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Day: July 10, 2017

Sport 

At Wimbledon, Dimitrov falls short against Federer again

July 10, 2017July 12, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff Grigor Dimitrov

On a day with plenty of drama on the tennis courts of Wimbledon, the least amount was to be found

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Business 

In Istanbul, Bulgarian PM Borissov talks energy issues with Turkish, Russian top officials

July 10, 2017July 12, 2017 Independent Balkan News Agency energy, Russia, Turkey

Bulgaria and Turkey have a common understanding that the development of gas transmission infrastructure, covering more Balkan countries and Europe,

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Bulgaria 

EC grants Bulgaria 1.22M euro emergency assistance to aid reception and protection of asylum-seekers and refugees

July 10, 2017July 11, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff Europe migrant crisis, Greece, Refugees

The European Commission said on July 10 that it had awarded an additional 1.22 million euro in emergency assistance to

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s President Radev accuses government of procrastinating about fighter jet acquisition

July 10, 2017July 11, 2017 Clive Leviev-Sawyer Roumen Radev

The prolonged political tussle in Bulgaria about the fighter jet acquisition process continued on July 10 with President Roumen Radev

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Bulgaria 

Foreign ministry teams from Sofia and Skopje have ‘basis for compromise’ on good-neighbourliness treaty

July 10, 2017 Independent Balkan News Agency Macedonia

A “basis for compromise” was achieved in talks over the weekend of July 8 and 9 between teams headed by

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Business 

Bulgarian exports in January – May 2017 were 15.7% higher than in January – May 2016 – statistics institute

July 10, 2017July 11, 2017 Independent Balkan News Agency macroeconomic indicators

In January to May 2017, the value of all goods exported from Bulgaria added up to 20.5 billion leva, about

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s anti-organised crime directorate now able to monitor social network communications – report

July 10, 2017July 11, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s Chief Directorate for Combating Organised Crime now has software that can access information from communications online on Facebook, Viber,

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