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Condemnation, solidarity from Bulgaria after Paris terrorist attacks

November 14, 2015November 16, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov said that he had followed with anger and indignation the news of the terrorist attacks

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Bulgaria to investigate allegations of abuse of migrants by law enforcement officials

November 14, 2015November 14, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria will investigate allegations in an NGO report that refugees and migrants arriving in Europe through Bulgaria have been were

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Bulgaria records 0.7% economic growth in Q3 – flash estimate

November 13, 2015November 14, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

Bulgaria’s economy posted 0.7 per cent growth in the third quarter of the year, the National Statistical Institute (NSI) said

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Bulgaria appeals court acquits former Kremikovtzi executive on embezzlement charges

November 13, 2015November 13, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff

Sofia Court of Appeals confirmed, on November 13, a lower court’s ruling to acquit Alexander Tomov and three co-defendants on

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Bulgarian President: Europe has historic opportunity to invest in economic progress, political stability in the Balkans

November 13, 2015 Independent Balkan News Agency Rossen Plevneliev

Europe must use the historic opportunity to promote economic progress and political stability in the Balkans, Bulgarian President Rosen Plevneliev

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Strike causes cancellations of Lufthansa flights at Sofia Airport on November 13

November 13, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff

Strike action by the Independent Flight Attendants Organization (UFO) has led to Lufthansa flights to and from Sofia Airport on

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Bulgaria 

Refugees crossing into Europe allege abuse at hands of Bulgarian police

November 13, 2015November 14, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff Serbia, Syrian refugees

Refugees and migrants arriving in Europe through Bulgaria have alleged that they were abused by the country’s law enforcement officials,

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Bulgarian MPs approve 2016 cigarette price hike

November 12, 2015November 14, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff smoking

Bulgaria’s Parliament approved on November 12 a bill of amendments to the excise and tax warehouse law, increasing the excise

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European migrant crisis: Bulgaria to contribute 50 000 euro to EU’s Emergency Trust Fund for Africa

November 12, 2015November 14, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov

Bulgaria is putting 50 000 euro into the European Union’s 1.8 billion euro Emergency Trust Fund for Africa, launched at

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