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Month: April 2016

Bulgaria 

Bulgaria tops Romanian tourists’ preferences

April 30, 2016 Independent Balkan News Agency Romania, tourism

More than a million Romanian tourists visited Bulgaria in 2015, making them the most numerous foreigners in the neighbouring country for

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Bulgaria 

‘Holy Fire’ appears in Jerusalem as Orthodox Christians celebrate Easter

April 30, 2016May 3, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgarian Orthodox Church

In an annual Easter ritual sacred to Orthodox Christians, the “holy fire” was distributed at the Church of the Holy

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Perspectives 

Nationalism vs Brexit

April 29, 2016June 27, 2016 Patrick Brigham Brexit

I can’t vote in the forthcoming referendum, to determine Great Britain’s future in Europe, and so I reserve the right

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian Parliament backtracks on splitting referendum, election dates

April 28, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s National Assembly voted on April 28 to rescind a decision it took a week previously that would have de-linked

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s Parliament changes rules on polling stations abroad…again

April 28, 2016May 3, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff

This week’s version of the Bulgarian Electoral Code says that polling stations abroad can be opened in places other than

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Bulgaria 

Stara Zagora becomes second Bulgarian municipality to ban the burqa

April 28, 2016May 2, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff

The southern Bulgarian municipality of Stara Zagora became the second in two days to vote to ban the wearing of

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Bulgaria 

Uproar in Bulgarian Parliament over election law changes

April 28, 2016April 28, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff

The eve of the Orthodox Easter long weekend found Bulgaria’s MPs still in their benches in the National Assembly –

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria competition watchdog fines Sofia copycat taxi company

April 28, 2016May 2, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s competition regulator said on April 28 that it fined a Sofia taxi company 50 000 leva (about 25 600

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Business 

Poll shows downturn in views on Bulgaria’s business climate in April

April 28, 2016May 2, 2016 Independent Balkan News Agency

The overall outlook among business people in Bulgaria about the country’s business climate saw a downturn in April 2016, driven

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