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Month: June 2012

Central Intelligence Agency director David Petraeus
Bulgaria News 

Visiting Bulgaria, CIA chief Petraeus praises country’s efforts against terrorism, crime

June 7, 2012June 8, 2012 The Sofia Globe staff

Central Intelligence Agency director David Petraeus, who visited Bulgaria from June 5 to 7 2012, praised the Bulgarian Government’s efforts

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Bulgarian prime minister Boiko Borissov photo by european peoples party
Bulgaria News 

Approval rating of Bulgarian Government has increased 3% y/y – poll

June 7, 2012June 7, 2012 Clive Leviev-Sawyer

The approval rating ofBulgaria’s centre-right GERB Government headed by Prime Minister Boiko Borissov increased year-on-year by three per cent to

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Golyam Rezen on Mount Vitosha Sofia
Leisure 

Scrambling Vitosha’s challenging furrows

June 7, 2012June 7, 2012 Nick Iliev

One need not be a technically advanced mountain climber kitted out with 15kg of kit, nor does one need to

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Bulgaria Business News 

Bulgaria’s proposed 950 million euro bond issue clears Parliament committees

June 6, 2012June 6, 2012 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s budget and foreign policy committees approved at a joint meeting on June 6 the Government draft bill for a

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Bulgaria Leisure News 

Bulgaria’s food agency wants changes to rules on all-inclusive hotels

June 6, 2012June 6, 2012 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s summer tourist season is getting underway and the Food Safety Agency is proposing that all-inclusive holiday packages may be offered

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Bulgaria News 

Bulgaria launches new campaign against cybercrime

June 6, 2012June 6, 2012 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s chief directorate for combatting organised crime (CDCOC) has launched a new campaign aimed at fighting cybercrime, public broadcaster Bulgarian

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Bulgaria Business News 

Bulgarian economy flat in Q1

June 6, 2012May 27, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

Bulgaria’s economy posted zero growth in the first quarter of the year, data from the National Statistical Institute (NSI) showed

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Bulgaria News 

Archaeology: Electricity workers in Plovdiv find fourth-century CE tomb

June 6, 2012May 27, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff archaeology, Plovdiv

A fourth-century tomb with a mural depicting the figure of a man has been found by electricity supply utility EVN

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Leisure 

Vitosha cleanup this weekend

June 6, 2012May 27, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff Sofia

The directorate of Vitosha nature park has organised a cleanup of the park to be held on June 9 2012.

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