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Day: July 12, 2012

Leisure 

Loud crowd: Kavarna Rock festival July 13-15

July 12, 2012July 12, 2012 The Sofia Globe staff

The small town of Kavarna on Bulgaria’s Black Sea coast has built a reputation as a haven for fans of

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Business 

France’s Total granted oil, gas exploration licence in Bulgaria

July 12, 2012April 19, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff energy

French oil and gas group total was awarded a licence to prospect for fossil fuels in Bulgaria’s exclusive economic area

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Bulgaria Business News 

Bulgaria records second straight month of deflation

July 12, 2012July 12, 2012 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s consumer price index fell by one per cent in June, the second straight month of deflation, pushing the year-on-year

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Bulgaria News 

Bulgaria likely to allow continued construction on beachfronts

July 12, 2012July 12, 2012 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgarian Parliament passed at first reading amendments to the Black Sea Coast Act that banned most construction on beachfronts on

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Bulgaria Europe News 

Number of foreigners living in Bulgaria well below EU average

July 12, 2012May 22, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria is among four European Union member states with the lowest number of resident foreigners, at 0.5 per cent of

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Bulgaria 

Russian lawmakers approve internet blacklist measure

July 12, 2012July 12, 2012 Marissa Melton of VOANews

Russia’s lower house of parliament has approved a bill that gives the government power to blacklist websites containing what officials

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Bulgaria News 

Bulgaria comes up with draft law on funeral agencies, burials

July 12, 2012July 12, 2012 The Sofia Globe staff

A funeral agency that advertises its services in a hospital or tries to tout for business in a morgue will

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Europe News 

Bulgarian caught driving 248km/h on Croatian highway

July 12, 2012July 12, 2012 The Sofia Globe staff

A Bulgarian was stopped by police in Croatia after driving at 248km/h on a highway, local media said. In Croatia,

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Bulgaria News 

Bulgaria opens new 35km stretch of Trakiya motorway to the Black Sea

July 12, 2012June 2, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff motorways

Travelling time from Bulgaria’s capital city Sofia to the Black Sea coast is being further reduced by the opening on

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