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Day: July 30, 2015

Business 

New governor of Bulgaria’s central bank to get salary much lower than predecessor

July 30, 2015August 3, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff

Recently-appointed central Bulgarian National Bank (BNB) governor Dimitar Radev will get a monthly salary of 15 368 leva (about 7857

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wine glasses containing red wine amid moody wisps of smoke
Business 

Russia’s economic woes cause 60 per cent slump in Bulgarian wine sales

July 30, 2015August 3, 2015 Independent Balkan News Agency Russia

Bulgarian wine sales have fallen by 60 per cent because of the political and economic situation in Russia, a leading

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Leisure 

Film review: Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation

July 30, 2015July 30, 2015 Andre Crous of The Prague Post

We first saw Tom Cruise play special agent Ethan Hunt in Brian DePalma’s Mission: Impossible, which was partly set in

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Europe 

EC extends ‘safety net’ measures for dairy, fruit and veg for producers affected by Russian ban

July 30, 2015July 31, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff

The European Commission (EC) said on July 30 that “safety net” measures for the European dairy, fruit and vegetables sectors

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Business 

Bulgarians have close to a billion leva in arrears debts – collection agency association

July 30, 2015July 31, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgarians were deeper in debt in arrears in the first half of 2015 than at the same time last year,

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian Socialist Party’s Maya Manolova elected as national Ombudsman

July 30, 2015July 31, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgarian Socialist Party MP Maya Manolova was elected the country’s new national Ombudsman by MPs on July 30, with 129

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Business 

Bulgaria’s competition watchdog fines bus company 565 100 leva

July 30, 2015July 30, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s Commission for Protection of Competition (CPC) said on July 30 that it has fined Etap-Adress a total of 565

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Bulgaria 

Parliament votes broad powers for National Protection Service

July 30, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff Ahmed Dogan

Bulgaria’s Parliament has voted broad powers for the National Protection Service, confirming police powers for it, the right to detain

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria cracks down on illegal seaside construction – of tents

July 30, 2015July 31, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff Bourgas

Officials from Bulgaria’s Forestry Agency, Bourgas regional inspectorate of environment and water and police have begun raids against unlawful camping

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