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EU – Turkey summit planned for Bulgaria’s Varna on March 26 appears set to go ahead

March 23, 2018March 25, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov, Bulgaria EU presidency, Turkey, Varna

The meeting of leaders of Turkey and the European Union scheduled for March 26 in the Bulgarian Black Sea city

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Clocks change in Bulgaria to summer daylight saving time at 3am on March 25 2018

March 22, 2018March 26, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff

Summer daylight saving time starts in Bulgaria on March 25 2018 at 3am, when clocks must be adjusted forward an

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Bulgaria 

Netanyahu: Israel has a special relationship with Bulgaria

March 22, 2018March 25, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgarian Jews, Israel, Roumen Radev

Israel has a special relationship with Bulgaria – in the past, in the present, and in the future, Israeli Prime

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria issues ‘Code Orange’ weather warning for nine districts for March 23 as chilly conditions continue

March 22, 2018March 23, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgarian authorities have issued a “Code Orange” warning of dangerous weather for March 23 in nine districts where strong winds

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian Parliament scraps public procurement rule for repairs to fence at Turkish border

March 22, 2018March 23, 2018 Independent Balkan News Agency Refugees, Turkey

Bulgaria’s National Assembly voted on March 22 to approve the second and final reading of amendments to the Public Procurement

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Bulgarian PM Borissov pushes planned Varna EU-Turkey summit at meeting with Tusk

March 22, 2018March 23, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov, Bulgaria EU presidency, Turkey, Varna

The forthcoming meeting between EU and Turkish leaders in Varna is necessary for the normalisation of relations between the EU

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Bulgaria signs 81M leva deal with Russian aircraft corporation for logistics support for MiG-29s

March 22, 2018March 22, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Nato, Russia

Bulgaria’s Defence Ministry has said that it has signed a framework agreement worth 81 million leva (about 41.4 million euro)

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Plovdiv: ‘Hills of Bass’ added to ‘Hills of Rock’ festival in July 2018

March 21, 2018March 21, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Plovdiv

A two-day concert series, Hills of Bass, is to be held in Plovdiv on July 20 and 21 2018, with

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian government to raise prison warders’ pay after protests

March 21, 2018March 22, 2018 Independent Balkan News Agency

The Bulgarian government is to provide 15 million leva (about 7.66 million euro) for increases to the salaries of prison

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