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Bulgarian railways to sell advance train tickets for upcoming holidays as of April 10

April 9, 2019April 10, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff BDZ

Bulgarian state railways BDZ will begin on April 10 the pre-sale of tickets for train journeys on the upcoming holidays,

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Bulgaria 

Exhibition ‘Ten Artists. Ten Visions’ Brazilian Artists at Sofia Paper Art Fest opens on April 16

April 9, 2019April 9, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff

An exhibition entitled “Ten Artists. Ten Visions” Brazilian Artists at Sofia Paper Art Fest 2019 opens on April 16 at

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Bulgaria 

MP for Bulgarian PM Borissov’s GERB party submits resignation after reports on property deals

April 9, 2019April 10, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov

Delyan Dobrev became on April 9 the latest figure from Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov’s ruling majority to step down

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Brexit: 28 ‘information days’ held for Bulgarian community in UK

April 9, 2019April 10, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff Brexit

The labour and social policy office at the Bulgarian embassy in London has held 28 “information days” for the Bulgarian

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s nationalist ‘United Patriots’ parties register separately for European Parliament elections

April 9, 2019April 9, 2019 Independent Balkan News Agency

Bulgarian Deputy Prime Minister Krassimir Karakachanov’s VMRO party said that it would register on April 9 for European Parliament elections,

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Bulgaria 

Mayor of Bulgaria’s Sozopol denies claim by GERB that he has resigned

April 9, 2019April 9, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff

Hours after Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov’s GERB party issued a statement that Panayot Reyzi had resigned as mayor of

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Bulgaria 

Mayor of Bulgaria’s Sozopol resigns over misspending allegations

April 9, 2019April 9, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff

Panayot Reyzi has resigned as mayor of Sozopol and as a member of Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov’s GERB party,

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria postpones visit by Turkish Foreign Minister over religions law row

April 9, 2019April 10, 2019 Independent Balkan News Agency Turkey

Bulgaria has postponed a visit by Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu that had been planned for April 9, Deputy Prime

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Bulgaria 

European Parliament elections 2019: Bulgaria’s election commission sets campaign finance limits

April 9, 2019April 9, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff

The total amount of financing of the election campaigns of parties and coalitions in Bulgaria’s May 26 2019 European Parliament

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