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Only a tiny fraction of refugees in Bulgaria have found jobs

September 23, 2014September 24, 2014 Independent Balkan News Agency Syrian refugees

Of 4600 refugees in Bulgaria, just 19 have found jobs, going by official figures. In the past four months, the

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Bulgaria 

Sofia mayor Fandukova to receive German Federal Cross of Merit

September 22, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff Sofia

Sofia mayor Yordanka Fandukova is to receive the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany, first class, for

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Bulgaria 

Leading Bulgarian translator of English literature dies at 86

September 22, 2014September 22, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff

Zheni Bozhilova, translator of more than 60 novels and several collections of short stories from English into Bulgarian, has died

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Bulgaria 

Refugee children barred from Bulgarian village still not placed in school

September 22, 2014September 22, 2014 Independent Balkan News Agency

The case of the refugee children barred access to the school in the Bulgarian village of Kalishte continues, with the

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Bulgaria 

Another former State Security agent withdraws as candidate in Bulgaria’s elections

September 21, 2014September 23, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgarian election 2014, Dossier Commission

A candidate MP in Bulgaria’s October parliamentary elections has withdrawn after being identified as a former agent of the country’s

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian elections 2014: BSP spending most on advertising, bTV earning most

September 21, 2014September 23, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgarian election 2014, Media

The Bulgarian Socialist Party is so far the biggest spender on media exposure ahead of the October 5 2014 early

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian President optimistic on country’s future in gas supply

September 21, 2014September 23, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff energy

Bulgaria’s projects on gas supply inter-connectors with Greece and Turkey should be seen as an integral part of the Southern

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian elections 2014: Election commission rejects court decision on closing polling stations in Turkey

September 20, 2014September 23, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgarian election 2014, Turkey

Bulgaria’s Central Election Commission (CEC) has decided not to comply with a ruling by the Supreme Administrative Court not to

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Bulgaria 

NATO warships visit Bulgaria’s Varna after Black Sea exercise

September 19, 2014September 19, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff Nato, Varna

Two NATO warships, Canada’s HMCS Toronto and Spain’s ESPS Almirante Juan de Borbón, are visiting Varna after taking part in

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