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Radev and Pavlopoulos: Bulgaria, Greece to work for stronger and more stable EU, integration of Western Balkans

June 23, 2017 Independent Balkan News Agency Greece, Roumen Radev

Bulgaria and Greece will continue to work together in the interests of a stronger and more stable European Union because

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian Defence Minister: F-16s out of the race in jet fighter acquisition project

June 23, 2017June 23, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff Krassimir Karakachanov, Nato

Speaking in the National Assembly building on June 23, Bulgarian Defence Minister Krassimir Karakachanov confirmed that the country would not

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Bulgaria 

1.6 million Bulgarians were below the poverty line in 2016 – statistics institute

June 23, 2017June 24, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff

About 1.63 million Bulgarians, close to 23 per cent of the country’s population, were below the average monthly poverty line

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Bulgaria 

Zaev’s visit to Sofia, political clashes in Skopje

June 22, 2017 Independent Balkan News Agency Boiko Borissov, Macedonia

The visit by the Prime Minister of Macedonia to Sofia has triggered debates and reactions in Skopje. VMRO-DPMNE led by Nikola

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian Defence Minister proposes stretching out spending on military modernisation projects to 2029 – report

June 22, 2017June 23, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s Defence Minister Krassimir Karakachanov has submitted to the government a report on the planned acquisition of new fighter jets,

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Bulgaria 

Archaeology: ‘Oldest prehistoric settlement site’ in Bulgaria’s Plovdiv bulldozed

June 22, 2017June 24, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff archaeology, Plovdiv

Construction workers using bulldozers have destroyed the remains of a prehistoric settlement site, said to date back 8000 years and

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian Parliament votes to remove road signs warning of speed cameras and radar

June 22, 2017June 23, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff

Approving the second reading of amendments to Bulgaria’s Road Traffic Act on June 22, MPs voted to remove warning signs

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian capital Sofia firefighters hold drill on evacuating people from a fire in a high-rise building

June 22, 2017June 23, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff Sofia

Joint teams from Bulgaria’s Military Medical Academy and the firefighting service held an exercise on June 22 on evacuating and

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Bulgaria 

Nomination of Maria Gabriel as Bulgaria’s European Commissioner wins all-party support – report

June 21, 2017January 9, 2019 Clive Leviev-Sawyer European Commission, Maria Gabriel

Bulgaria’s European Commissioner-designate Maria Gabriel has won unanimous support for her nomination after her hearing by two committees of the

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