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Month: May 2017

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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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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian Cabinet names new customs, revenue agency chiefs amid slew of appointments

May 10, 2017May 12, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff

Changes of government in Bulgaria are routinely accompanied by sweeping changes to the top ranks of the civil service and

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s largest party tables bill to introduce majoritarian system for electing Parliament

May 10, 2017May 11, 2017 Clive Leviev-Sawyer Boiko Borissov

GERB, the largest party in the National Assembly and the majority partner in Boiko Borissov’s coalition government, tabled on May

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian opposition parties accept Maria Gabriel’s nomination as European Commissioner, but with brickbats for GERB

May 10, 2017May 11, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov, European Commission

Not without complaints and criticism of Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov’s government, the two opposition parties in the National Assembly

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