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Month: June 2017

Business 

Bulgarian Cabinet to approve changes to regulations to ease hiring of foreign employees – Economy Ministry

June 2, 2017June 4, 2017 Independent Balkan News Agency

At a meeting scheduled for June 7 2017, Bulgaria’s Cabinet will approve changes to regulations to make it easier for

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Sport 

Bulgaria’s Dimitrov exits French Open

June 2, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff Grigor Dimitrov

Grigor Dimitrov’s underwhelming clay-court season ended with a defeat in the French Open third round, as the Bulgarian fell in

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Bulgaria 

Close to 1000 additional police to be on duty at Bulgarian seaside this summer – Interior Minister

June 2, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff tourism

A total of 946 police officers will be sent on duty to Bulgaria’s Black Sea summer coastal holiday resorts in

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian National Assembly Speaker survives opposition motion for resignation – by four votes

June 1, 2017June 3, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s National Assembly Speaker, Dimitar Glavchev, survived a vote on June 1 calling for his resignation, with a majority of

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian PM Borissov congratulates Zaev on becoming head of government in Skopje

June 1, 2017 Independent Balkan News Agency

Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov has congratulated Zoran Zaev on becoming head of government in Skopje, the cabinet press service

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Leisure 

A cave, an island, an ancient theatre: Fascinating venues for Wiener Cello Ensemble 5 +1 concerts in Bulgaria

June 1, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff

The Wiener Cello Ensemble 5 +1 will give four concerts in Bulgaria in June 2017, at a range of unconventional

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian capital Sofia names street after anti-apartheid icon Nelson Mandela

June 1, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff Sofia

The city council in Bulgarian capital city Sofia has named a street in the Lozenets residential area after anti-apartheid hero,

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Bulgaria 

219 dead in road accidents in Bulgaria in first five months of 2017

June 1, 2017June 3, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff

A total of 219 people have died and 2820 have been injured in road accidents in Bulgaria, the EU country

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Europe 

Macedonia parliament votes Zaev coalition government into office

June 1, 2017 Independent Balkan News Agency Macedonia

Parliament in the Republic of Macedonia voted into office last night the new government led by the social democrat Zoran Zaev.

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