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Dossier Commission: Julia Kristeva worked for Bulgaria’s communist-era secret service State Security

March 27, 2018March 27, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Dossier Commission

Bulgarian philospher, psychoanalyst, linguist and author Julia Kristeva, who lived in France from the mid-1960s, was an agent and collaborator

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Bulgaria 

Salisbury attack: Bulgaria recalls its ambassador from Moscow

March 27, 2018March 28, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Russia

Bulgaria’s government said on March 27 that it has recalled its ambassador to Russia Boiko Kotsev for consultations, the Cabinet

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian court denies defence motion to dismiss CCB embezzlement lawsuit

March 27, 2018March 28, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff CCB affair

Bulgaria’s special criminal court ruled on March 27 to dismiss a motion by the defence asking to dismiss the lawsuit

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Bulgaria 

EU – Turkey leaders’ meeting in Varna: No agreements, but ‘readiness to keep up dialogue’

March 26, 2018March 28, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgarian EU Presidency, Turkey, Varna

As was expected, the March 26 meeting in Bulgarian Black Sea city Varna between the leaders of the European Union

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Bulgaria 

Idea of Turkey – EU Varna summit is ‘great’, Tusk tells Bulgarian PM Borissov

March 26, 2018March 27, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov, Bulgarian EU Presidency, Roumen Radev, Turkey, Varna

European Council President Donald Tusk has told Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov that his idea of holding the EU -Turkey

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Bulgaria 

EU eyes on Varna

March 26, 2018 Independent Balkan News Agency Boiko Borissov, Bulgarian EU Presidency, Turkey, Varna

All eyes are on Varna, the Bulgarian city where the EU-Turkey summit will take place.  Only a few days after

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Bulgaria 

UNHCR poll: Almost half of Bulgarians agree that refugees could integrate successfully in Bulgarian society

March 26, 2018March 28, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Europe migrant crisis, Refugees

Almost half of Bulgaria’s population agree that refugees could integrate successfully in Bulgarian society, according to a poll commissioned by

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Bulgaria 

Refugee centres in Bulgaria have 17% occupancy – state agency head

March 26, 2018March 27, 2018 Independent Balkan News Agency Europe migrant crisis, Refugees

Occupancy in refugee centres in Bulgaria is 17 per cent, with about 850 people accommodated, the head of the State

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian capital Sofia holds training exercise to test response to earthquake crisis

March 26, 2018March 26, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Sofia

Bulgarian capital city Sofia is holding a two-day exercise on March 26 and 27 to test the response of emergency

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