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Day: May 30, 2017

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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Business 

Poll: Business climate in Bulgaria in May 2017 improved on all fronts

May 30, 2017 Independent Balkan News Agency

In May 2017, the indicator of the business climate in Bulgaria increased by 3.2 percentage points in comparison with April,

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Leisure 

Fee to rent umbrella and chaise longue on Bulgarian beaches this summer ranges from 72 stotinki to 16 leva – report

May 30, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff tourism

If price is your only consideration in renting an umbrella and chaise longue – a deckchair, if you will –

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Bulgaria 

Archaeology: Further 400 sq m of mosaics, 65 graves uncovered at Plovdiv’s Great Basilica site

May 30, 2017May 31, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff archaeology, Plovdiv

A further 400 square metres of mosaics and 65 graves have been uncovered since the beginning of the 2017 archaeological

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Bulgaria 

Borissov: State will give Plovdiv 20M leva for European Capital of Culture 2019

May 30, 2017May 31, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov, Plovdiv

Bulgaria’s government will grant Plovdiv a sum of 20 million leva (about 10.26 million euro) for its place as European

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Bulgaria 

Foreign ministers: Bulgaria – Croatia direct flights will boost tourism

May 30, 2017 Independent Balkan News Agency Croatia

Bulgaria and Croatia hope that direct air flights between the two countries’ capital cities will make a positive contribution to

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