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Month: March 2018

Bulgaria 

About 63% of foreign citizens in Bulgaria own their own home

March 15, 2018March 16, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff

About 63 per cent of foreign citizens in Bulgaria own their own home, according to figures released by European Union

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria had highest death rate in the European Union in 2015 – Eurostat

March 15, 2018March 16, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria had the highest death rate in the European Union in 2015, with 1660 deaths per 100 000 inhabitants, EU

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Europe 

Proposed new EU visa policy: Easier for tourists, tougher for countries that do not take back migrants

March 14, 2018March 16, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Refugees, Schengen, tourism

The European Commission said on March 14 that it was proposing to reform the EU’s common visa policy “to adapt

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian MPs set up ad hoc parliamentary committee to investigate CEZ assets sale

March 14, 2018April 3, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff energy

Bulgaria’s National Assembly voted on March 14 to establish an ad hoc parliamentary committee tasked with investigating the circumstances of

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria annual CPI records 2.0% inflation in February

March 14, 2018March 15, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

Bulgaria’s annual consumer price index (CPI) recorded two per cent inflation in February, up 0.2 percentage points compared to a

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Bulgaria 

One dead in fire at Bulgaria’s Arsenal armaments plant in Kazanluk

March 14, 2018March 15, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff

A 26-year-old man has died and another has severe burns following a fire at the Arsenal arms and ammunition plant

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian Foreign Ministry rejects Erdoğan’s ‘spiritual frontiers’ statement

March 14, 2018March 15, 2018 Independent Balkan News Agency Turkey

Bulgaria’s Foreign Ministry has reacted to a statement by Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdoğan that “Kurdhzali is part of our

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Bulgaria 

Israeli ambassador: Bilateral relations with Bulgaria based on gratitude

March 14, 2018March 14, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgarian Jews, Israel

The bilateral relations between Israel and Bulgaria are unique in the world because they are based on gratitude, ambassador Irit

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Business 

EU states agree on transparency rules to curb tax avoidance

March 13, 2018 Deutsche Welle Bulgaria EU presidency

European Union finance ministers on backed on March 13 2018 transparency measures requiring financial advisers, accountants, lawyers and banks to

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