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Day: August 7, 2018

Bulgaria 

Tens of millions of leva needed to fix roads after Bulgaria’s summer 2018 heavy rains

August 7, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff

Tens of millions of leva will be needed to restore road infrastructure after the summer 2018 heavy rains in the

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian Traffic Police launch countrywide operation against speeding

August 7, 2018August 10, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgarian Traffic Police launched on August 7 a special countrywide operation against speeding. The operation, to continue until August 12

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Business 

Bulgarian consumer confidence dropped slightly in July 2018, three-month poll finds

August 7, 2018August 10, 2018 Independent Balkan News Agency

A poll by Bulgaria’s National Statistical Institute (NSI) has found that consumer confidence dropped by 0.6 percentage points in July

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Europe 

Romanian police open inquiry into antisemitic graffiti at Elie Wiesel’s home

August 7, 2018 Independent Balkan News Agency Romania

In Romania police are investigating anti-Semitic graffiti at Auschwitz survivor and Nobel laureate, Elie Wiesel’s (who died in 2016) childhood

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Bulgaria 

EU confronts member states issuing citizenship for money

August 7, 2018August 8, 2018 Deutsche Welle

The European Commission is calling on EU countries to be more cautious when granting citizenships, according to an interview with

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Bulgaria 

Electricity prices per kilowatt hour in Bulgaria lowest out of 24 EU states – Eurostat

August 7, 2018August 8, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff energy, Eurostat

The price for electricity per kilowatt hour paid by households in Bulgaria in 2017 was the lowest among 24 of

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