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Bulgarian military to provide logistical support for securing border with Turkey – Defence Minister

January 25, 2015January 25, 2015 Independent Balkan News Agency Turkey

The Bulgarian military will provide logistical support for securing the border with Turkey in the face of an expected increase

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Bulgaria 

Varna gang behind two recent organised crime hits, Bulgaria’s Interior Ministry says

January 25, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff judiciary, Varna

Two recent headline-making murders in Bulgaria, one of a couple shot dead in Sofia in January and the other of

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Bulgaria 

World Bank: Bulgaria can achieve faster, more inclusive and sustainable growth

January 24, 2015January 27, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff World Bank

Faster growth in Bulgaria is possible with an improved business environment, better transport infrastructure, and a labour force with adequate

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria could shift MiG maintenance contract from Russia to Poland – Defence Minister

January 23, 2015January 27, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff Nato

Because of the inflated prices being charged, Bulgaria will no longer rely on Russia to maintain its MiG-29 fighters but

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Bulgaria 

Nato Secretary-General praises Bulgaria’s participation in alliance missions

January 22, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff Nato

Nato Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg, on his first visit to Sofia as head of the alliance, has praised Bulgaria’s participation in

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s Supreme Judicial Council suspends judge over disciplinary proceedings

January 22, 2015January 25, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff judiciary

Roumyana Chenalova, the Sofia City Court judge subject to disciplinary proceedings over her handling of some cases, has been suspended

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian MPs amend audit office law, again

January 22, 2015January 22, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s Parliament passed at second reading amendments to the law governing the activity of the National Audit Office (NAO) on

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s MRF threatens no-confidence vote

January 22, 2015January 22, 2015 Independent Balkan News Agency

The opposition Movement for Rights and Freedoms is seeking to seize the stage in the opening weeks of Bulgaria’s political

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Bulgaria People 

Head of Bulgarian history museum to publish book of his file as a State Security agent

January 21, 2015May 10, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff Dossier Commission

The State Security files on Bozhidar Dimitrov, the controversial head of Bulgaria’s National History Museum, are to be published as

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