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Day: April 4, 2018

Bulgaria 

Bulgarian who called Jews ‘enemy population’ pursues editor through the courts for calling him an anti-Semite

April 4, 2018April 7, 2018 Clive Leviev-Sawyer Bulgarian Jews

Retired Bulgarian politician Dyanko Markov, 95, is continuing to pursue editor Yuliana Metodieva through the courts for calling him an

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Bulgaria 

Archaeology: Roman tomb found in the grounds of Medical University in Plovdiv

April 4, 2018April 6, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff archaeology, Plovdiv

A Roman tomb dating from the first to the third century has been discovered in the grounds of the Medical

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Bulgaria 

Radev on Russia: As EU presidency, Bulgaria must have a policy of ‘dialogue and balance’

April 4, 2018April 4, 2018 Independent Balkan News Agency Croatia, Roumen Radev, Russia

As holder of the Presidency of the Council of the European Union, Bulgaria should pursue a policy of dialogue and

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Bulgaria 

Air pollution in Sofia, other Bulgarian cities hugely exceeded norms several times this winter

April 4, 2018April 5, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Sofia

In Bulgaria’s capital city Sofia, air pollution norms were exceeded 70 times in the heating period from October 2017 to

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Business 

Unemployment in Bulgaria in February 2018 was 5.3%, another record low

April 4, 2018April 5, 2018 Independent Balkan News Agency Eurostat

Unemployment in Bulgaria in February 2018 was 5.3 per cent, another record low and down from 6.5 per cent in

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Bulgaria 

Dossier Commission member: Items missing from Julia Kristeva’s file

April 4, 2018April 5, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Dossier Commission

Items from the file of Bulgaria’s communist-era secret service State Security on Julia Kristeva had been removed and its contents

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s capital Sofia puts up new information signboards for tourists

April 4, 2018April 5, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Sofia, tourism

Bulgarian capital city Sofia has put up 42 new information signboards at key locations to help tourists. The signboards show

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