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Day: December 1, 2017

Business 

Record-high price for real estate in Bulgaria as competition body approves South African purchase of Paradise Center mall

December 1, 2017December 3, 2017 Independent Balkan News Agency Sofia

Bulgaria’s Competition Protection Commission has approved the acquisition of Paradise Center mall in Sofia by South African fund NEPI Project

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s Plovdiv ranked 162nd out of 178 cities in Europe in cost of living

December 1, 2017December 3, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff Plovdiv, Sofia

Bulgaria’s second city Plovdiv ranked 162nd out of 178 cities in Europe in terms of cost of living, according to

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Bulgaria 

Development of relations with Turkey a priority for Bulgaria, Borissov tells Ankara’s EU minister

December 1, 2017December 2, 2017 Independent Balkan News Agency Boiko Borissov, Turkey

The stable and sustainable development of relations between Bulgaria and Turkey is a priority in Bulgarian foreign policy, Prime Minister

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Europe 

Vardar River floods the central part of Skopje

December 1, 2017December 1, 2017 Independent Balkan News Agency Macedonia

The heavy rain falls of the recent hours in the Republic of Macedonia have flooded several areas of the country.

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Europe 

Albania: Heavy rains trigger many floods

December 1, 2017 Independent Balkan News Agency Albania

Albania continues to be in a state of emergency caused by the heavy rains that have fallen all over the

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s Parliament adopts declaration on country’s 2018 EU Presidency

December 1, 2017December 2, 2017 Clive Leviev-Sawyer Bulgaria EU presidency

Bulgaria’s National Assembly adopted on December 1 a declaration, tabled by MPs from various parliamentary groups, on the country’s 2018

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian Parliament approves 2018 Budget Act at second reading

December 1, 2017December 2, 2017 Clive Leviev-Sawyer

Bulgaria’s National Assembly has given its final approval to the 2018 Budget Act after a marathon of two late-night sittings,

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Bulgaria 

With one month of 2017 left to go, Bulgaria’s road death toll reaches 612

December 1, 2017December 2, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff

A total of 612 people died in accidents on Bulgaria’s roads in the first 11 months of 2017, according to

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Bulgaria 

Innovative School: Project-based learning at the American College of Sofia

December 1, 2017May 10, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff

No more dead parrot-fashion learning. No more rote learning by passive pupils. Let us enter the age of Project Based

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