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President Radev to present Bulgaria’s position on EC White Paper in Brussels

March 8, 2017March 9, 2017 Independent Balkan News Agency European Commission, Roumen Radev

Bulgarian head of state President Roumen Radev will present the country’s position on European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker’s White Paper

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Bulgarian municipalities ignore EU-funded refugee integration scheme

March 8, 2017March 9, 2017 Independent Balkan News Agency Europe migrant crisis

No Bulgarian municipality has applied to take part in an EU-funded scheme that provides funds to assist in integration of

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Bulgaria summons Turkish ambassador over Ankara’s interference in parliamentary elections

March 7, 2017March 9, 2017 Clive Leviev-Sawyer Ahmed Dogan, Bulgaria elections 2017, Lyutvi Mestan, Turkey

Turkey’s ambassador in Sofia Süleyman Gökçe was summoned to Bulgaria’s Foreign Ministry on March 7 after Turkish cabinet minister Mehmet

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian law enforcement busts people-trafficking organised crime group in Sofia

March 7, 2017March 9, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff Europe migrant crisis, Sofia

In a joint operation on March 7 by Bulgaria’s State Agency for National Security, Interior Ministry and prosecutors, an organised

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Bulgaria 

Ninova: Bulgarian Socialist Party will try to form government whether or not it gets the most votes

March 7, 2017March 9, 2017 Independent Balkan News Agency Bulgaria elections 2017

The Bulgarian Socialist Party will attempt to form a government after the March 26 2017 early parliamentary elections whether or

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian political parties spent more than a million leva on media advertising in first 10 days of election campaign – study

March 7, 2017March 9, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgaria elections 2017, Media

Ten days after the start of the official campaign period ahead of Bulgaria’s March 26 2017 parliamentary elections, political parties

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Bulgaria 

Row in Bulgarian town of Belene over church sheltering Syrian refugee family

March 7, 2017March 9, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff Europe migrant crisis, Syrian refugees

In a case similar to the one in the Bulgarian town of Elin Pelin some weeks ago, there is a

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Bulgaria 

Controversy over claims of Turkish role in Bulgaria’s March 2017 elections

March 6, 2017March 9, 2017 Clive Leviev-Sawyer Bulgaria elections 2017, Lyutvi Mestan

Controversy is growing over reports of the roles of Turkish officials in Bulgaria’s March 26 2017 early parliamentary elections, including

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Bulgarian President Radev steps in to Pirin National Park controversy

March 6, 2017March 9, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff Roumen Radev

Bulgarian head of state President Roumen Radev has stepped in to the controversy around the future of Pirin National Park,

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