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Day: May 2, 2017

Business 

Bulgarian regulator clears KBC acquisition of NBG Bulgarian businesses

May 2, 2017May 4, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s Commission for Protection of Competition (CPC) has ruled to approve the proposed deal in which Belgian-based KBC Group would

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Business 

British American Tobacco gets regulatory approval to buy Bulgartabac brands, distribution unit

May 2, 2017May 4, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria Commission for Protection of Competition (CPC) said on May 2 that it has approved British American Tobacco’s (BAT) proposed deal

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s ‘Borissov 3’ coalition government talks in final straight

May 2, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov

Negotiations on the formation of a new coalition government to be headed by Boiko Borissov headed into a final phase

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian Air Force asks people not to fly drones on May 6 Army Day

May 2, 2017May 3, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff Sofia

Bulgaria’s Air Force has asked people in Sofia and surrounding places not to fly any remote-controlled aircraft such as drones on

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Bulgaria 

Prosecutors charge three Syrians, two Bulgarians over illegal trafficking of migrants

May 2, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s Special Prosecutor’s Office said on May 2 that it had laid criminal charges against three Syrians and two Bulgarians

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Bulgaria Videos 

Video: Bulgarian tourism, a government-to-be, the Sofia Science Festival and Eurovision

May 2, 2017May 3, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov, Bulgaria Now, Eurovision, Lance Nelson, podcasts, Sofia Science Festival, tourism

Bulgaria turned in a healthy growth in tourism figures in the first three months of 2017, while a new elected

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Business 

Unemployment in Bulgaria drops again, but youth joblessness is up

May 2, 2017May 3, 2017 Independent Balkan News Agency macroeconomic indicators

In a year, unemployment in Bulgaria decreased to 6.6 per cent in March 2017, but at the same time joblessness

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