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Day: July 31, 2015

Bulgaria 

Bulgaria utilities regulator announces 0.1% electricity price cut

July 31, 2015August 4, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff energy

Bulgaria’s Energy and Water Regulatory Commission (EWRC) said on July 31 that household electricity prices will be cut by an

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Bulgaria 

For first time, Bulgarians against euro – albeit narrowly

July 31, 2015August 3, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff

For the first time, a Eurobarometer poll has shown that Bulgarians, formerly in favour of the euro, are now narrowly

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Bulgaria 

Unemployment in Bulgaria in June 9.6%, matching EU average

July 31, 2015August 3, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff Eurostat, macroeconomic indicators

Unemployment in Bulgaria in June 2015 was 9.6 per cent, the same as the European Union average, according to seasonally-adjusted

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Perspectives 

Bulgaria’s circles of coffee, compromises and coalitions

July 31, 2015August 30, 2015 Clive Leviev-Sawyer

A pattern of apparent collusion between Boiko Borissov’s GERB party and the Movement for Rights and Freedoms in recent votes

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Sport 

Beijing to host 2022 Winter Olympic Games

July 31, 2015July 31, 2015 VOANews

The International Olympic Committee has chosen Beijing as host of the 2022 winter Olympic Games, over Almaty, Kazakhstan, the only

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian Parliament passes bill to implement EU bank recovery directive

July 31, 2015August 3, 2015 Independent Balkan News Agency

Bulgarian MPs have passed at second reading a bill implementing the provisions of EU’s the bank recovery and resolution directive,

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Bulgaria 

President criticises election of Manolova as Ombudsman

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

The election of the Bulgarian Socialist Party’s Maya Manolova as national Ombudsman continues to draw sharp criticism, including from head

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Business 

Bulgarian-language newspaper, magazine cease publication

July 31, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff Media

Bulgarian-language daily Presa and its sibling magazine Tema are ceasing publication as of July 31, reportedly because of a severe

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