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Month: September 2016

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Bulgaria Now podcast: Love leads to Bulgarian wine tours

September 29, 2016September 30, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgaria Now Podcast, Lance Nelson, Plovdiv, podcast, podcasts

Danish-born Zina Sorensen and her Bulgarian partner set up bulgarianwinetours.com in 2015, offering tours of Bulgaria’s wine regions to introduce foreigners

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Bulgaria 

Archaeological discoveries in Bulgaria: September 2016 highlights

September 29, 2016October 2, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff archaeology

September marks the closing phase of Bulgaria’s annual archaeology season, but the month did not disappoint as digs exposed a

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Bulgaria World 

Bulgaria’s campaign for Georgieva to head UN gets underway

September 29, 2016October 2, 2016 Clive Leviev-Sawyer Irina Bokova, Kristalina Georgieva

The late entry of Kristalina Georgieva as an official entrant to the race to be the next Secretary-General of the

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s NEK will not appeal Belene arbitration ruling

September 29, 2016September 30, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff Belene, energy

Bulgarian state electric utility NEK decided against appealing the arbitration ruling that awarded damages to Russia’s Atomstroyexport for the reactors

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Business 

UK Financial Conduct Authority warns on OneCoin, Bulgarian-linked operation

September 29, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff

The UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has issued a warning to consumers to be wary of dealing with OneCoin, which

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Bulgaria 

EC steps up infringement proceedings against Bulgaria on water pollution, digital markets

September 29, 2016September 29, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff European Commission

The European Commission said on September 29 that it was sending Bulgaria reasoned opinions, the second stage of infringement proceedings,

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Bulgaria 

World Bank to help Bulgaria better protect its nature

September 29, 2016 Independent Balkan News Agency World Bank

The World Bank will help Bulgaria protect and better manage its natural assets, like forests and air, as well as

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Business 

Poll finds views of Bulgarian business climate unchanged in September 2016

September 29, 2016September 30, 2016 Independent Balkan News Agency

A regular poll by Bulgaria’s National Statistical Institute (NSI) has found views of the country’s business climate unchanged in September

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria arrests 20-year-old French terrorism suspect

September 29, 2016September 30, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff

A 20-year-old French citizen suspected of links to terrorists has been arrested by Bulgaria while trying to cross into Turkey

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