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Foreign Minister holds talks with UK ambassador over Bulgarian fan racism at England match

October 15, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff

Acting on the instructions of Prime Minister Boiko Borissov, Bulgaria’s Foreign Minister Ekaterina Zaharieva held a phone conversation with British

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Bulgaria releases Palfreeman from Busmantsi detention centre, maintains ban on leaving country

October 15, 2019October 17, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s Interior Ministry released Australian murder convict Jock Palfreeman from the Busmantsi detention centre in Sofia on the evening of

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Bulgaria Football Union head to resign after racism-marred England match

October 15, 2019October 17, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgarian Football Union (BFU) chief Borislav Mihailov announced on October 15 his intention to resign, a day after Bulgaria’s Euro

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Bulgarian President calls on government to press EU leaders for action plan on migration

October 15, 2019October 16, 2019 Independent Balkan News Agency Roumen Radev, Syria, Turkey

Bulgarian head of state President Roumen Radev has called on the government to raise at the European Council meeting the

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Bulgaria’s Interior Minister: Decision on releasing Palfreeman from detention centre pending

October 15, 2019October 15, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff

The lawyer for Australian murder convict Jock Palfreeman has lodged a request for him to be released from the Busmantsi

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Bulgaria calls on Turkey to halt military operation in Syria

October 15, 2019October 17, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov, Syria, Turkey

The military operation in Syria must stop because the risk of a humanitarian crisis is very high, and it is

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Bulgarian PM wants resignation of Bulgarian Football Union head after England match debacle

October 15, 2019October 17, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff

The government is severing its relations with the Bulgarian Football Union until BFU head Borislav Mihailov resigns, Minister of Sport

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Bulgarian PM calls Cabinet security council meeting over Syria situation

October 14, 2019October 15, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov, Syria, Turkey

Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov has called a meeting of the Cabinet security council for October 15 in connection with

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Bulgaria annual CPI records 2.3% inflation in September

October 14, 2019October 15, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

Bulgaria’s annual consumer price index (CPI) recorded 2.3 per cent inflation in September, down from 2.9 per cent in August,

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