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Archaeology: Ancient church found at Bulgaria’s Misionis site

July 10, 2019July 12, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff archaeology

Remnants of a church estimated to date from the end of the First Bulgarian Kingdom – about the 11th century

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Bulgarian prosecutors charge Sevlievo customs head over 10 years of alleged bribery

July 10, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s Special Prosecutor’s Office has laid charges against Yordanka Kostadinova, head of the customs office in the town of Sevlievo,

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Bulgaria, Croatia had second-largest population decrease among EU countries – Eurostat

July 10, 2019July 10, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff

As at January 1 2019, Latvia had the largest annual population decrease in the European Union, dropping by 7.5 percentage

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Bulgarian MPs overturn presidential veto on Black Sea Act amendments

July 10, 2019July 10, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff tourism

Bulgarian Parliament voted on July 10 to overturn President Roumen Radev’s veto on amendments to the country’s Black Sea Act

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Bulgaria’s Parliament mourns death of GERB MP Dukova

July 10, 2019July 10, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s National Assembly observed a minute of silence at the start of its July 10 sitting in mourning for the

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Siderov ousted as leader of Bulgaria’s ‘United Patriots’ coalition parliamentary group

July 10, 2019July 11, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff Krassimir Karakachanov, Valeri Simeonov, Volen Siderov

The leader of Bulgaria’s Ataka party, Volen Siderov, has been ousted as leader of the parliamentary group of the ultra-nationalist

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Bulgarian government grants 3.7M leva to combat African Swine Fever

July 10, 2019July 24, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff African Swine Fever

Bulgaria’s Cabinet has granted 3.7 million leva (about 1.89 million euro) to combat African Swine Fever in the country, the

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Prosecutors probe alleged fraud involving Bulgarian Orthodox Church real estate

July 10, 2019July 10, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgarian Orthodox Church

Prosecutors have searched two notary offices in Sofia as part of an investigation into illegal transactions involving properties, some of

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‘Code Orange’ dangerous weather warning issued for 6 districts in Bulgaria over heavy rain, thunderstorms

July 10, 2019July 11, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria has issued the “Code Orange” warning of dangerous weather for six districts in the southern part of the country

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