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All the Presidents’ mementoes

March 31, 2016March 31, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff

An exhibition of foreign state honours presented to the first three democratically-elected heads of state of Bulgaria has opened at

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian Parliament passes Judiciary Act amendments at second reading

March 31, 2016April 4, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff judiciary

Bulgarian MPs passed at second reading on March 31 amendments to the country’s Judiciary Act, which reflect the changes in

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Bulgaria 

Nine at Bulgaria’s automobile administration agency face graft charges

March 31, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgarian Motor Vehicle Administration Agency head Tsvetelin Tsvetanov and eight other employees face charges of corruption following a four-month investigation,

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Bulgaria 

Europol chief ‘impressed’ by Bulgaria’s progress against cigarette smuggling, people-trafficking

March 31, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff Europe migrant crisis

Visiting Bulgaria, Europol director Rob Wainwright said that he was impressed by the country’s progress against cigarette smuggling and human

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria, Romania had worst road death rates in EU in 2015

March 31, 2016April 4, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff Romania

Bulgaria and Romania tied in 2015 with the worst road death rates in the European Union in 2015, both well

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria utilities regulator cuts gas prices by 23%

March 31, 2016March 31, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff energy

Bulgaria’s utilities regulator decided on March 31 to cut the gas prices by 23 per cent on an annual basis

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Bulgaria 

Row over State Security background of Bokova UN campaign team

March 31, 2016April 4, 2016 Independent Balkan News Agency Irina Bokova

A political controversy has erupted in Bulgaria after an MP said that half of the Foreign Ministry team appointed to

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria to test siren system in 11 cities on April 1 2016

March 31, 2016April 1, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff

The early warning siren system will be tested in Sofia and 10 other cities on April 1 2016 at 1pm,

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Bulgaria 

European energy union a ‘shared priority’ for Bulgaria, Croatia

March 30, 2016 Independent Balkan News Agency Croatia, energy, Europe migrant crisis, Rossen Plevneliev

The building of a European Energy Union and regional energy market is a shared priority for Bulgaria and Croatia, Bulgarian

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