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Bourgas – Varna road is most dangerous in Bulgaria, Europe’s road death champion

July 18, 2016July 19, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff Bourgas, Varna

The road between Bulgaria’s Black Sea cities of Bourgas and Varna has the country’s highest accident rate, according to the

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Bulgaria 

Clash with Ukrainian protesters as Putin’s ‘Night Wolves’ arrive in Bulgaria

June 30, 2016July 1, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff Bourgas, Russia, Ukraine

There were arrests in Bulgaria’s Black Sea city of Bourgas on June 30 after clashes between supporters of the Russian

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria steps up airport security ahead of summer tourist season

June 1, 2016June 5, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff Bourgas, Sofia, tourism, Varna

Bulgaria is increasing security at the country’s airports ahead of the summer 2016 tourism season, the Interior Ministry said on

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian Black Sea’s Bourgas bans burqas

June 1, 2016June 3, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff Bourgas

The municipal council in Bulgaria’s Black Sea city of Bourgas voted on June 1 to ban the wearing in public

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Bulgaria 

Cruise ship visits to Bulgaria drop after Turkey terrorist attacks

May 6, 2016May 8, 2016 Independent Balkan News Agency Bourgas, tourism, Turkey

In spite of optimistic forecasts earlier in 2016 that cancellations of cruise ship visits to Turkey because of terrorist attacks

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Bulgaria 

PM: Bulgaria can protect its borders – even without Nato

April 10, 2016April 12, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov, Bourgas, Europe migrant crisis

Observing a maritime exercise off Bourgas on April 10, Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov boasted that his country’s military and

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s cities of Bourgas, Varna cancel procurement tenders at PM’s request

February 18, 2016February 20, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov, Bourgas, Varna

The list of public procurement tender cancellations in Bulgaria this week grew on February 18, when the country’s two port

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Bulgaria 

Ban on heavy vehicles on motorways, extra trains and buses as Bulgaria begins Festive Season exodus

December 23, 2015December 24, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff Bourgas, Plovdiv, Sofia, Varna

A ban on the movement of heavy vehicles on motorways and main roads came into effect on December 23 in

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Bulgaria 

Warsaw-Hurghada flight makes emergency landing at Bulgaria’s Bourgas over ‘bomb alert’

November 19, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff Bourgas

A passenger flight from the Polish capital Warsaw to Hurghada in Egypt made an emergency landing at Bourgas Airport on

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