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Prime Minister Borissov: Bulgaria will not move its embassy in Israel to Jerusalem

June 13, 2018June 14, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov, Bulgarian Jews, Israel

Bulgaria will not move its embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem, Prime Minister Boiko Borissov told the AJC

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Bulgaria welcomes agreement on Macedonia name dispute

June 12, 2018June 14, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Greece, Macedonia

Bulgaria’s Foreign Ministry, in a statement on June 12, welcomed the agreement reached between the governments in Skopje and Athens

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Bulgarian President speaks on helicopter crash: ‘Risk of political decisions is borne by the military’

June 12, 2018 Independent Balkan News Agency Roumen Radev

Bulgarian President Roumen Radev, a former Air Force commander and fighter pilot, called for refraining from political comment on the

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Bulgarian EU Presidency and European Parliament in deal on Schengen Information System updated rules

June 12, 2018June 12, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgaria EU presidency, Schengen

The Bulgarian Presidency of the Council of the EU and the European Parliament reached an informal agreement on June 12

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More than 40% of Bulgarians living in overcrowded households – Eurostat

June 12, 2018June 13, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff

About 42.5 per cent of Bulgarians were living in overcrowded households in 2016, while just 10.5 per cent were in

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Bulgarian PM optimistic on gas link to Turkey

June 12, 2018June 12, 2018 Independent Balkan News Agency Boiko Borissov, energy, Turkey

Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov said on June 12 that he was optimistic that the expanded gas link between Bulgaria

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Bulgarian PM heeds calls to reject resignation of Labour and Social Policy Minister

June 12, 2018June 13, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov

Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov said on June 12 that Bisser Petkov would stay on as Labour and Social Policy

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Technical breakdown suspected as Bulgarian helicopter crashes during training

June 12, 2018June 12, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s Defence Minister Krassimir Karakachanov ordered an investigation into the accident involving a Soviet-made Mi-17 helicopter, which crashed during a

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Bulgarian Labour and Social Policy Minister Bisser Petkov resigns

June 11, 2018June 12, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov

Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov accepted on June 11 the resignation of Bisser Petkov as Minister of Labour and Social

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