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Bulgaria fires motor vehicle agency inspectorate chief

April 11, 2016April 11, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgarian Transport Minister Ivailo Moskovski has fired State Motor Vehicle Inspection agency head Vladimir Kolev, the transport ministry said on

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In EU, Bulgarians among lowest ratings of independence of judges – poll

April 11, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff judiciary

A Eurobarometer poll in all European Union countries has found that Bulgarian individuals and companies are among those with the

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Bulgaria opens third renovated gas compressor station

April 11, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff energy

Bulgaria is preparing for the construction of a future gas hub near the Black Sea city of Varna through the

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Bulgarian Border Police chief: Migrant-hunting ‘somewhat illegal’

April 11, 2016April 12, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff Europe migrant crisis

Bulgaria’s Border Police chief has described the scenes on an amateur video of migrants being captured by private citizens and

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PM: Bulgaria can protect its borders – even without Nato

April 10, 2016April 12, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov, Bourgas, Europe migrant crisis

Observing a maritime exercise off Bourgas on April 10, Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov boasted that his country’s military and

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Turkey envoys guests at founding congress of Mestan’s DOST party

April 10, 2016April 12, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff Lyutvi Mestan, Turkey

The DOST party founded by ousted Movement for Rights and Freedoms (MRF) leader Lyutvi Mestan held its inaugural conference in

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Muslims in Bulgarian village restore Christian church

April 9, 2016April 12, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgarian Orthodox Church

The Muslim community in a Bulgarian village have raised funds and contributed their labour to restore a century-old Orthodox Christian

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Police in Italy, Bulgaria break sex-trafficking ring

April 9, 2016April 12, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff

With the support of European police agency Europol, the Italian Carabinieri and the Bulgarian police have dismantled an organised criminal

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First Bulgarian business people named in Panama Papers reports

April 8, 2016April 11, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgarian daily 24 Chassa has begun publishing the identities of the country’s business people that it says appear in the

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