Sofia’s new metro line opens
The opening of Sofia’s new metro underground railway line was celebrated by offering free rides to all users from the
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Month: August 2012
Environment Ministry orders new ban on building in Bulgaria’s Kamchiya: Updated
Bulgaria’s Environment Ministry on August 31 issued a new ban on construction in the Kamchiya Sands area, responding to the
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Lufthansa cabin staff strike in Frankfurt causes cancellation of Sofia flights
Lufthansa flights between Frankfurt and Sofia, including a flight arriving in the Bulgarian capital at 1pm and a scheduled departure
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All shall be taxed: Coffee vending machines, parking and snack machines to be linked to Bulgaria’s revenue agency
Bulgaria’s National Revenue Agency has issued a reminder that by the end of October, all coffee vending machines, parking voucher
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Bulgarian socialists’ Koutev apologises – sort of – for AIDS ‘joke’
A week after controversy erupted about his “joke” likening socialism to AIDS, the Bulgarian Socialist Party’s Anton Koutev apologised for
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Police, tax and labour authorities raid Sofia strip bars, sex clubs
Teams from Bulgaria’s anti-organised crime police, customs, tax and labour authorities, food safety inspectors and Culture Ministry staff raided three
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Police in Uganda arrest four Bulgarians for attempted ATM skimming
Police in the Ugandan capital Kampala arrested four Bulgarians for attempting to use skimming devices to drain money from automated
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Unemployment in EU was 10.4% in July – Eurostat
Euro zone seasonally-adjusted unemployment was 11.3 per cent in July 2012, stable compared with June, EU statistics office Eurostat said on August
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Archaeology: Incense vessel in shape of bull’s head found on island off Bulgaria’s Sozopol
An ancient incense vessel in the shape of a bull’s head, estimated to date from the sixth century BCE, has
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