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Month: August 2017

Bulgaria 

Bulgarian authorities carry out check-ups in Sunny Beach, other Black Sea summer resorts

August 13, 2017August 16, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff tourism

For a second consecutive night, teams from Bulgaria’s police, tax agency, food, health and labour inspectorates carried out check-ups in

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian Foreign Ministry proposes authorising notaries to certify translations

August 11, 2017August 15, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff

The Bulgarian Foreign Ministry has proposed speeding up administrative procedures by authorising notaries, and not only ministry staff in Sofia,

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Business 

Bulgaria had largest drop in youth unemployment in EU between 2006 and 2016 – Eurostat

August 11, 2017August 15, 2017 Independent Balkan News Agency Eurostat

Youth unemployment in Bulgaria fell from close to 30 per cent in 2006 to 22.7 per cent in 2016, according

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Bulgaria 

Number of illegal migration arrests in Bulgaria drops sharply – Interior Ministry

August 10, 2017 Independent Balkan News Agency European migrant crisis

The number of arrests for illegal migration in Bulgaria in the first half of 2017 was 80 per cent lower

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria expects record-high wheat harvest – ministry

August 10, 2017August 10, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s Agriculture Ministry has said that this year’s wheat harvest is expected to reach an all-time high, with preliminary figures

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World 

2017 Perseid meteor shower to peak on August 12

August 9, 2017August 14, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff final frontier

Skywatchers in Bulgaria will be able to enjoy one of the summer night sky’s most spectacular annual displays as the

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian Justice Ministry proposes easing bureaucratic procedures for applying for citizenship

August 9, 2017August 13, 2017 Independent Balkan News Agency

Bulgaria’s Ministry of Justice has made public its proposals for easing the administrative burden on applicants for citizenship. If accepted, the

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria reports another jump in exports but trade balance remains negative

August 9, 2017 Independent Balkan News Agency macroeconomic indicators

In January to June 2017, the value of all exported goods from Bulgaria amounted to 25 131.3 million leva, an

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian President Radev vetoes Environmental Protection Act amendments

August 8, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff Roumen Radev

Bulgarian President Roumen Radev said on August 8 that he was vetoing recently-passed amendments to the Environmental Protection Act meant

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