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What have you been smoking? No, Bulgaria hasn’t legalised marijuana cultivation

September 5, 2017September 7, 2017 Clive Leviev-Sawyer

It was the story to make the most jaded journalist sit up and take notice, to say nothing of the

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian Defence Minister wants army to assist in policing public order

September 5, 2017September 6, 2017 Clive Leviev-Sawyer Krassimir Karakachanov

Bulgarian Defence Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Krassimir Karakachanov has called for the army to be included in protecting public

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Bulgaria 

Hoyt Yee: Sofia-Skopje good neighbourliness treaty is important for whole region

September 5, 2017 Independent Balkan News Agency Macedonia

The treaty of friendship, good neighbourliness and co-operation between Bulgaria and the Republic of Macedonia is important not only for

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Bulgaria 

Tsipras, Borissov to sign deal on September 6 on construction of port railway link

September 4, 2017 Independent Balkan News Agency Greece

Greek and Bulgarian Prime Ministers Alexis Tsipras and Boiko Borissov will sign in Kavala on September 6 a bilateral agreement to

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian Parliament autumn sitting opens with promises on anti-corruption, EU Presidency

September 1, 2017September 5, 2017 Clive Leviev-Sawyer Kornelia Ninova, Tsvetan Tsvetanov, Volen Siderov

Bulgaria’s National Assembly opened its autumn sitting on September 1, after a month-long summer recess, with politicians dwelling on promises

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria will back Montenegro joining EU as soon as necessary reforms done – foreign minister

September 1, 2017September 1, 2017 Independent Balkan News Agency Montenegro

Bulgaria will spare no effort to ensure that Montenegro joins the European Union as soon as the country is ready

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria January-July 2017 Budget surplus at 1.97B leva

September 1, 2017October 2, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

Bulgaria’s Finance Ministry said that the consolidated Budget surplus for the first seven months of 2017 was 1.97 billion leva,

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Road accident deaths in Bulgaria reach 407 in first eight months of 2017

September 1, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff

A total of 407 people died in accidents on Bulgarian roads in the first eight months of 2017, according to

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Bulgaria 

9 Bulgarians arrested over payment card fraud in which 3000 EU victims lost 500 000 euro

August 31, 2017September 3, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff

Nine Bulgarians were among 31 suspects arrrested in a joint operation against an international criminal network of payment card fraudsters,

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