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Month: May 2017

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Bulgaria nominates MEP Maria Gabriel to be European Commissioner

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

Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov has informed European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker that the Cabinet is nominating Maria Gabriel, a

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Bulgarian exports to non-EU countries up 20.3% in March 2017, but trade balance negative

May 10, 2017May 10, 2017 Independent Balkan News Agency macroeconomic indicators

Bulgarian exports to third countries – meaning, those that are not members of the European Union – were 20.1 per

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian former foreign minister Mitov faces charges of mismanagement

May 9, 2017May 10, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff

The Sofia City Prosecutors’s office anti-corruption unit was investigating former foreign minister Daniel Mitov on charges of mismanagement, the prosecutor’s

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian government nominates Sofia police chief as new Interior Ministry head

May 9, 2017May 10, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov

Prime Minister Boiko Borissov’s coalition government is nominating Sofia police chief Mladen Marinov to be the new chief secretary of

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Business 

Bulgarian consumer confidence dropped in April 2017, three-month survey finds

May 9, 2017May 10, 2017 Independent Balkan News Agency

A survey held every three months has found that Bulgarian consumer confidence in April 2017 was down by 1.6 percentage

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Business 

Bulgaria’s exports to rest of EU up by 9% in January-February 2017 on annual basis – NSI

May 9, 2017May 10, 2017 Independent Balkan News Agency macroeconomic indicators

In the period January – February 2017, Bulgarian exports to other European Union countries increased by nine per cent compared

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s Prime Minister, President congratulate Macron on his French presidential election victory

May 8, 2017May 10, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov, Roumen Radev

Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov and President Roumen Radev each have sent congratulations to Emmanuel Macron on his victory in

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian Education Minister: Teachers’ salaries will go up by about 15 per cent on September 1

May 7, 2017January 9, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff

The salaries of teachers in Bulgaria will be increased by about 15 per cent as of September 1 2017, the

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Bulgaria’s GERB party to table legislation to introduce majoritarian election system

May 7, 2017January 4, 2019 Independent Balkan News Agency Boiko Borissov, Tsvetan Tsvetanov

The first legislation that Boiko Borissov’s centre-right GERB party will table in the Parliament elected in March this year will

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