Another minor earth tremor jolts Bulgaria
Bulgaria was rocked by another tremor overnight, in what has been a forthnight of busy seismic activity. An earthquake measuring
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Year: 2012
The Sofia Globe: Editorial Charter
The Sofia Globe is intended for foreign and local readers with an interest in editorial content about, in order of
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EP committees ring death knell for ACTA in Europe
Three European Parliament committees voted against the Anti-Counterfeiting Treaty Agreement (ACTA) on May 31, only a day after Dutch parliament
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Sofia Metro system slowly extends further to the east
The Sofia Metro system is gradually expanding, with the recent addition of the line to the Inter Expo Centre on
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Belene plant profitable only with subsidies – think-tank
Bulgaria’s abandoned project to build a nuclear power plant at Belene on the Danube River can be profitable for a
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Sofia Forum to debate Balkans policies
Bulgaria’s capital city is to hold a Sofia Forum event on June 8 and 9 at which senior European Union
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Bulgaria’s political scene: Doing the splits
The beginning of June 2012 finds Bulgaria about a year away from parliamentary elections, and undeclared campaigning already begun –
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Pavlova calls for compulsory insurance of private buildings
Lilyana Pavlova, Minister of Regional Development and Public Works, has suggested the introduction of mandatory insurance against natural disasters for
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Bulgaria’s smoking ban: Hundreds of checks, few fines
Bulgarian health officials carried out more than 600 inspections on the first day that Bulgaria’s expanded law against smoking in
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