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Month: April 2018

Europe 

Bulgarian Foreign Ministry warns travellers of Greek public transport strike on May 1

April 28, 2018April 30, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Greece

Bulgaria’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has warned citizens travelling to Greece that there will be public transport strikes in that

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian Foreign Minister: EU and Western Balkans leaders should meet more often

April 28, 2018April 29, 2018 Independent Balkan News Agency

Joint efforts by the European Union and the countries of the Western Balkans could make the region stable and prosperous,

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian Defence Minister: Fighter jet, infantry vehicle projects to go to Cabinet on May 9

April 27, 2018April 30, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Nato

Draft projects on the acquisition of fighter jets for the Air Force and armoured vehicles for the infantry will be

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Business 

Poland’s GTC Group buys Mall of Sofia

April 27, 2018April 27, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff

Polish real estate developer and investor GTC Group said on April 27 that it has acquired Mall of Sofia and

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Bulgaria World 

Bulgaria assists in takedown of ‘Islamic State’ propaganda machine – Europol

April 27, 2018April 29, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff

Law enforcement authorities from European Union member states including Bulgaria, as well as from Canada and the United States launched

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Bulgaria 

More than 14 000 foreign students at Bulgarian universities in 2017/18 – statistics institute

April 27, 2018April 29, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff

A total of 14 212 students at Bulgarian universities and specialised higher schools in the 2017/18 academic year are foreigners,

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Bulgaria 

Berlitz courses – 14.0% discount to celebrate 140th anniversary

April 27, 2018March 5, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff paid publication

The Berlitz Method® has long become a global market standard for learning a language. In the year of our 140th

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Bulgaria 

Exacta April 2018 poll: Bulgarian PM Borissov’s GERB 24.5%, BSP 20.5%

April 26, 2018April 29, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff

Fifty-six per cent of Bulgarians do not want early parliamentary elections now, according to a poll by the Exacta Research

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Bulgaria 

Plovdiv, European Capital of Culture 2019 – more than 300 events

April 26, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Plovdiv

There will be more than 300 events in over 70 locations in Plovdiv and the region in 2019 as Bulgaria’s

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