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Bulgaria drops again in World Press Freedom index, lowest among EU countries

February 12, 2015February 15, 2015 Independent Balkan News Agency Media

Bulgaria has dropped yet again in Reporters Without Borders’ annual world press freedom index, falling six places to 106th place

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Political parties, Jewish organisation in calls for ban on ‘Lukov March’ in Sofia

February 12, 2015February 13, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff Sofia

The Bulgarian Socialist Party, Movement for Rights and Freedoms and the Shalom Organisation of the Jews in Bulgaria all have

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Theatre Sofia to stage performances with English subtitles

February 11, 2015May 10, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff Sofia

Theatre Sofia is to stage performances twice a month with subtitles in English, the theatre announced on February 11 2015.

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria preparing to send humanitarian aid to conflict zones in Ukraine – government

February 11, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, Ukraine

Bulgaria is preparing to send humanitarian aid to regions affected by the military conflict in Ukraine, the government said on

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Bulgaria 

Change at the top to follow Parliament’s approval of Interior Ministry Act amendments

February 11, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff

The days appear numbered for Svetozar Lazarov as chief secretary of Bulgaria’s Interior Ministry after the National Assembly approved the

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Bulgaria’s ruling party: Russia not a threat to Bulgaria, but those spreading rumours of war are

February 11, 2015February 13, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff Nato, Rossen Plevneliev, Russia, Ukraine

Russia is not a threat to Bulgaria, which has no intention of going to war with anyone and is building

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s former caretaker PM: ‘No doubt’ there was surveillance of anti-government protesters

February 11, 2015February 12, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff Peevski protests

Georgi Bliznashki, who was Bulgaria’s caretaker prime minister in 2014 after the resignation of the “Oresharski” cabinet, said on February

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian government approves BH Air for Sofia-Kolkata flights

February 11, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff tourism, travel

The Bulgarian cabinet has approved BH Air to carry out flights on the Sofia-Kolkata (formerly Calcutta)-Sofia route, a government media

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Bulgaria 

Children, students and unemployed among Bulgarian accounts at HSBC – ICIJ’s Ryle

February 11, 2015February 12, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff

Children, students and unemployed people are among the total 74 accounts whose holders had Bulgarian addresses at the Swiss branch

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