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Integration key to overcoming challenges facing Europe, Plevneliev tells Gdansk conference on lessons of World War 2

May 7, 2015May 9, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff Poland, Rossen Plevneliev, Ukraine

Bulgarian President Rossen Plevneliev, joining other leaders at a high-level conference in the Polish city of Gdansk marking the 70th

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria and Serbia expand list of border crossings for readmission of illegal migrants

May 7, 2015May 7, 2015 Independent Balkan News Agency Serbia

Bulgaria’s cabinet has approved an expansion of the list of border crossings with Serbia for handing back people residing illegally.

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian Parliament votes huge hike in fines for parking on pavements and pedestrian zones

May 7, 2015May 7, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff

Motorists in Bulgaria who park on pavements or in parks, playgrounds and pedestrian zones will face fines of 50 to

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian Cabinet nominates Sofia metro chief for Stara Planina

May 7, 2015May 7, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff Sofia

Bulgaria’s government nominated the chief executive of Sofia’s metro firm Metropoliten, Stoyan Bratoev, to receive the country’s highest state honour,

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Bulgaria World 

Bulgaria to donate humanitarian aid to Nepal earthquake victims

May 7, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s Foreign Ministry will allocate humanitarian aid amounting to $40 000 to earthquake victims in Nepal children and their families,

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Bulgaria 

Debt collectors again enter TV7, but station will stay on air

May 7, 2015May 9, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff CCB affair, Media

A debt collection team entered the Sofia headquarters of TV7 and News7 on May 7 in connection with the broadcaster’s

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian top clergy backtrack on honouring Saxe-Coburg as ‘Tsar of Bulgarians’

May 7, 2015May 9, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgarian Orthodox Church

Two Bulgarian Orthodox Church metropolitans have backtracked on the controversial decision by the church’s governing body, the Holy Synod, to

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Bulgaria People 

Bulgaria: A hard road for girls in Roma settlement

May 6, 2015May 10, 2024 Deutsche Welle

Women in the Roma settlement near Vidin, Bulgaria, seldom have more than two children. Tatiana Vaksberg, who lived there, says

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Bulgaria 

DOM party leaves governing coalition in Macedonia

May 6, 2015May 6, 2015 Independent Balkan News Agency Macedonia

The Party for the Recovery of Macedonia has abandoned the governing coalition of VMRO-DPMNE of PM Nikola Gruevski. This party

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