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Bulgaria’s security agency bars two more Turkish citizens as threat to national security

March 22, 2017March 23, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgaria elections 2017, Turkey

Bulgaria’s State Agency for National Security has ordered the expulsion of a Turkish citizen and declared another persona non grata

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Prosecutor-General: Bulgaria will not extradite border policemen wanted by Turkey on murder, manslaughter charges

March 22, 2017March 23, 2017 Independent Balkan News Agency Turkey

Prosecutor-General Sotir Tsatsarov said on March 22 that Bulgaria will not extradite to Turkey four border policemen wanted by Ankara

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Bulgaria’s 2017 elections: Reports received of voters being bussed in from Turkey – Deputy PM

March 22, 2017March 23, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgaria elections 2017, Lyutvi Mestan, Turkey

Bulgaria’s caretaker government has received reports of buses being organised to bring voters in from Turkey for the March 26

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Bulgaria elections 2017: Daily roundup, March 21

March 21, 2017March 22, 2017 Clive Leviev-Sawyer Boiko Borissov, Bulgaria elections 2017, Kornelia Ninova, Lyutvi Mestan, Turkey

With five days to go to Bulgaria’s March 2017 parliamentary elections, Turkey and the two Bulgarian political parties with close

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Bulgaria caretaker minister says will propose scrapping Sofia Airport concession

March 21, 2017March 23, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s caretaker Transport Minister Hristo Alexiev said on March 21 that he would make a formal proposal asking the caretaker

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Police presence stepped up as Bulgarian nationalists vow more Turkish border blockades over ‘electoral tourism’

March 21, 2017March 22, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgaria elections 2017, Turkey

The police presence at Bulgaria’s border crossings with Turkey has been stepped up, the Interior Ministry said on March 21,

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Foreign Ministry announces 371 polling stations in 70 countries

March 21, 2017March 21, 2017 Independent Balkan News Agency Bulgaria elections 2017

There will be a total of 371 polling stations in 70 foreign countries for Bulgaria’s March 26 2017 early parliamentary

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Bulgaria 

‘United Patriots’ block Bulgaria’s border with Turkey to bar vehicles carrying voters

March 21, 2017March 22, 2017 Clive Leviev-Sawyer Bulgaria elections 2017, Lyutvi Mestan, Turkey

Supporters of Bulgaria’s nationalist United Patriots coalition blocked border checkpoints with Turkey on the morning of March 21 in a

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Bulgaria elections 2017: Daily roundup, March 20

March 20, 2017March 21, 2017 Clive Leviev-Sawyer Bulgaria elections 2017, Lyutvi Mestan, Rossen Plevneliev, Russia, Turkey

Monday March 20, the beginning of the final week of the election campaign ahead of Bulgaria’s early parliamentary elections, was

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