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Day: April 10, 2018

Bulgaria 

Romania pushes Bulgaria into second place to claim EU’s highest road death rate in 2017

April 10, 2018April 12, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Romania

Bulgaria, which for a number of years has had the highest road death rate in the European Union, is now

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Bulgaria 

Facebook estimates 35 700 Bulgarians affected by Cambridge Analytica breach – report

April 10, 2018April 11, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff

Only 18 Bulgarian Facebook users downloaded the quiz app employed in the Cambridge Analytica data breach, but as many as

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Bulgaria 

Sofia Airport reports 7.8% passenger traffic increase in March 2018

April 10, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Sofia Airport

Sofia Airport saw a 7.8 per cent year-on-year increase in passenger numbers in March 2018, 556 088 versus 515 857

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Bulgaria 

Borissov expresses optimism about Sofia summit on the Balkans, in spite of partial boycott

April 10, 2018April 11, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov, Bulgaria EU presidency, Kosovo, Serbia

Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov has expressed optimism about the May 17 2018 summit on the Western Balkans to be

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Bulgaria 

Strike causes cancellation of two Lufthansa flights between Sofia and Frankfurt on April 10

April 10, 2018April 11, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff

A strike at four airports in Germany has led to the cancellation of two Lufthansa flights between Frankfurt and Sofia

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Business 

Hourly labour costs in Bulgaria lowest in EU in 2017, but rose 12%

April 10, 2018April 11, 2018 Independent Balkan News Agency Eurostat

Hourly labour costs in Bulgaria in 2017 were the lowest in the European Union, at 4.9 euro, though they saw

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian PM Borissov in BiH: Balkans need peace to achieve prosperity

April 10, 2018April 11, 2018 Independent Balkan News Agency Boiko Borissov, Bosnia and Herzegovina

There should be no selfish approaches in the Balkans because a problem in any one country affects the others, Bulgarian

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Europe 

‘Macedonia’ name dispute: Zaev expects positive developments

April 10, 2018 Independent Balkan News Agency Greece, Macedonia

In an interview with state news agency MIA, Macedonian Prime Minister Zoran Zaev said that at their most recent meeting

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