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German president tells Bulgaria’s Radev: Legal certainty one of most important preconditions for investment

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

Legal certainty is one of the most important preconditions for investment – also for further investments from Germany, Bulgarian President

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European Commission gives Bulgaria further 6.1M euro to support migration management

February 6, 2017March 9, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff Europe migrant crisis, Greece

The European Commission has awarded a further 6.1 million euro in emergency funding to support migration management in Bulgaria, the

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian carriers irked by repeated delays at border checkpoint with Turkey

February 6, 2017March 9, 2017 Independent Balkan News Agency Turkey

Bulgaria’s union of international carriers has lashed out at the country’s authorities over repeated long delays at the Kapitan Andreevo

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s March 2017 elections: Nationalist ‘United Patriots’ coalition lodges registration application

February 5, 2017March 9, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgaria elections 2017

The “United Patriots” coalition, a cluster of nationalist and far-right parties that stood together in Bulgaria’s November 2016 presidential elections,

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian Socialist Party puts 12-year term limit on its members of Parliament

February 5, 2017March 9, 2017 Clive Leviev-Sawyer Bulgaria elections 2017

At a two-day congress, the Bulgarian Socialist Party adopted rule changes including limiting its MPs to no more than 12

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Sofia court dismisses lawsuit against controversial former judge

February 3, 2017March 9, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff

Sofia City Court ruled on February 3 to dismiss the lawsuit brought against former judge Roumyana Chenalova, whom the prosecutor’s

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s 2017 elections: Borissov’s GERB party presents governance programme

February 3, 2017March 9, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov, Bulgaria elections 2017

Ahead of Bulgaria’s March 2017 early parliamentary elections, Boiko Borissov’s GERB party has presented its governance programme, envisaging a large

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Bulgaria’s 2017 elections: Two socialist minority parties sign coalition deal

February 3, 2017March 9, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgaria elections 2017

Two Bulgarian socialist minority parties have signed an election coalition agreement ahead of the country’s early parliamentary elections to be

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Bulgarian President Radev’s veto of Concessions Act amendments: Reactions range from warnings to praise

February 3, 2017March 9, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff Roumen Radev

Bulgarian President Roumen Radev’s veto of the Concessions Act amendments will most likely lead to the European Commission penalising Bulgaria,

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