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Day: July 1, 2015

Leisure 

What’s On: US artist Brian Dailey’s Bulgaria in Democracy exhibition in Plovdiv opens on July 7

July 1, 2015July 1, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff Plovdiv

On the 25th anniversary of democracy in Bulgaria, United States artist Brian Dailey embarked on a photographic journey of the

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian cabinet mandates Defence Minister to negotiate purchase of jet fighters

July 1, 2015July 3, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff Nato

Bulgarian Defence Minister Nikolai Nenchev said on July 1 2015 that the cabinet had given him a mandate to negotiate

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Sport 

Dimitrov wins serving duel against Johnson, into Wimbledon third round

July 1, 2015July 1, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff Grigor Dimitrov

Bulgaria’s Grigor Dimitrov faced a stern test from big-serving American Steve Johnson but won in straight sets 7-6 (10-8), 6-2,

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Bulgaria 

Ukrainians, Moldovans and Macedonians top charts in getting Bulgarian citizenship

July 1, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff Eurostat

Bulgaria granted citizenship to 808 people in 2013, with people from Ukraine accounting for the largest number, going by figures

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian court hands heavier sentence in ‘radical Islam’ trial

July 1, 2015July 1, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff

The Plovdiv appellate court ruled on July 1 to increase the jail sentence handed to imam Ahmed Musa Ahmed, who

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria creates council for preparation for euro zone membership

July 1, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff euro zone

Bulgaria’s cabinet approved on July 1 the setting up of a co-ordination council to prepare the country for euro zone

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria Budget surplus up to 1.09B leva in May, below forecast

July 1, 2015July 3, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

Bulgaria’s Finance Ministry said that the consolidated Budget surplus grew to 1.09 billion leva, or 1.3 per cent of the

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian Defence Minister: Political instability in neighbouring countries also a threat

July 1, 2015July 1, 2015 Independent Balkan News Agency Greece, Macedonia, Turkey

The security threats to Bulgaria come not only from the conflict in Ukraine or from the “Islamic State” group but

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian security agency, police in operation against people-traffickers in Sofia

July 1, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff Sofia

Bulgaria’s State Agency for National Security, assisted by Sofia police, carried out a special operation in the capital city on

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