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Month: April 2018

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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Perspectives 

Bitcoin: Debating the price trends, and a new channel on crypto launches in Bulgaria

April 22, 2018April 27, 2018 Lance Nelson Lance Nelson

Following four months of a bear market in Bitcoin, the question now is whether the turning point in price has

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Bulgaria World 

Bulgaria welcomes announcement by North Korea of suspension of nuclear and long-range missile tests

April 21, 2018April 23, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgarian EU Presidency

Bulgaria welcomes as a positive signal the announcement by North Korea that it will discontinue nuclear tests and intercontinenal ballistic

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian journalists say they self-censor while owners impose political policy – US report

April 21, 2018April 23, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Media

There are persistent concerns about grave damage to media pluralism in Bulgaria caused by factors including corporate and political pressure,

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Bulgaria 

Anti-Semitic rhetoric appears regularly on social networks and media forums in Bulgaria – US report

April 21, 2018April 23, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgarian Jews

In Bulgaria, anti-Semitic rhetoric continued to appear regularly on social networking sites and as comments under online media articles, the

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Bulgaria 

US State Dept criticises Bulgaria on prisons, judiciary, corruption, people-trafficking and violence against minorities

April 21, 2018April 23, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff

The most significant human rights issues in Bulgaria in 2017 included harsh conditions in prisons and detention facilities; lack of

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