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Day: September 15, 2017

Business 

Demand for serviced apartments in Sofia expected to peak in H1 2018 because of EU Presidency

September 15, 2017September 15, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff

The Presidency of the Council of the European Union rotates among EU member states every six months – and from

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria annual CPI records 1.4% inflation in August

September 15, 2017September 15, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

Bulgaria’s annual consumer price index (CPI) recorded 1.4 per cent inflation in August, after monthly figures showed 0.1 per cent inflation,

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian Foreign Ministry condemns vandalism of gravestones in Jewish part of Sofia cemetery

September 15, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgarian Jews, Sofia

Bulgaria’s Foreign Ministry said on September 15 that it condemned the vandalism of gravestones in the Jewish section of Central

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Bulgaria 

TV showman seeking ‘talented, qualified, and moral’ Bulgarians to run the country

September 15, 2017 Clive Leviev-Sawyer

After years of speculation that he intended entering politics, Bulgarian television showman Slavi Trifonov said on September 15 that he

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Europe 

Juncker: ‘I don’t intend to force countries to join the euro if they are not willing or not able to do so’

September 15, 2017September 17, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff euro zone

European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker has defended his proposal, announced in the European Parliament in an annual speech on September

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria strongly condemns latest North Korean missile launch

September 15, 2017 Independent Balkan News Agency

Bulgaria strongly condemns the latest missile launch by North Korea, the Foreign Ministry in Sofia said on September 15. In

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Bulgaria 

One in four employees is a passive smoker in Europe, Greece worst in Europe

September 15, 2017 Independent Balkan News Agency smoking

According to a new study led by Philip Philippides, PhD, of the Imperial College London, which was presented at the

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s Plovdiv reports rise in earnings from tourism in 2017

September 15, 2017September 17, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff Plovdiv, tourism

Businesses and local authorities in Plovdiv are reporting increases in earnings from tourism, and a marked rise in the number

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