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Day: December 28, 2016

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Death toll on Bulgaria’s roads so far in 2016 reaches 700

December 28, 2016March 9, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff

Seven hundred people have died in road accidents in Bulgaria so far in 2016, a total of 43 in December

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Bulgaria re-opens concession tender for Plovdiv Airport

December 28, 2016March 9, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff Plovdiv

Bulgaria’s outgoing Cabinet said on December 28 that it decided to re-open the tender for a 35-year concession on the

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Flu epidemics declared in Bulgaria’s Harmanli, Haskovo districts

December 28, 2016March 9, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgarian regional health authorities declared flu epidemics on December 28 in the districts of Harmanli and Haskovo, a day after

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria names February 21 as day to honour fighters against Nazism

December 28, 2016March 9, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s outgoing government decided on December 28 2016 to name February 21 as a day to honour fighters against Nazism.

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Bulgaria moves to reform law on managing Black Sea beaches ‘to improve quality of tourist service’

December 28, 2016March 9, 2017 Independent Balkan News Agency tourism

Bulgaria’s outgoing Cabinet approved on December 28 amendments to the Black Sea Coast Spatial Planning Act that, if approved, would

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Bulgaria’s Sofia to host International Organisation of Vine and Wine congress in May-June 2017

December 28, 2016March 9, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff Sofia

Bulgaria’s capital Sofia will host the 40th congress of the International Organisation of Vine and Wine (OIV) from May 29

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