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Bulgaria’s population dropped by more than 51 000 in a year – Eurostat

July 11, 2017July 13, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff

January 1 2017 found Bulgaria with a population of 7 101 900, a decrease of 51 900 people in a

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‘Significant risks’ to media pluralism in Bulgaria, European Parliament committee told

July 11, 2017July 13, 2017 Clive Leviev-Sawyer Media

There are significant risks to media pluralism in Bulgaria, according to an independent report presented to the European Parliament’s civil

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Bulgaria 

EC grants Bulgaria 1.22M euro emergency assistance to aid reception and protection of asylum-seekers and refugees

July 10, 2017July 11, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff Europe migrant crisis, Greece, Refugees

The European Commission said on July 10 that it had awarded an additional 1.22 million euro in emergency assistance to

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Bulgaria’s President Radev accuses government of procrastinating about fighter jet acquisition

July 10, 2017July 11, 2017 Clive Leviev-Sawyer Roumen Radev

The prolonged political tussle in Bulgaria about the fighter jet acquisition process continued on July 10 with President Roumen Radev

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Foreign ministry teams from Sofia and Skopje have ‘basis for compromise’ on good-neighbourliness treaty

July 10, 2017 Independent Balkan News Agency Macedonia

A “basis for compromise” was achieved in talks over the weekend of July 8 and 9 between teams headed by

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s anti-organised crime directorate now able to monitor social network communications – report

July 10, 2017July 11, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s Chief Directorate for Combating Organised Crime now has software that can access information from communications online on Facebook, Viber,

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Bulgaria 

Suspected arson attempt on crane halts work on dismantling of controversial ‘1300 years of Bulgaria’ monument in Sofia

July 9, 2017July 11, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff Sofia

A fire at a giant crane in the early hours of July 9, in what was suspected to be an

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian PM Borissov: Sole requirement in jet fighter acquisition is that they should be new

July 7, 2017July 10, 2017 Clive Leviev-Sawyer Boiko Borissov, Roumen Radev

Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov said on July 7 that his sole requirement in the process of acquiring jet fighters

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Bulgarian leaders determined to push ahead on good-neighbourly pact with Skopje

July 7, 2017 Independent Balkan News Agency Boiko Borissov, Macedonia

Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov on July 7 again insisted that it was in his country’s interest to support the

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