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Month: August 2015

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Bulgaria 

Prosecutors charge man over rape and murder of British expatriate in Bulgarian village

August 4, 2015August 9, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff

The Regional Prosecutor’s Office in Yambol has laid charges against a 40-year-old man in connection with the rape and murder

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian police catch 158 motorists drink-driving in three days

August 4, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgarian police caught 158 motorists drink-driving, 52 of the drivers close to three times over the limit, in a special operation

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Bulgaria 

Dead dolphins again wash up on shores of Bulgaria’s Black Sea coast

August 4, 2015August 9, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff

Summer 2015 is again seeing numbers of dead dolphins washing up on the shore of Bulgaria’s Black Sea coastline, with

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Europe 

Five die in floods in Macedonia

August 4, 2015August 4, 2015 Independent Balkan News Agency Macedonia

Five people have died from the bad weather and floods last night in Tetovo, in the west of Macedonia. The

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria backtracks on camera, video monitoring of traffic cops

August 4, 2015August 5, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s traffic police are again being allowed to issue fines without being subject to video and audio recording, with the

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s new electricity prices still facing opposition

August 3, 2015August 5, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff energy

Bulgaria’s largest employer organisations have threatened to hold new protests in September, with the support of trade unions, should the

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Bulgaria 

Sofia court requests clarity on bid to extradite retail chain boss to Italy

August 3, 2015August 5, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff

Sofia City Court is to request further information before deciding on an application for the extradition of a Bulgarian retail

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria revenue agency launches check of print media

August 3, 2015August 5, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff Media

Bulgaria’s National Revenue Agency (NRA) said on August 3 that it has started checking the finances of all print media,

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria Budget surplus at 890M leva in H1 2015

August 3, 2015August 5, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

Bulgaria’s Finance Ministry said that the consolidated Budget surplus in the first half of 2015 came in at 890 million

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