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Day: December 14, 2016

Business 

Bulgarian businesses among lowest in using internet advertising – Eurostat

December 14, 2016March 9, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff Media

Bulgaria is among six countries in the European Union where businesses least make use of advertising on the internet, EU

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s political crisis: GERB to meet Reformist Bloc for talks in coming days

December 14, 2016March 9, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov

Boiko Borissov’s GERB party will meet the Reformist Bloc for talks in coming days in connection with the exploratory mandate

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Bulgaria 

Residents of Bulgaria’s blast-hit Hitrino unlikely to be able to return home soon

December 14, 2016March 9, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff

The people of Bulgaria’s north-eastern village of Hitrino, which was hit by a devastating gas tank transport train explosion on

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria high court orders partial referendum recount

December 14, 2016March 9, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s Supreme Administrative Court ordered on December 14 a recount of ballots cast in the nationwide referendum on November 6

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Bulgaria 

German federal interior ministry donates 12 all-terrain vehicles to Bulgarian Border Police

December 14, 2016March 9, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff Europe migrant crisis

German’s federal interior ministry has donated 12 all-terrain vehicles to Bulgaria’s Border Police, the German embassy in Sofia and the

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Europe 

EU unveils jobless benefits overhaul

December 14, 2016March 9, 2017 Deutsche Welle Brexit

The European Union has outlined new benefits reforms delayed by the Brexit campaign. The proposal clarifies rights for EU expatriate

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