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Day: May 14, 2018

Bulgaria 

Parents of boys with Nazi symbols at Bulgarian football match identified – police

May 14, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff

The parents of the two boys photographed at Bulgarian Cup football finals, shirtless, with one wearing a swastika while the

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Bulgaria 

Archaeology: Three burnt skeletons found in Plovdiv may be of victims of third-century Goth invasion

May 14, 2018May 16, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff archaeology, Plovdiv

The remains of a child, estimated to have been about three years old, and two older people have been found

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian Orthodox Church rejects invitation to 1000th anniversary of Ohrid Archbishopric

May 14, 2018May 14, 2018 Independent Balkan News Agency Bulgarian Orthodox Church, Macedonia

The Bulgarian Orthodox Church’s governing body, the Holy Synod, voted on May 14 to refuse an invitation from Archbishop Stefan

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Bulgaria 

Sofia Summit on May 17 aims to ‘inject new energy’ into EU – Western Balkans relationship

May 14, 2018May 16, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgaria EU presidency, Bulgarian EU Presidency

The summit to be held in Bulgaria’s capital city Sofia on May 17 2918 “will aim to inject new energy

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Bulgaria 

Sofia Airport reports 7.6% passenger traffic increase in April 2018

May 14, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff

Sofia Airport saw a 7.6 per cent year-on-year increase in passenger numbers in April 2018, exceeding 600 000 passengers, the

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Europe 

EU municipalities can apply from May 15 for funding for free wi-fi in public spaces

May 14, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff

The first call for municipality applications for free Wi-Fi hotspots will open on May 15 2018 at 1pm CEST, the

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian Orthodox Church Holy Synod to meet on Macedonian church question

May 14, 2018May 15, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgarian Orthodox Church, Macedonia

The governing body of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church, the Holy Synod, will meet this week on questions including whether it

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Bulgaria 

WJC condemns ‘disturbing and provocative’ anti-Semitic symbols at Bulgarian football match

May 14, 2018May 15, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff

The World Jewish Congress has strongly condemned the “disturbing and provocative” photographs that emerged last week in Bulgaria showing two

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Business 

Bulgaria’s investment to GDP ratio dropped more than nine percentage points in 10 years

May 14, 2018May 15, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

The ratio of investment to GDP in Bulgaria dropped by 9.1 percentage points between 2007 and 2017, according to figures

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