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Sofia court declines registration of Mestan’s DOST party

July 8, 2016July 11, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff Lyutvi Mestan

Sofia City Court has turned down an application to register former Movement for Rights and Freedoms (MRF) leader Lyutvi Mestan’s

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian President: Accused in terrorist bombing on Israelis to be announced ‘in days’

July 7, 2016July 11, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff Bourgas terrorist attack, Rossen Plevneliev

The names of those to be charged in connection with the July 2012 fatal terrorist bombing attack on a group

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian Prosecutor-General asks Parliament to lift immunity of MRF MP

July 7, 2016July 9, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff

Prosecutor-General Sotir Tsatsarov has asked the National Assembly to lift the immunity from prosecution of Movement for Rights and Freedoms

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Bulgaria 

Concern grows over Bulgarian paramilitaries and ‘border patrols’

July 7, 2016July 9, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff

An opposition MP has raised questions in Bulgaria’s Parliament after it emerged that anti-Islamic foreign politicians came to the country

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Bulgaria 

Traffic restrictions in Sofia for Israeli president’s visit on July 7

July 6, 2016July 8, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff Sofia

Sofia city hall said that it was imposing traffic restrictions in the centre of the city, prompted by the visit

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian government approves anti-terrorism bill

July 6, 2016July 8, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s Cabinet approved on July 6 2016 an anti-terrorism bill that will give far-reaching powers to the police, military and

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s GERB party proposes November 6 and 13 as presidential election dates

July 6, 2016August 28, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgaria elections 2016

Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov’s centre-right GERB party is proposing holding the first round of the country’s 2016 presidential elections

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Bulgaria 

Sofia City Court hands Ataka leader Siderov probation, fine for hooliganism

July 5, 2016July 7, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff Volen Siderov

Sofia City Court sentenced Ataka party leader Volen Siderov July 5 2016 to two years of probation and a fine

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Bulgaria 

Strong fiscal position can help Bulgaria compensate negative effect of Brexit – economist

July 4, 2016July 4, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff Brexit

Bulgaria’s government could compensate some of the expected slowdown in economic growth, a negative effect of the British referendum to

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