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Anti-trust regulator complaint halts Sofia Airport concession

June 19, 2016June 21, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff Sofia

Bulgaria’s Transport Ministry said that it has suspended the concession for the Sofia Airport after a complaint has been filed

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Huge turnout as ninth Sofia Pride passes off peacefully

June 18, 2016June 18, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff Sofia

With strict security measures in place in the Bulgarian capital, the ninth annual Sofia Pride parade, on June 18 2016,

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Foreign Minister: Bulgaria backs stepped-up Black Sea exercises, but only under Nato flag

June 18, 2016June 20, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff Nato, Romania, Russia, Turkey

Bulgaria always has supported the idea of intensified exercises in the Black Sea, but only under the Nato flag, Foreign

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Bulgaria issues dangerous weather warning for June 19

June 18, 2016June 19, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria has declared a “Code Orange” hazardous weather warning for 11 districts on June 19 2016 because of forecast high

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Prosecutor-General: Sunny Beach shootout was turf war

June 17, 2016June 17, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff

The June 8 shootout at a beach bar in Bulgaria’s Sunny Beach coastal resort which left an organised crime convict

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Bulgarian Parliament again amends law on voting abroad

June 17, 2016June 20, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff

In the latest twist in the prolonged saga of Bulgaria changing its electoral laws, the National Assembly voted on June

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FDI in Bulgaria in January-April was 429.1M euro

June 17, 2016June 20, 2016 Independent Balkan News Agency macroeconomic indicators

Foreign direct investment in Bulgaria in the first four months of 2016 stood at 429.1 million euro, the equivalent of

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Bulgaria sets up coordination centre for security of residents and tourists at Black Sea

June 17, 2016June 19, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff tourism

Bulgaria is to set up a coordination centre to enhance security for residents and tourists at the country’s Black Sea

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Bulgaria awaits clarity whether Turkey is keeping to refugee readmission deal

June 17, 2016June 19, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff Europe migrant crisis, Turkey

A question mark hangs over whether Turkey is keeping to an agreement with Bulgaria over the readmission of refugees. The

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