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Bulgarian MPs give first-reading approval to air passenger data being given to State Agency for National Security

January 14, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s National Assembly approved on January 14 2016 the first reading of legislation that will empower the State Agency for

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European Court of Justice finds against Bulgaria in Kaliakra conservation case

January 14, 2016January 15, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff

The European Court of Justice has ruled against Bulgaria in a case brought by the European Commission against the country

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Bulgarian Parliament’s first step to other Nato countries guarding airspace

January 14, 2016January 15, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff Nato

Bulgaria’s National Assembly has approved the first reading of amendments to the Defence and Armed Forces Act that will make

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Ousted MRF leader Mestan says he will sue those who accused him of espionage and treason

January 14, 2016January 15, 2016 Independent Balkan News Agency Ahmed Dogan, Lyutvi Mestan, Turkey

Lyutvi Mestan, the ousted leader of Bulgaria’s third-largest party in Parliament, the Movement for Rights and Freedoms (MRF), said on

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Sofia mayor steps up police patrols near refugee centre after residents complain

January 14, 2016January 29, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff Europe migrant crisis, Sofia

Municipal police patrols near the refugee centre in the Bulgarian capital city’s Ovcha Kupel area have been stepped up after

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Bulgaria CPI records 0.4% deflation in 2015

January 14, 2016January 15, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

Bulgaria’s consumer price index (CPI) recorded 0.4 per cent deflation in 2015, while monthly data from the National Statistical Institute

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Bulgarian Foreign Ministry handed Turkish ambassador a note over his behaviour – PM

January 13, 2016January 14, 2016 Independent Balkan News Agency Lyutvi Mestan, Russia, Turkey

Bulgaria’s Foreign Ministry had handed Turkish ambassador Süleyman Gökçe (photo) a note about his actions and behaviour, Prime Minister Boiko

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Bulgarian PM: Europe should close its borders to all but those fleeing death

January 13, 2016January 29, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov, Europe migrant crisis

Europe should close its borders to all but those fleeing death, Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov said on January 13,

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Parties of Bulgaria’s governing coalition pledge reforms in 2016

January 13, 2016January 14, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov’s GERB party, majority partner in the coalition cabinet, has said it will press ahead with

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