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Month: May 2017

Bulgaria 

Bulgaria January-April 2017 Budget surplus at 1.59B leva

May 31, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

Bulgaria’s Finance Ministry said that the consolidated Budget surplus for the first four months of 2017 was 1.59 billion leva,

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Sport 

Bulgaria’s Grigor Dimitrov advances into French Open third round

May 31, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff Grigor Dimitrov

The clay courts of Roland Garros have not been kind to Grigor Dimitrov, who has failed to progress beyond the

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian Orthodox Church Metropolitan: President Radev’s office not telling the truth about audience with Pope

May 31, 2017June 2, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgarian Orthodox Church, Roumen Radev

The statement by Bulgarian President Radev’s office that the reason that no Orthodox or Roman Catholic clergy from Bulgaria were

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Business 

Unemployment in Bulgaria hits new record low in April 2017, but youth unemployment is up – Eurostat

May 31, 2017June 1, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

Unemployment in Bulgaria in April 2017 was 6.4 per cent, down from eight per cent in April 2016, but over

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Bulgaria 

Borissov cabinet appoints new head of State Agency for Bulgarians Abroad

May 31, 2017June 1, 2017 Independent Balkan News Agency

Prime Minister Boiko Borissov’s coalition Cabinet appointed Petar Haralampiev as the new head of the State Agency for Bulgarians Abroad.

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Bulgaria 

False start for the fourth time in Bulgarian special court trial of Bourgas Airport terrorist attack accused

May 31, 2017June 1, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff Bourgas terrorist attack

For the fourth time, Bulgaria’s Special Criminal Court has not proceeded with the trial of two accused of involvement in

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Bulgaria 

World No-Tobacco Day: Bulgaria remains among EU countries with highest rate of smoking – Eurobarometer

May 30, 2017May 30, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff smoking

Bulgaria has the second-highest percentage of smokers in the European Union, 36 per cent, while the average Bulgarian smoker puffs

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian political leaders agree to review of security services and modernisation of the military

May 30, 2017May 31, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov, Nato, Roumen Radev

Bulgaria’s government is to review the state of the security services and projects for the modernisation of the country’s military,

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria high court says electoral rules referendum not binding

May 30, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s Supreme Administrative Court ruled on May 30 to declare the outcome of last year’s nationwide referendum on electoral rules

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