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Month: August 2017

Business 

Bulgarian business climate improved slightly in August 2017 – poll

August 28, 2017August 30, 2017 Independent Balkan News Agency

The business climate in Bulgaria bettered slightly in August 2017, according to a regular monthly poll that found that the

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria joint third-lowest in European Union in spending on education – Eurostat

August 28, 2017August 29, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria is third-lowest among European Union member countries, jointly with Italy, in the ratio to GDP of government spending on

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Bulgaria 

Forests in Bulgaria’s Kresna Gorge will need 50 years to recover from August 2017 inferno

August 27, 2017August 29, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff

The fire that has caused widespread devastation of woodland in the Kresna Gorge in southern Bulgaria entered its fourth day

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Bulgaria 

French president Macron backs Bulgaria’s Schengen, euro zone bids

August 25, 2017October 6, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov, euro zone, Roumen Radev, Schengen

Emmanuel Macron’s tour of Eastern Europe reached Bulgaria’s Black Sea coast on August 25, where, in meetings with President Roumen

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Bulgaria 

Archaeology: 2nd century CE drinking water collection tank found at Bulgaria’s Perperikon

August 25, 2017August 29, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff archaeology

Archaeologists at Bulgaria’s ancient sacred site Perperikon have found a drinking water collection tank dating from the second century CE,

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Bulgaria 

Archaeology: Ancient tavern, shops found under Sofia’s Sveta Nedelya Square

August 25, 2017January 4, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff archaeology, Sofia

An archaeological team working at the site of Bulgarian capital Sofia’s Sveta Nedelya Square said that they had found a

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Europe 

Calls for calm as Serbia and Macedonia act out Balkan thriller

August 25, 2017 Deutsche Welle Macedonia, Serbia

Alleged espionage, artificially created tensions and a lot of hot air are standard elements in a Balkan drama. But what

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Europe 

Serbia-Macedonia row: Vucic and Zaev ‘reach an agreement’

August 24, 2017August 24, 2017 Independent Balkan News Agency Macedonia, Serbia

After Serbia has practically evacuated all the staff from its embassy in Skopje, and Belgrade accused its neighboring country of

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Bulgaria Leisure 

What’s On: Bulgaria’s Plovdiv holds ‘Night’ from September 15 to 17

August 23, 2017August 23, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff Plovdiv

The bumper collection of events in Plovdiv known as “NIGHT” – founded originally as the Night of the Museums and

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