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Bulgarian President on ‘Macedonia’ name dispute: No geographical terms that could be seen as claims on Bulgaria

February 16, 2018February 18, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Macedonia, Roumen Radev

For Bulgaria, it is important that a future name for the Republic of Macedonia does not include a geographical identifier

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Bulgarian PM Borissov discusses infrastructure, migration crisis with Turkish counterpart Yıldırım

February 16, 2018February 17, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Turkey

Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov held talks with his Turkish counterpart Binali Yıldırım on February 16 while attending the annual

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US congressmen call on Bulgaria’s Parliament Speaker and government to condemn Lukov March

February 16, 2018February 17, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov, Bulgarian Jews, Sofia

The Republican head of the US House of Representatives’ foreign affairs committee and the ranking member, a Democrat, have sent

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Bulgarian Parliament overturns presidential veto on farmland use

February 15, 2018February 16, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgarian MPs voted on February 15 to overturn President Roumen Radev’s veto on the bill meant to modify the rules for

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Bulgaria annual CPI records 1.8% inflation in January

February 15, 2018March 14, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s annual consumer price index (CPI) recorded 1.8 per cent inflation in January, down one percentage point compared to a

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Bulgarian National Art Gallery to use 1.7M leva bequest from emigre in Australia to buy new artworks

February 15, 2018February 16, 2018 Independent Balkan News Agency Sofia

The Bulgarian National Art Gallery in Sofia is to use the 1.7 million leva (about 869 000 euro) bequeathed to

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Borissov’s GERB demands resignation of socialist Deputy Speaker over ‘People’s Court’ declaration

February 15, 2018February 16, 2018 Clive Leviev-Sawyer

Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov’s GERB party has demanded the resignation of opposition Bulgarian Socialist Party MP Valeri Zhablyanov as

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Bulgarian and Macedonian cabinet ministers meet after good-neighbourliness treaty takes effect

February 15, 2018February 15, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov, Macedonia, Roumen Radev

The transport ministers of Bulgaria and Macedonia were scheduled to meet on February 15 to discuss development of road, rail

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Protest against ‘Lukov March’ to be held in Sofia on February 17

February 14, 2018February 15, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgarian Jews, Sofia

A protest against the 2018 Lukov March is to be held in Bulgaria’s capital Sofia on February 17 at noon,

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