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Bulgarian, Greek PMs sign declaration on joint project company for Thessaloniki-Rousse railway line

November 2, 2018November 6, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Greece

Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov and his Greek counterpart Alexis Tsipras signed on November 2 a declaration envisaging the setting

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Bulgaria 

Messages from Varna as four Balkan leaders, Israeli PM meet

November 2, 2018November 6, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov, Israel

Energy, transport, security and regional co-operation were among the top items on the agenda at talks in Varna on November

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria catches three Iranian men trying to enter country on fake Israeli passports

November 2, 2018November 5, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgarian Border Police officers at the country’s Kapitan Andreevo checkpoint have detained three Iranian men who attempted to enter the

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian Parliament’s November 2 sitting cancelled for lack of quorum

November 2, 2018November 5, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff

The sitting of Bulgaria’s Parliament scheduled for November 2 was called off because not enough MPs registered as present to

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Serbian Interior Ministry: Four held over fake birth certificates intended to claim Bulgarian citizenship

November 1, 2018November 5, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Serbia

Anti-corruption officials at Serbia’s Interior Ministry have arrested four people in connection with alleged crimes including the issuing of false

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Bulgaria 

Meeting in Varna, Netanyahu and Borissov emphasise strong Bulgarian – Israeli relations

November 1, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov, Israel

Holding talks face-to-face for the third time in four months, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his Bulgarian host Boiko

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian Jewish community to hold mourning for Pittsburgh attack victims at Sofia Synagogue

November 1, 2018November 5, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgarian Jews

The Bulgarian Jewish community is to hold a service of mourning for the victims of the Pittsburgh Tree of Life

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria has fewest priests per capita in Europe – survey

November 1, 2018November 1, 2018 Independent Balkan News Agency Bulgarian Orthodox Church

Bulgaria, where the majority of the population declare themselves to be Orthodox Christians but which also endured decades of officially

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Bulgaria 

Quadrilateral Summit of Bulgaria, Greece, Romania and Serbia to be held in Varna

November 1, 2018 Independent Balkan News Agency

The Bulgarian Black Sea city of Varna is to host the Fifth Quadrilateral Summit of Bulgaria, Greece, Romania and Serbia

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