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Day: May 3, 2018

Bulgaria 

Regional Development Minister: Bulgaria builds motorways cheapest per kilometre in Europe

May 3, 2018May 3, 2018 Independent Balkan News Agency

Regional Development Minister Nikolai Nankov has told the National Assembly that motorways in Bulgaria are built at a price per

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Bulgaria 

Sofia Science Festival 2018: Deirdre Robertson, on the brain and behaviour

May 3, 2018May 9, 2018 Clive Leviev-Sawyer Sofia Science Festival

So, how could changing the wording of a letter to farmers reduce pollution in Ireland? If you are waiting for

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Bulgaria 

EU spring forecast bumps up Bulgaria 2018 growth estimate to 3.8%

May 3, 2018May 6, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff European Commission, macroeconomic indicators

The European Commission’s spring forecast for the EU economy, released on May 3, said that Bulgaria’s economy would “continue growing

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Bulgaria 

European Commission ends ECJ lawsuits on copyrights, maritime policy against Bulgaria

May 3, 2018May 3, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff European Commission

The European Commission said on May 3 that it was withdrawing two cases against Bulgaria at the European Court of

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Europe 

DiscoverEU: EC seeks 15 000 18-year-old EU citizens ‘prepared to travel this summer’

May 3, 2018May 3, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff tourism

In an offer unlikely to see a shortage of applicants, the European Commission is seeking 15 000 eighteen-year-old European Union

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria assists largest-ever European police operation against online sale of counterfeit goods and pirated content

May 3, 2018May 3, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria was among several European countries that co-operated in Operation Aphrodite, the largest-ever European law enforcement operation against illegal online

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Bulgaria 

Archaeology: Blagoevgrad mayor calls for diversion of Struma Motorway to preserve Skaptopara site

May 3, 2018May 5, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff archaeology

The mayor of Blagoevgrad, Atanas Kambitov, has come out in support of calls for the re-routing of Struma Motorway to

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