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Day: April 23, 2018

Bulgaria 

Bulgaria Agriculture Ministry: Second study finds ‘double standards’ in food compared with other EU countries

April 23, 2018April 24, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff

A second study has found differences in ingredients and prices of some brands of food products, between those sold in

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Bulgaria 

Foreign Ministry calls on Bulgarians to postpone trips to Armenia because of political instability

April 23, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Armenia

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs said on April 23 that Bulgarians should postpone planned trips to Armenia because the political

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Bulgaria 

Council of Europe concerned by difficulties migrants and refugees face entering Bulgaria

April 23, 2018April 24, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Europe migrant crisis, Refugees

The Council of Europe’s Special Representative of the Secretary General on migration and refugees, Tomáš Boček, recognises the efforts made

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Bulgaria 

Nine in 10 Bulgarians see differences in people’s incomes as too great – Eurobarometer poll

April 23, 2018April 24, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff

About 91 per cent of Bulgarians believe that differences in people’s incomes in the country are too great, according to

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Bulgaria 

World Book Day: Household spending on books in EU lowest in Bulgaria, Greece

April 23, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Eurostat

The lowest share of household spending on books in EU countries is in Bulgaria and Greece, at 0.6 per cent,

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Bulgaria 

Air France strike: Paris – Sofia flights on April 23 cancelled

April 23, 2018April 23, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff

Air France flights between Sofia and Paris on April 23 2018 have been cancelled because of the ongoing series of

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian railways starts advance ticket sales for May 2018 St George’s Day long weekend

April 23, 2018April 24, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff tourism

Bulgarian State Railways BDZ started advance ticket sales on April 23 for train journeys in the country on the May

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