pressure was exerted on Bulgaria to choose the F-16, United States ambassador Eric Rubin said in a television interview.

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Camillo Zuccoli, Ambassador of the Sovereign Order of Malta to Bulgaria, dies

February 3, 2019February 3, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff

The ambassador to Bulgaria of the Sovereign Order of Malta, Camillo Zuccoli, has died suddenly at the age of 61,

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