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Bulgaria sees new protests against shale gas

September 24, 2014 Independent Balkan News Agency

Enviromental conservation organisations in Bulgaria planned protests on September 24 2014 in the country’s three largest cities – Sofia, Plovdiv

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Bulgarian President: Climate change not an illusion, requires global response

September 24, 2014September 25, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff energy, Rossen Plevneliev

Climate change is not an illusion, Bulgarian President Rossen Plevneliev told the UN Climate Summit 2014, citing the series of

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Bulgaria reports pre-trial proceedings for vote-buying

September 23, 2014September 25, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgarian election 2014

Bulgarian authorities have started 11 pre-trial proceedings in connection with alleged vote-buying ahead of the country’s October 5 early parliamentary

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Bulgarian court rejects request to suspend central bank deputy governor

September 23, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff CCB affair

Sofia Court of Appeals ruled on September 23 against the prosecutor’s office request to suspend Tsvetan Gounev, the deputy governor

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Bulgarian elections 2014: Poll sees strong GERB victory, 7 parties in Parliament

September 23, 2014September 25, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgarian election 2014

Just less than two weeks before Bulgaria’s October 5 2014 early parliamentary elections, a poll by the Exacta Research Group

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Bulgaria 

Festival of Religions to be held in Sofia on September 28

September 23, 2014September 29, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff Sofia

Representatives of various religious faiths – Jewish, Christian and Muslim – are to take part in a Festival of Religions

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Bulgaria hit by first snow on September 23

September 23, 2014September 25, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff

The cold weather front over Bulgaria brought the first snowfall in the country on September 23, in the high-altitude areas

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Bulgaria’s election commission denies there are unlawful polling stations in Turkey

September 23, 2014September 24, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgarian election 2014, Turkey

In the latest twist in the controversy about polling stations in Turkey planned for Bulgaria’s October 5 2014 early parliamentary

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria collects 281 300 leva in six months from fines for breaking smoking ban

September 23, 2014September 24, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff smoking

About 281 300 leva were collected in six months from fines for breaking Bulgaria’s ban on smoking in enclosed public

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