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Bulgarian Constitutional Court rejects application against contracts with banks on foreign debt issue

September 29, 2015September 30, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s Constitutional Court has rejected an application by a group of members of Parliament for the annulment of the contracts

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria licences new regional radio that will broadcast partly in Turkish

September 29, 2015September 30, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff Media

Bulgaria’s broadcast regulator the Council for Electronic Media (CEM) has issued a licence for public broadcaster Bulgarian National Radio to

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Bulgaria 

Sofia City Court dismisses case against former PM Stanishev over losing secret documents

September 28, 2015September 29, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff judiciary, Sergei Stanishev

Sofia City Court dismissed on September 28 the case against socialist MEP and former Bulgarian prime minister Sergei Stanishev for

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Bulgaria declares ‘Code Red’ dangerous weather warning for Bourgas

September 28, 2015September 29, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff Bourgas, Varna, Veliko Turnovo

Bulgaria has declared a “Code Red” warning of very dangerous weather for the region of Bourgas on the Black Sea

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Bulgaria 

63% of Bulgarians see refugee influx as danger to the country – poll

September 28, 2015September 29, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff Syrian refugees

Sixty-three per cent of Bulgarians see the refugee influx as a danger to the country, according to a poll by

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Plevneliev: Bulgaria appreciates Turkey’s efforts to prevent illegal immigration

September 28, 2015September 28, 2015 Independent Balkan News Agency Rossen Plevneliev, Turkey

The European Union and Turkey are part of the solution to the refugee crisis, Bulgarian President Rosen Plevneliev and the

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Bulgaria 

Heavy rain disrupts traffic in Bulgaria’s Plovdiv, floods buildings in Shoumen

September 28, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff

Heavy rain on September 28 disrupted traffic on the Plovdiv – Svilengrad road in Bulgaria and flooded houses, yards and

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Bulgarian President in UN call for eradicating poverty, building sustainable economy, stable societies

September 28, 2015 Independent Balkan News Agency Rossen Plevneliev

The international community should focus on achieving results related to the sustainable development goals, among them eradicating poverty, building a

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Archaeology: Discoveries in Bulgaria in September 2015 – roundup

September 27, 2015May 10, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff archaeology

Prehistoric housing and 24-carat gold objects in Provadiya, a tomb from the late Middle Ages in Veliki Preslav, a fountain

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