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Court to examine application to extradite Bulgarian village mayor to Spain on people-trafficking charges

July 13, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff

The Regional Court in the Bulgarian town of Pazardzhik was due on July 13 to examine an application to extradite

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian Parliament votes to reimburse police who had to pay for their own uniforms

July 13, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s National Assembly approved on July 13 the second reading of amendments that will provide for the Interior Ministry to

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Plovdiv had the most fatal car accidents per capita in Bulgaria in 2016 – union of motorists

July 12, 2017July 16, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff Plovdiv, Sofia

Bulgaria’s second city Plovdiv had the highest rate of fatal road accidents per capita in the country in 2016, the

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Bulgaria and Greece to sign memorandum on development of Thessaloniki – Rousse multimodal transport corridor

July 12, 2017July 12, 2017 Independent Balkan News Agency Greece

Bulgaria’s government said on July 12 that it had approved a draft memorandum of understanding on the development of the

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Bulgarian Interior Minister: Anti-organised crime directorate’s new software is only for downloading data from mobile devices already seized

July 12, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff

New software bought by Bulgaria’s Chief Directorate for Combating Organised Crime is only for downloading information from mobile devices already

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Bulgarian government foresees ‘extremely intensive work’ in preparing for 2018 EU presidency

July 12, 2017July 14, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff

The efforts of all bodies and institutions involved in preparations for Bulgaria to hold the presidency of the EU in

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian Socialist Party MP Manol Genov charged with vote-buying

July 12, 2017July 14, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgaria elections 2017

Anti-corruption prosecutors have lodged charges against Manol Genov, an MP for the opposition Bulgarian Socialist Party, alleging that he was

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Bulgaria’s population dropped by more than 51 000 in a year – Eurostat

July 11, 2017July 13, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff

January 1 2017 found Bulgaria with a population of 7 101 900, a decrease of 51 900 people in a

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Bulgaria 

‘Significant risks’ to media pluralism in Bulgaria, European Parliament committee told

July 11, 2017July 13, 2017 Clive Leviev-Sawyer Media

There are significant risks to media pluralism in Bulgaria, according to an independent report presented to the European Parliament’s civil

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