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Month: March 2018

Bulgaria 

Bulgarian prosecutors charge deputy minister with fraud

March 29, 2018March 29, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s prosecutor’s office said on March 29 that it has filed a lawsuit in which Deputy Transport Minister Angel Popov

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Bulgaria 

EU approved 15M euro security package for southern Africa – Bulgarian FM Zaharieva

March 29, 2018 Independent Balkan News Agency

The European Union has approved a 15 million euro package for a peace and security programme for southern Africa, according

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Europe 

European Parliament: EU must help safeguard media independence

March 29, 2018April 1, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff European Parliament, Media

EU member states should “create and maintain, in law and in practice, a safe and secure environment for journalists,” a

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Bulgaria 

About two-thirds of Bulgarians describe their health as ‘very good or good’ – Eurostat

March 29, 2018March 30, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff

About 65.8 per cent of Bulgarians described their health as “very good or good”, a percentage a little below the

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Europe 

Greek PM Tsipras says clean exit from bailout programme is in sight

March 29, 2018March 29, 2018 Independent Balkan News Agency euro zone, Greece

Greek Prime Minister  Alexis Tsipras addressed on March 28 a Regional Conference in Thessaloniki on the Reconstruction of Production for

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Business 

Bulgaria picks China’s HNA Group for Plovdiv Airport concession

March 28, 2018October 4, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Plovdiv

Bulgaria’s government said on March 28 that it has chosen a consortium that includes a subsidiary of Chinese conglomerate HNA

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian Parliament sets 50-metre limit on height of new buildings in the centre of Sofia

March 28, 2018March 29, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Sofia

New buildings in Bulgaria’s capital city Sofia may be no more than 75 metres high, except in the centre, where

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s population forecast to drop by about 20% by the year 2040 – Cabinet report

March 28, 2018March 29, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff

The population of Bulgaria will decrease by something between 20 and 25 per cent by the year 2040, according to

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Bulgaria 

Prosecutors charge 11 Bulgarian National Revenue Agency staff over corruption

March 28, 2018March 29, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff

Eleven employees of the National Revenue Agency in Sofia are to face charges of corruption while some also will face

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