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Day: May 11, 2017

Perspectives 

Opinion: Modern-day slaves?

May 11, 2017May 11, 2017 David Clark Brexit

Britain is my native country. I was born and bred here, but I was living and working for some years

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Bulgaria 

EU spring forecast re-affirms Bulgaria 2017 growth estimate at 2.9%

May 11, 2017May 11, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

The European Commission’s spring forecast for the EU economy, released on May 11, estimated that Bulgaria’s economy would continue growing

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Bulgaria 

Religion has regained ground strongly in Central and Eastern Europe since fall of the USSR – survey

May 11, 2017May 12, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgarian Orthodox Church

Bulgaria is among countries where religion has strongly regained ground since the collapse of the Soviet Union, a major new

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Leisure 

2017 Sofia Science Festival officially opens at Sofia Tech Park

May 11, 2017May 12, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff Sofia, Sofia Science Festival

The 2017 Sofia Science Festival, the seventh annual such event, opened on May 11 and continues until May 14. The

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Business 

Switzerland imposes quotas on work permits for Bulgarians and Romanians

May 11, 2017May 11, 2017 Independent Balkan News Agency

The government of Switzerland decided on May 10 to limit work permits for Bulgarians and Romanians, saying that in 2016,

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Leisure 

Sofia History Museum holding exhibition on archaeological finds in city in 2016

May 11, 2017May 11, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff archaeology, Sofia

The Sofia Regional History Museum is holding an exhibition entitled “Archaeology of Sofia and the Sofia Region 2016” from May

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Europe 

Parents of EU children can receive EU residency

May 11, 2017 Deutsche Welle

Non-EU citizens have a possibility to stay in the bloc if their children are EU nationals, the EU’s top court

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