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Bulgaria central bank governor offers to step down

July 22, 2014July 31, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff CCB affair

Bulgarian National Bank (BNB) governor Ivan Iskrov said on July 22 that he was ready to submit his resignation if

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian government ‘to resign on July 23’ (updated)

July 22, 2014July 23, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff Peevski protests, Plamen Oresharski

After a number of senior political figures linked to Bulgaria’s ruling axis indicated that they expected that the government would

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian President on visit to Poland after slamming ‘aggressive and nationalistic’ Russia

July 22, 2014July 23, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff Kristian Vigenin, Nato, Rossen Plevneliev, Russia, Ukraine

Bulgarian President Rossen Plevneliev is among heads of state from Nato countries in Central and Eastern Europe attending talks in

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian-Turkish border fence completed, Bulgaria’s defence ministry says

July 22, 2014July 22, 2014 Independent Balkan News Agency Syrian refugees, Turkey

The building of a fence at the border between Bulgaria and Turkey has been completed, Bulgaria’s Defence Ministry said, in

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Bulgaria 

Varna plans demolition of 200 illegal buildings in Roma neighbourhood

July 22, 2014July 23, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff Varna floods

Bulgaria’s Black Sea city of Varna says that it intends demolishing 200 illegal buildings in the Roma neighbourhood Maksuda, a

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Bulgaria 

Thunderstorms, rain prompt ‘code orange’ weather alert in Bulgaria

July 21, 2014July 22, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff

A code “orange” weather warning has been issued for six districts in northern and western Bulgaria on July 22 because

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian President Plevneliev indicates tasks of caretaker cabinet

July 21, 2014July 23, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff Rossen Plevneliev

With Bulgaria’s current cabinet expected to resign by July 25, possibly on July 23, President Rossen Plevneliev has indicated the

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Bulgaria 

Siderov hooliganism trial postponed until after Bulgaria’s October elections

July 21, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff Volen Siderov

The start of the trial of ultra-nationalist Ataka party leader Volen Siderov on assault and hooliganism charges in connection with

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian government plans to disperse 2000 refugees throughout country – reports

July 21, 2014July 21, 2014 Independent Balkan News Agency Syrian refugees

The Bulgarian government has a plan to place 2000 refugees with formal refugee or humanitarian status throughout the country by

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