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Democrats for a Strong Bulgaria remains in opposition – and in the Reformist Bloc

March 13, 2016March 15, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff

A national meeting of the right-wing Democrats for a Strong Bulgaria (DSB) on March 13 2016 decided that the party

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Two injured, five aircraft severely damaged in fire at Bulgaria’s Krumovo aviation museum

March 13, 2016March 13, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff Plovdiv

Plovdiv Military Prosecutor’s Office has opened an investigation into the fire at the Aviation Museum in Krumovo in which two

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Bulgarian PM: All EU frontline countries should be able to rely on EU support

March 12, 2016March 14, 2016 Independent Balkan News Agency Boiko Borissov, Europe migrant crisis

As an external border of the European Union, Bulgaria has made serious efforts and is strictly applying all the provisions

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Bulgarian President to approach Constitutional Court over heavy fines for camping on beaches

March 12, 2016March 14, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff Rossen Plevneliev, tourism

Bulgarian head of state President Rossen Plevneliev said on March 12 2016 that he would approach the Constitutional Court over

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Demolition row: Culture Ministry told Plovdiv two years ago that tobacco warehouse was a cultural monument

March 12, 2016March 14, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff Plovdiv

Bulgaria’s Ministry of Culture told Plovdiv municipality two years ago that a tobacco warehouse, now at the centre of controversy

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Bulgaria to provide humanitarian assistance to refugees at the Greek-Macedonian border

March 11, 2016March 14, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff Europe migrant crisis, Greece, Macedonia, Turkey

Bulgaria is to provide humanitarian assistance in the form of tents, beds, blankets and heating fuel to refugees and migrants

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Fate of Plovdiv tobacco warehouse turns focus to state of Bulgaria’s other historic buildings

March 11, 2016March 13, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff Plovdiv, Sofia

The attempt at demolishing a historic 1920s tobacco warehouse in Plovdiv, now the subject of pre-trial proceedings by prosecutors because

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Bulgarian Foreign Minister calls for Russia to immediately release Ukrainian pilot Savchenko

March 11, 2016March 12, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Ukraine

Bulgarian Foreign Minister Daniel Mitov, in his capacity as head of the committee of ministers of the Council of Europe,

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria: EU – Turkey deal must ensure security of Bulgaria’s borders

March 11, 2016March 12, 2016 Independent Balkan News Agency Europe migrant crisis, Greece, Turkey

The final version of the agreement between the EU and Turkey must ensure that the land border between Bulgaria and

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