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Bulgarian President vetoes Defence Act amendments

October 9, 2017October 10, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff Roumen Radev

Bulgarian President Roumen Radev vetoed on October 9 the bill to amend the Defence Act, specifically the provisions detailing the

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Bulgaria 

Shalom Bulgarian Jewish organisation campaigns for ban on 2018 Lukov March

October 9, 2017February 17, 2018 Clive Leviev-Sawyer Bulgarian Jews

The Shalom Organization of the Jews in Bulgaria is campaigning against the holding of the annual “Lukov March” in Sofia

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Controversial MP for Bulgarian PM Borissov’s GERB party submits resignation from Parliament

October 9, 2017October 10, 2017 Clive Leviev-Sawyer Boiko Borissov

A controversial MP for Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov’s centre-right GERB party, Anton Todorov, said on October 9 that he

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Bulgarian President’s meeting to discuss anti-corruption steps collapses

October 9, 2017October 10, 2017 Clive Leviev-Sawyer Boiko Borissov, Roumen Radev

The October 8 meeting of Bulgaria’s Consultative Council on National Security called by President Roumen Radev to discuss steps against

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Row between Bulgarian government and media over ‘threats’ continues

October 8, 2017October 9, 2017 Clive Leviev-Sawyer Boiko Borissov, Media

Controversy continued in Bulgaria at the weekend after a row erupted over alleged threats against a television talk show host

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Bulgarian Interior Minister Valentin Radev, interviewed by the Independent Balkan News Agency

October 8, 2017 Independent Balkan News Agency Greece, Macedonia, Romania

On the sidelines of the 2nd Ministerial Meeting in Thessaloniki, the Bulgarian Minister of Interior, Valentin Radev, spoke to Spiros Sideris

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Bulgarian Orthodox Church has staff shortage of 1700 priests – trade unionist

October 7, 2017October 9, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgarian Orthodox Church

The Bulgarian Orthodox Church has 8000 churches and monasteries but only 800 priests, when it needs 2500 to fulfil all

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Bulgaria 

Muslims in Bulgaria’s Plovdiv share ashure in traditional month of Muharram celebration

October 7, 2017October 7, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff Plovdiv

The Muslim community in Bulgaria’s second city Plovdiv shared out ashure, a traditional Turkish dessert popular in several Balkan countries,

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Bulgaria declares ‘Code Orange’ dangerous weather warning over expected heavy rain in 18 districts

October 7, 2017October 8, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria declared a “Code Orange” dangerous weather warning for 18 districts in the country on October 7, with the rest

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