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Month: August 2016

Bulgaria 

Bulgaria January-July 2016 Budget surplus at 3.28B leva, beats forecasts

August 31, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

Bulgaria’s Finance Ministry said on August 31 that the consolidated Budget surplus for the seven months of 2016 was 3.28

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Bulgaria 

Borissov takes control of Bulgaria’s EU presidency from Kouneva

August 31, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov

Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov is taking personal control of co-ordination of the preparation and implementation of Bulgaria’s presidency of

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria unemployment, at 7.9% in July, again lower than EU average

August 31, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff Eurostat, macroeconomic indicators

Unemployment in Bulgaria in July 2016 was 7.9 per cent, below the European Union average of 8.6 per cent, and

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Bulgaria 

Political scientist: Absurd to still not know who will be candidates in the presidential election

August 31, 2016September 2, 2016 Clive Leviev-Sawyer Bulgaria elections 2016

In 1970, a film was released entitled Suppose They Gave a War and Nobody Came. The runup, if it can

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria to enable restrictions on movement of asylum applicants

August 31, 2016September 1, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff Europe migrant crisis

Bulgaria’s Cabinet approved on August 31 changes to State Agency for Refugees regulations that will enable restrictions on the movement

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian Foreign Minister: PM Borissov cannot be criticised for dialogue with Turkey

August 31, 2016September 1, 2016 Independent Balkan News Agency Boiko Borissov, Europe migrant crisis, Turkey

Bulgaria has done nothing but defend the common EU migration policy in its talks with Turkey, and Prime Minister Boiko

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Perspectives 

Opinion: Apple, taxes, and just punishment

August 31, 2016 Bernd Riegert of Deutsche Welle

Margrethe Vestager reminds us of the purpose of the European Union. Only she – as European Commissioner for Competition –

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Perspectives 

The Balkan Blog: Be an Ambler Gambler

August 31, 2016August 31, 2016 Patrick Brigham

In my last three murder mystery novels, certain critics have noted a similarity between my writing style and that of

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Leisure Videos 

Bulgaria Now podcast: Sofia Restaurant Week

August 31, 2016September 10, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff Lance Nelson, podcast, Sofia

The first Sofia Restaurant Week, September 11 to 17, is coming ever closer, as 25 of the Bulgarian capital’s finest

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