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Bulgarian PM ‘deeply concerned’ by violence in Turkey

July 18, 2016July 19, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov, Turkey

Commenting on July 18 in the wake of the attempted coup in Turkey, Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov said that

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Bulgaria 

Bourgas – Varna road is most dangerous in Bulgaria, Europe’s road death champion

July 18, 2016July 19, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff Bourgas, Varna

The road between Bulgaria’s Black Sea cities of Bourgas and Varna has the country’s highest accident rate, according to the

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Bulgaria 

Serbia sending joint army-police teams to Bulgarian border

July 18, 2016July 19, 2016 Independent Balkan News Agency Europe migrant crisis, Macedonia, Serbia

The Serbian government has decided to set up joint military and police teams to be deployed at its borders with

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria marks fourth anniversary of Bourgas Airport terrorist attack on Israelis

July 18, 2016July 19, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff Bourgas terrorist attack

Bulgaria marked on July 18 2016 the fourth anniversary of the terrorist attack at Bourgas Airport in which five Israeli

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian Cabinet meets in emergency sitting following attempted coup in Turkey

July 16, 2016July 19, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff Turkey

Bulgaria’s Government was holding an emergency sitting on July 16 to assess the latest developments in the wake of an

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Bulgaria 

Nice and Ankara: Sofia Reacting to Crises

July 16, 2016March 16, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff 0 Comments

The government of Bulgaria has reacted to the attempted military coup in Ankara by saying the situation in neighbouring Turkey was monitored around the clock. President Plevneliev said in a statement, stability and peace in Turkey were of primary importance to Bulgaria.

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian PM says border patrols stepped up after attempted coup in Turkey

July 16, 2016July 16, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff Turkey

Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov said on July 16 that he has spoken with several top officials to discuss the

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian MPs start clock on financial watchdog reshuffle

July 15, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s Parliament started on July 15 the proceedings to appoint a new chairperson of the Financial Supervision Commission (FSC) amid

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Bulgaria 

FDI in Bulgaria in January-May was 517.3M euro

July 15, 2016July 15, 2016 Independent Balkan News Agency macroeconomic indicators

Foreign direct investment in Bulgaria in the first five months of 2016 stood at 517.3 million euro, the equivalent of

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