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Bulgaria’s environment minister orders check of air quality in village of Trud, long scene of protests over stench from biomass plant

May 25, 2017May 26, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff Plovdiv

Bulgaria’s Minister of Environment and Water, Neno Dimov, has ordered an inspection of the quality of the ambient air in

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Controversial former MP for Siderov’s Ataka appointed as Sofia regional governor

May 25, 2017May 26, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff Sofia, Volen Siderov

Bulgaria’s coalition cabinet appointed on May 25 as Sofia regional governor, former Ataka MP Ilian Todorov, a figure most in

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Bulgaria 

Eyebrows raised in Sofia over Putin’s claim that Slavonic script ‘came from Macedonian lands’

May 25, 2017May 26, 2017 Independent Balkan News Agency Macedonia, Russia

A statement by Russian president Vladimir Putin, at a meeting with his counterpart from Skopje, that Slavonic script “came from

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After Manchester: No imminent terrorist threat to Bulgaria at the moment – Interior Ministry

May 23, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff

There is no imminent threat of a terrorist act in Bulgaria at the moment, the Interior Ministry in Sofia said

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Bulgaria 

Merkel to Radev: Effective protection of Bulgarian borders is in the interest of the EU

May 23, 2017May 25, 2017 Independent Balkan News Agency Roumen Radev

In a letter to Bulgarian President Roumen Radev, German chancellor Angela Merkel has confirmed the need for solidarity in guarding

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian Foreign Minister Zaharieva urges steps against conditions that drive individuals to violent extremism

May 22, 2017 Independent Balkan News Agency

Bulgarian Foreign Minister Ekaterina Zaharieva has told the Rhodes Conference for Security and Stability 2017 that additional efforts are needed

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Bulgaria 

European Jewish Congress: Tenev’s Nazi salute should serve as a caution against working with ultra-nationalist parties

May 22, 2017May 25, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgarian Jews, Valeri Simeonov

The episode in which a now-former Bulgarian deputy minister was pictured giving a Nazi salute should serve as a caution

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Bulgaria 

Visits by foreigners to museums in Bulgaria increased by close to 37% in 2016

May 22, 2017January 4, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff

The number of visits by foreigners to museums in Bulgaria increased by 271 000 in 2016, a rise of close

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Bulgaria 

Attendance at theatre performances in Bulgaria rose in 2016 – annual report

May 22, 2017May 22, 2017 Independent Balkan News Agency

The number of visits to theatre performances in Bulgaria in 2016 was close to six per cent higher than in

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