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Day: June 11, 2018

Bulgaria 

Bulgarian Labour and Social Policy Minister Bisser Petkov resigns

June 11, 2018June 12, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov

Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov accepted on June 11 the resignation of Bisser Petkov as Minister of Labour and Social

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Europe 

‘Macedonia’ name dispute: Zaev and Tsipras speak by phone, another call to follow

June 11, 2018June 12, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Greece, Macedonia

Zoran Zaev and Alexis Tsipras spoke by telephone for an hour on June 11, with a further phone call to

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Bulgaria 

Early summer 2018 sees ‘record’ jump in fuel prices in Bulgaria

June 11, 2018June 12, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff

The prices of fuel in Bulgaria have risen significantly in just a month, noticeably sharply even though it is traditional

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Business 

Bulgaria’s exports rose 3.5% in January – April 2018 – statistics institute

June 11, 2018June 12, 2018 Independent Balkan News Agency macroeconomic indicators

Exports from Bulgaria in January to April 2018 were 3.5 per cent higher than in the first four months of

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian Orthodox Church underlines stance on Ohrid Archbishopric

June 11, 2018June 12, 2018 Independent Balkan News Agency Bulgarian Orthodox Church, Macedonia

The Bulgarian Orthodox Church held its own celebration of the 1000th anniversary of the founding of the Ohrid Archbishopric on

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Bulgaria 

Differences between Party of European Socialists and Bulgarian Socialist Party over Istanbul Convention continue

June 11, 2018June 12, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Sofia Pride

Bulgarian Socialist Party leader Kornelia Ninova got the backing of the national council after claims that the EU-wide Party of

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