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Kardam, son of Bulgaria’s last king, dies at 52

April 7, 2015April 7, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff

Kardam Saxe-Coburg, the eldest son of Bulgaria’s last king and former prime minister Simeon Saxe-Coburg, died on April 7 in

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria issued weather alert over wind, but sunny weather expected for Easter

April 7, 2015April 9, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff

Two districts in eastern Bulgaria were issued a “code orange” weather alert for strong winds and nine other got the

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s Prosecutor-General objects to being given wider powers

April 6, 2015April 14, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s Prosecutor-General Sotir Tsatsarov spoke on April 6 against the proposed legislative amendments that would give his office the power

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Bulgaria 

‘Code orange’ hazardous weather warning for Bulgaria

April 6, 2015April 6, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff

A code “orange” weather warning has been issued for 12 districts in southern and eastern Bulgaria on April 6 because

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Bulgaria 

Sofia court schedules CCB insolvency hearing for April 15

April 3, 2015April 9, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff CCB affair

Sofia City Court will hold the first hearing in the insolvency case against Corporate Commercial Bank (CCB) on April 15,

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria high court dismisses shareholders appeal against CCB licence loss

April 2, 2015April 3, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff CCB affair

A five-judge panel of the Supreme Administrative Court (SAC) dismissed on April 2 the appeal lodged by several shareholders in

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian parliament appoints new utilities regulator chief

April 2, 2015April 2, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff energy

Bulgarian MPs elected Ivan Ivanov as the new head of the Energy and Water Regulatory Commission (EWRC) on April 2,

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian Parliament elects new judiciary inspector

April 2, 2015April 9, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff judiciary

Bulgaria’s lawmakers elected judge Teodora Tochkova as the new chief judiciary inspector on April 2, filling in one of the

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Bulgaria 

Sofia Metro to airport opens on April 2

April 2, 2015July 20, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff Sofia

The Sofia Metro railway line to the Bulgarian capital city’s airport is to come into service on April 2 2015

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