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Day: June 8, 2017

Bulgaria 

Bulgarian Jewish community confers awards on former president Plevneliev and late Metropolitan Neofit

June 8, 2017January 7, 2019 Clive Leviev-Sawyer Bulgarian Jews, Bulgarian Orthodox Church

At a moving ceremony at the Sofia Central Synagogue on June 8, the Shalom Organization of the Jews in Bulgaria

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Bulgaria 

Foreign diplomats, chambers of commerce urge Bulgaria to improve judiciary

June 8, 2017June 10, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff judiciary

Bulgaria should step up its efforts to reform its judicial system in order to improve efficiency, ensure equal access to

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Business 

Bulgaria eases labour market access for foreign employees

June 8, 2017June 9, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff

The procedure for registering seasonal workers from outside the European Union for up to 90 days will be alleviated, Bulgaria’s

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian government approves 7M leva transfer to Plovdiv for European Capital of Culture 2019

June 8, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff Plovdiv

At a regular meeting on June 8, Bulgaria’s coalition government approved the financial transfer for 2017, amounting to seven million

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Bulgaria 

EC approves 86.6M euro for Sofia Metro line 3 extension

June 8, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff Sofia

The European Commission said on June 8 that it has approved 86.6 million euro in new funding from the European

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Bulgaria 

14 arrested for alleged corruption scheme selling driving licences at Bulgarian state motor vehicle inspectorate

June 8, 2017June 9, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff

Officers from Bulgaria’s Chief Directorate against Organised Crime arrested 14 people on June 8 in connection with alleged corruption involving

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian prosecution orders probe into alleged corruption in Turkish border fence project

June 8, 2017June 9, 2017 Independent Balkan News Agency Turkey

Bulgaria’s Supreme Cassation Prosecution has ordered the State Agency for National Security and the State Financial Inspection Agency to investigate

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