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Month: August 2016

Bulgaria 

Archaeological finds in Bulgaria: August 2016 highlights

August 30, 2016September 22, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff archaeology

August is traditionally a peak month for archaeological work in Bulgaria, and in 2016, the month has yielded a wealth

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria to offer investors four options for Balkan gas hub – report

August 30, 2016 Independent Balkan News Agency energy, South Stream

Bulgaria’s natural gas grid operator Bulgartransgaz will present potential investors with four possible options for its proposed Balkan gas hub

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria seeing ‘record growth’ in tourism this summer

August 30, 2016August 31, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff tourism

Bulgaria is reporting record growth in the number of tourists visiting the country in 2016 and this summer may be

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian ‘Every Day’ daily ceases to be daily

August 30, 2016 Independent Balkan News Agency Media

Bulgarian daily ‘Vseki Den’ (“Every Day”) has ceased to be a daily and after suspending publication, is expected to return

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Europe 

US warns citizens of terrorist threats in Turkey

August 30, 2016 VOANews Turkey

The U.S. State Department is continuing to warn U.S. citizens of an increased threat from terrorist groups throughout Turkey. In

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Bulgaria World 

Portugal’s Guterres holds lead in third ‘straw poll’ to be next UN Secretary-General

August 29, 2016August 31, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff Irina Bokova

Antonio Guterres, formerly Portugal’s prime minister and a former head of the UN High Commission for Refugees, scored a hat

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s GERB again postpones announcement of presidential candidate

August 29, 2016August 31, 2016 Clive Leviev-Sawyer Boiko Borissov, Bulgaria elections 2016

Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov’s centre-right GERB party has again postponed announcing its candidate in the country’s November 2016 presidential

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Bulgaria 

Refugee Crisis: Frontex director demands more support for Bulgaria

August 29, 2016March 2, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff Europe migrant crisis

Fabrice Leggeri, the French Executive Director of the European border protection agency Frontex, has demanded more support for Bulgaria. He

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Business 

Bulgarian business climate in August unchanged from July – poll

August 29, 2016August 31, 2016 Independent Balkan News Agency macroeconomic indicators

The Bulgarian business climate in August 2016 was largely unchanged from July, according to a regular monthly survey among managers

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