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Political war of words over fatal floods in Bulgaria’s Varna

June 20, 2014June 24, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov, Plamen Oresharski, Rossen Plevneliev, Tsvetlin Yovchev, Varna, Varna floods

Amid the superheated Bulgarian political crisis, it was arguably inevitable that the floods that hit the Black Sea city of

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Bulgaria 

Counter-terrorism centre to be set up at Bulgaria’s security agency

April 30, 2014April 30, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff Tsvetlin Yovchev

A counter-terrorism centre is to be set up within Bulgaria’s State Agency for National Security, Interior Minister Tsvetlin Yovchev said

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria forcing out refugees, Human Rights Watch says, angering government

April 29, 2014May 2, 2014 Independent Balkan News Agency Syrian refugees, Tsvetlin Yovchev

Bulgaria has embarked on a “Containment Plan” to reduce the number of asylum seekers in the country, Human Rights Watch

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria to step up security at seaside resorts this summer

April 24, 2014April 27, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff Bourgas terrorist attack, tourism, Tsvetlin Yovchev

Bulgaria will step up police presence and advice to hoteliers this summer to ensure greater security in places where increased

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Bulgaria 

Identity of terrorist killed in Bourgas Airport bomb attack on Israelis is known – Bulgarian interior minister

April 7, 2014April 10, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff Bourgas terrorist attack, Tsvetlin Yovchev

The identity of the terrorist who died in the July 2012 bomb attack on a group of Israeli tourists at

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Bulgaria 

Economic ties, security on agenda as Israeli foreign minister Lieberman visits Bulgaria

March 27, 2014March 30, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff Bourgas terrorist attack, Rossen Plevneliev, Tsvetlin Yovchev

Bulgaria and Israel will identify specific projects to bring new dynamism to economic co-operation and to promote business contacts between

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Bulgaria 

Recriminations continue over fatal shootout in Bulgarian town

March 17, 2014March 18, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff Tsvetlin Yovchev

The March 14 shootout in a Bulgarian town between an allegedly mental ill man and a police team in which

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Bulgaria 

War of words over European Commission report on Bulgaria

January 22, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff European Commission, Tsvetlin Yovchev, Zinaida Zlatanova

Presented with a scathing report by the European Commission on Bulgaria’s lack of progress in meeting EU justice and home

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Bulgaria 

Report on Peevski on French-German TV network sparks controversy

January 12, 2014February 11, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff Peevski protests, Tsvetlin Yovchev

A report on French-German television network Arte TV on anti-corruption protests in Bulgaria showed some of the extensive properties said

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