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Month: August 2017

Sport 

Bulgaria’s Dimitrov wins maiden Masters title in Cincinnati

August 21, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff Grigor Dimitrov

Grigor Dimitrov cemented his credentials as a dark horse contender for the final tennis Grand Slam of the year, the

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Bulgaria 

FDI in Bulgaria in H1 2017 was 405M euro

August 18, 2017 Independent Balkan News Agency macroeconomic indicators

Foreign direct investment in Bulgaria in the first half of 2017 stood at 405 million euro, the equivalent of 0.8

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria expresses condolences after terrorist attack in Barcelona

August 17, 2017August 22, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Ekaterina Zaharieva has expressed her condolences to the victims of the

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Bulgaria 

Sunny Beach raids: Bulgarian PM Borissov defends Simeonov

August 17, 2017August 22, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov, tourism, Valeri Simeonov

Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov has come to the defence of one of his deputy prime ministers, ultra-nationalist leader Valeri

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria well below EU target for spending on official development assistance

August 17, 2017August 22, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria is among the bottom three European Union countries in spending on official development assistance and remains well below the

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria has given 561 people refugee status since the start of 2017

August 17, 2017August 17, 2017 Independent Balkan News Agency Europe migrant crisis, Refugees

A total of 561 foreign citizens have been granted refugee status by Bulgaria’s State Agency for Refugees between January 1

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria records 0.9% economic growth in Q2 2017 – flash estimate

August 16, 2017August 14, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

Bulgaria’s economy posted 0.9 per cent growth in the second quarter of the year, the National Statistical Institute (NSI) said

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Bulgaria 

Speed camera records Latvian driver doing 152km/h in 60km/h zone in Bulgaria’s Shoumen

August 16, 2017August 19, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff

A BMW with a Latvian registration was recorded travelling at 152km/h in a 60km/h zone in the region of the

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria has highest ratio to GDP of government spending on public order and safety in EU – Eurostat

August 16, 2017August 18, 2017 Independent Balkan News Agency Eurostat

Among all European Union countries in 2015, the ratio to GDP of government spending on “public order and safety” was

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