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Bulgarian prosecutors press charges against state news agency BTA chief

October 19, 2018October 21, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s prosecutor’s office said on October 19 that it has indicted the head of the Bulgarian state news agency BTA

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Bulgaria 

FDI in Bulgaria in January-August 2018 was 230.5M euro

October 19, 2018October 21, 2018 Independent Balkan News Agency macroeconomic indicators

Foreign direct investment in Bulgaria in the first eight months of the year stood at 230.5 million euro, the equivalent

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Bulgaria 

Patriarch Neofit: Bulgarian Orthodox Church still has no official position on independence of Ukrainian church

October 19, 2018October 21, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgarian Orthodox Church, Russia, Ukraine

The Bulgarian Orthodox Church still has no official position on the Ecumenical Patriarchate’s decision that Ukraine could have its own

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Bulgaria 

President Radev invites Queen Elizabeth to visit Bulgaria

October 18, 2018October 20, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov, Brexit, Roumen Radev

On a visit to London, Bulgarian President Roumen Radev met Queen Elizabeth II on October 18, inviting her or a

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian PM Borissov says EPP representatives apologised to him for reactions to Marinova murder

October 18, 2018October 20, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov

Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov has told reporters in Brussels that representatives of the European People’s Party have apologised to

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria anti-trust watchdog declines to issue new ruling in CEZ assets sale

October 18, 2018October 18, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s Commission for Protection of Competition (CPC) said on October 18 that it would not re-examine the proposed sale of

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Bulgaria 

EC disburses aid to Bulgaria, Greece, Poland, Lithuania following natural disasters

October 18, 2018October 18, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff

Four EU countries hit by natural disasters in 2017 – Greece, Poland, Lithuania and Bulgaria – will shortly receive a

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Bulgaria 

Alleged murderer of Marinova to be returned to Bulgaria on October 17 – Justice Minister

October 17, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff

The extradition from Germany to Bulgaria of Severin Krassimirov, accused of the rape and murder of television presenter Viktoria Marinova,

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian President Radev vetoes State Property Act amendments

October 17, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Roumen Radev

Bulgaria’s President Roumen Radev said on October 17 that he has vetoed provisions in the amendments to the State Property

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