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As long as there is conflict in Syria, the refugee crisis will not go away, Plevneliev tells UN

September 30, 2015October 4, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff Rossen Plevneliev

A renewed focus on conflict prevention is needed, Bulgarian President Rossen Plevneliev has told the United Nations General Assembly, describing

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Bulgaria unveils new app providing free updated road traffic information

September 30, 2015October 2, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s Road Infrastructure Agency said on September 30 that it was launching software that would enable users to monitor online

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Bulgaria proposes involving other Nato countries in its air defence

September 30, 2015October 2, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff Nato

The Bulgarian Cabinet has adopted a document proposing allowing aircraft from other Nato countries to participate in Bulgaria’s air defence

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Migrant crisis: Bulgaria to give Hungary humanitarian assistance

September 30, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff Hungary

Responding to a request by Hungary, Bulgaria’s Cabinet on September 30 agreed to donate resources to that country to help

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Cabinet gives State Agency for National Security additional 500 000 leva

September 30, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s Cabinet approved on September 30 additional spending of 500 000 leva (about 256 000 euro) for the State Agency

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Bulgaria to test alarm siren system in 11 cities on October 1

September 30, 2015October 1, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff Bourgas, Plovdiv, Rousse, Sofia, Varna

The alarm system in 11 cities in Bulgaria and in places within the 30km zone around Kozloduy nuclear power station

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Bulgarian President Plevneliev: War in Syria must be stopped at all costs

September 30, 2015September 30, 2015 Independent Balkan News Agency Rossen Plevneliev

The position of Bulgaria and the entire democratic world on Syria is adamant – a dictator who bombed thousands of

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Bulgaria to extradite man to Austria over migrant death lorry charges

September 30, 2015September 30, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff

The district court in the Bulgarian town of Montana has ordered the extradition to Austria of a Bulgarian man facing

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Migration crisis, good neighbourliness on agenda as foreign ministers from Sofia and Skopje meet

September 29, 2015September 29, 2015 Independent Balkan News Agency Macedonia

Bulgarian Foreign Minister Daniel Mitov held talks with his counterpart from Skopje, Nikola Poposki, in New York on September 29,

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