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Bulgarian PM Borissov discusses migration crisis with Orbán, Merkel and Vučić

September 9, 2016September 10, 2016 Independent Balkan News Agency European migrant crisis, Serbia, Turkey

Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov has held a series of telephone conversations to discuss Europe’s migrant and refugee crisis with

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Bulgaria expects further 100 Frontex staff to aid in guarding Turkish border

September 9, 2016September 10, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov, Europe migrant crisis

Bulgaria expects a further 100 staff from European border agency Frontex to be involved in guarding its border with Turkey,

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September 9 anniversary of Soviet occupation again divides Bulgaria

September 9, 2016September 10, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff

For some an occasion for rejoicing and for others an occasion for mourning, the 2016 anniversary of the September 9

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Bulgarian tobacco growers to block Makaza border checkpoint with Greece

September 9, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff Greece

Tobacco producers from the Bulgarian towns of Haskovo and Kurdzhali said that they would block the Makaza checkpoint at the

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Bulgaria’s Reformist Bloc agrees to nominate Traicho Traikov for president

September 8, 2016September 9, 2016 Clive Leviev-Sawyer Bulgaria elections 2016

The executive council of the Reformist Bloc, the fourth-largest group in Bulgaria’s National Assembly, agreed on September 8 to nominate

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Number of stray dogs captured in Bulgaria increased – government report

September 8, 2016September 9, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff

The number of stray dogs captured in Bulgaria through municipal programmes for controlling strays has increased, according to a government

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Bulgaria’s 2016 presidential election, referendum to cost 47M leva – government

September 8, 2016September 9, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgaria elections 2016

Bulgarian taxpayers will fork out a total of 47.08 million leva (about 24.04 million euro) for the country’s November 6

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Movement 21, NMSP name Doncheva as joint presidential candidate

September 8, 2016September 8, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgaria elections 2016

Movement 21 and the National Movement for Stability and Progress, two parties without seats in Bulgaria’s Parliament, have named Movement

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After long weekend, Bulgaria’s road death toll for 2016 reaches 467

September 7, 2016September 7, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff

A total of 467 people have died in road accidents so far in 2016, according to a summary by the

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