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Bulgaria’s Borissov sees similarities to his own policies in Trump’s speech

January 21, 2017March 9, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov, Rossen Plevneliev, Roumen Radev

Bulgaria’s outgoing prime minister Boiko Borissov said on January 21 that he saw similarities to his own policies in the

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Bulgarian prosecutors indict deputy foreign minister over telephone exchanges at foreign missions

January 20, 2017March 9, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgarian Deputy Foreign Minister Hristo Angelichin faces criminal charges in connection with the purchase of telephone exchanges for 12 of

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria announces security measures for presidential inauguration, including asking media not to use drones

January 20, 2017March 9, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff Rossen Plevneliev, Roumen Radev

Media covering the January 22 2017 inauguration of Roumen Radev as Bulgaria’s fifth president have been asked not to use

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Chief Architect of Plovdiv, charged in ‘Tobacco Town’ demolition case, dies of cancer

January 20, 2017March 9, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff Plovdiv

Plovdiv former Chief Architect Roumen Roussev, who faced criminal charges in connection with the March 2016 illegal attempt to demolish

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Bulgarian prosecutors probe Foreign Ministry officials for abuse of office, mismanagement

January 20, 2017March 9, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff

The Sofia City Prosecutor’s Office is investigating senior officials of Bulgaria’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs in connection with alleged abuse

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Ahead of parliamentary election, Bulgarian socialist leader pledges to forge closer relations with Russia

January 20, 2017March 9, 2017 Clive Leviev-Sawyer Boiko Borissov, Rossen Plevneliev, Roumen Radev, Russia, Ukraine

With more than two months to go before Bulgaria holds early parliamentary elections, the leader of the Bulgarian Socialist Party

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Hefty snowfalls in northern Greece cause problems at Bulgarian border

January 19, 2017March 9, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff Croatia, Greece, Serbia

Substantial snowfalls in parts of northern Greece on January 19 caused problems at the border with Bulgaria, with some checkpoints

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Heavy snowfalls on January 19 block several roads, cause train cancellation in Bulgaria

January 19, 2017March 9, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff

Heavy snowfalls on January 19 caused problems on several roads in Bulgaria, while similarly heavy snow in Bulgaria’s southern neighbour

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Partial walkout as Bulgaria’s president-elect tells MPs: ‘You have one more week’

January 19, 2017March 9, 2017 Clive Leviev-Sawyer Roumen Radev

In Bulgarian politics, the convention is that new office-bearers are accorded a 100-day honeymoon. President-elect Roumen Radev’s lasted 22 minutes

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